Unlike other adhesives, manufacturers tend to find that hot melts are not only very efficient at bonding but dependable and consistent products. Hot melts do not taint substrates and can be used across a wide range of both slow and fast machines, during all seasons. Their dispensing is easy to automate and hot melts offer a very consistent application with a better glue line and coat weight than other adhesives.

Hot glues are considered a cost-effective choice due to factors such as better mileage, lower maintenance costs, lower downtime and lower inventory costs. They have a long shelf life and before being used are 100% solid, so are clean and easy to handle and easy to store.

Hot melts are known worldwide for their bond effectiveness, ease of use and clean-running properties (no stringing for example), but they also offer excellent thermal stability, so stay clear in the glue tank and do not char. During 160-degree trials, the viscosity of Cheshire hot melts changed by less than 1% and displayed minimal charring. This distinctive characteristic eliminates the pesky nozzle blockages associated with less advanced adhesives which can continually disrupt on-site production and add cost to the whole process.

Hot melts do not contain solvents, so one of their main advantages is that they are considered non-hazardous and eco-friendly. Hot-melt adhesives have no fumes, little smell, low toxicity levels, contain little to no VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and there is minimal waste produced in their manufacturing process. When disposing of a hot melt, there are few or no environmental precautions to consider.

Last, but by no means least, hot melt formulas are designed to suit a wide variety of applications and substrates therefore in circumstances where multiple adhesives are in use, it’s often the case that these can be replaced with just one hot melt, reducing adhesive inventory costs.