Selecting the right Glue Dot for your application.
Understanding Glue Dots adhesive tack levels, bond strengths, profiles, and patterns – and how different combinations of these components create the right adhesive solution – makes selecting the right Glue Dots a simple process.
1. Tack Level
Standard Glue Dots Brand Adhesives are available in five tack levels, which range from low tack to super high tack and beyond. Tack levels should be selected based upon substrates and their intended application. Surface textures and contours of different substrates (wood, plastic, paper and metal) may require different tack levels based upon the desired adhesion.
2. Bond Strength
Glue Dots adhesive bond strengths range from easily removable to permanent. The bond strength of a Glue Dot is directly affected by, and will be permanent or removable based upon the substrate, the product’s orientation, and environmental conditions.
3. Adhesive Profile
Glue Dots are available in different profiles (thicknesses), which are based upon the pattern and diameter of the adhesive. Ranging from 10 to 70+ mils, Glue Dots adhesive profiles are defined as low, medium, or high. Low profile is used more prevalently in applications where the bonded substrates need to be flush. High profile patterns can be used to create or bridge a gap, or to conform to substrates with irregular surface areas. Various thicknesses allow Glue Dots to bond with different substrates, regardless of their shape or surface characteristics.
4. Adhesive Patterns
An extensive selection of patterns provides flexibility in applying as little or as much adhesive as is needed. Glue Dots® and Glue Squares® are a popular alternative to liquid glues and hot melts, while MatrX® and stitch patterns are a preferred alternative to double-sided tapes and are ideal for continuous adhesive coverage applications.
Standard Glue Dots Dispenser Box
Standard Glue Dots Dispenser Box products are available in up to 4,000 count rolls and are offered in a range of patterns, tack levels and profiles. Dispenser boxes allow for easy hand application and storage.
QuikDot™ Pro Adhesives
Quickly and effectively apply permanent or removable adhesives in the field or at a distribution center with the compact, lightweight, and portable QuikDot™ Pro hand-held applicator. Engineered to make applying Glue Dots® Brand Adhesives fast and affordable, the applicator allows the operator to apply the right amount of adhesive every time.
User-friendly while increasing productivity, this manual applicator is an excellent solution for tight workspaces, or for projects where machinery is unavailable.
Dot Shot Pro Adhesives
Incredibly portable and convenient to use, the Dot Shot Pro hand-held applicator has been engineered to deliver superior performance. It makes manual application of Glue Dots® adhesives efficient, easy, and affordable. Compact and mobile, Dot Shot Pro seamlessly integrates into any production process and work environment.
Do it all with one simple solution. The Dot Shot Pro hand-held applicator is compatible with Standard, Custom, MatrX® and Stitch Glue Dots adhesive patterns. It’s easy to match the right adhesive solution for virtually any application challenge you may have.
EconoDot® Adhesives
Efficiency is critical for project success. That indisputable fact was the inspiration behind the development of our EconoDot® semi-automated adhesive dispenser. Econoot makes applying Glue Dots® Adhesives fast, simple and economical. Engineered for table-top dispensing, the EconoDot enhances an operators’ hands-free productivity.
The perfect solution for contract packaging, sheltered workshops or fulfillment houses, EconoDot can dispense an extensive selection of Glue Dots patterns for many unique applications.
Auto Dot™ Pro Adhesives
Keep production lines moving with the versatile Auto Dot™ Pro semi-automated adhesive dispenser. It’s designed for seamless, high-volume application of our Glue Dots® instant bonding adhesive patterns, a superior alternative to double-sided tapes, liquid glues and hot melts. Effortlessly use the Auto Dot Pro on any virtually any project with the upright or horizontal adhesive pattern application feature.
SD-900 Adhesives
Keep production lines moving with the versatile Auto Dot™ Pro semi-automated adhesive dispenser. It’s designed for seamless, high-volume application of our Glue Dots® instant bonding adhesive patterns, a superior alternative to double-sided tapes, liquid glues and hot melts. Effortlessly use the Auto Dot Pro on any virtually any project with the upright or horizontal adhesive pattern application feature.
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