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Perfect Binding Adhesives

(Hot Melts)

Below is a listing of our most popular perfect binding hot melt adhesives. Feel free to contact us as we have other formulations available. Also, our development staff can create a new adhesive to meet your unique requirements.
 

Item #
Description  
HM-1 White, Pigmented standard hot melt for most surfaces. Fast set can be trimmed immediately.
HM-2 White, Pigmented hot melt for hard to stick surfaces, such as clay coated and end grain. Not as fast as HM-1, must have elapsed time before trimming.
HM-3 Clear, no pigment, colorless glue line. Used on most surfaces. Fast set can be trimmed immediately. Used as second coat in "two shot system with HM-4".
HM-4 Clear, no pigment, colorless glue line. A very versatile product. Adheres to a wide variety of difficult surfaces. Not as fast as HM-3, must have elapsed time before trimming. Very flexible at low temperature and room temperature. No "mouse trapping". Use as "Burst-Binding Hot Melt". Use as prime coat in "two shot system". This unique hot melt allows the binder to "pull a round" in books.
HM-5 Clear, no pigment, colorless glue line. Used on clay coated, varnished and end grain surfaces. Fast setting can be trimmed in line. Adhesion to a wide variety of substrates.
HM-6 Opaque hot melt chips designed for table top perfect binders that require lower viscosity. Can be used on a two shot system as first coat.
HM-7 Clear, no pigment, tan glue line. Designed for side gluing. Has the open time and adhesion range to attach a wide variety of cover stocks. Non-pressure sensitive.
HM-8 An ethylene vinyl acetate offset to PUR hot melts. Produces lay flat books, but requires longer setting time. Offers economic advantage over PUR.
HM-9 A fast set, general purpose hot melt for volume binding. Runs clean with three knife trimmer.
HM-10 A "Glue Stick" designed for book repair. Has a very wide range of adhesion and a modest open time for assembly work.
HM-11 A hot melt that is designed to lower energy requirements. This is a general purpose product that has a running temperature of 280°F and a set time of 4 - 6 seconds. HM-11 also adheres to wide variety of surfaces.

 


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