CATALOGUE OF PRODUCTS / HOT MELT ADHESIVES / PRINT FINISHING
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Beardow&Adams hot melt adhesives
Beardow & Adams (Adhesives) Limited (UK, est. in 1977) is the biggest European manufacturer of hot melt adhesives with production rate of about 50 000.00 tons per year.Export geography covers Europe, USA, Canada, North and South America, South-East Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Print finishing
Beardow&Adams manufactures print finishing hot melt adhesives with high molten tack and perfect adhesive to different types of paper and cover stock, ensuring good page pull retention, positive cover placement and clean looking spines during production of different kinds of publications and application conditions:
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- Perfect or unsewn binding
- Burst binding
- Flexible binding
- Hard back books
- Pad gluing
- Side gluing
- Tipping in/tipping on
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Description and technical characteristics
1. Product type.
Synthetic polymer based hot melt. |
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2. Suggested applications.
Applied in production of publications for spine and page gluing, backing, tipping-in, cover adhesion etc.
Materials to be bonded:
• Plain paper;
• Wood free paper;
• Art paper;
• Heavily coated papers (eg catalogues);
• Thin papers (eg bibles, dictionaries);
• Printed cover stock;
• Laminated cover stock;
• Plastics and metallised foils used for tip-ins.
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3. Product properties:
• color range from white to amber;
• self-cleaning effect;
• high molten tack;
• non-toxic, adhesive bond withstanding external influences;
• slight resinous odour;
• causes no oxidation or damage to rubber and metal parts during operation of the equipment;
• adhesive consumption depends on the equipment type and condition, operation temperature, paper and cover stock types.
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4. Range of characteristics:
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Viscosity (Brookfield) at 160°Ñ, ñPs |
1550 - 6500 |
Operating temperature, °Ñ |
140 - 180 |
Application method |
glue roller |
Shelf life |
36 months |
Form |
pellets, slats |
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For detailed information you may use "hot line”
Make an inquiry
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5. Additional information:
• solvent resistance;
• high page pull strength;
• suitable for application at low temperature;
• various types of paper stock;
• high speed;
• Meet internationally recognised standards.
Beardow&Adams adhesives for print finishing are supplied under ÂÀÌ™ è ÂÀÌFutura™ trademarks
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• Trouble-free running of hot melt systems
No build-up of surface film, gel or char
Long-term trouble-free running
Clean running – no stringing or beading
Remains clear in the melt tank
Less frequent cleaning needed
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• High strength characteristics
Versatile – may replace several products
High heat resistance
Flexibility at low temperatures
Suitable for high and low speed machines
Perfect adhesion to different types of materials |
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• Ecologically friendly
Low odour
No tainting
High stability – high resistance of ingredients to degradation |
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• Cost reduction
Decrease of machine downtime
Decrease of maintenance costs
As a rule, decrease of consumption
Competitive comparing to similar products |
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