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Can the back adhesive and side adhesive use the same type of hot melt adhesive particles? A real comparative experiment of a printing factory

2026-08-27    Views: 4    Chinese

Customer confusion: Two types of adhesive particles are too troublesome

A book and magazine printing factory in Zhejiang Province uses both back adhesive (high flowability EVA) and side adhesive (fast curing EVA) on the adhesive assembly linehot melt adhesive pelletsTwo glue pots, two sets of temperature controls, changing glue and cleaning are time-consuming and laborious. The factory director asked: Can we simplify the operation with only one type of adhesive particle?

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comparative experiment

Use the same type of flowable EVA hot melt adhesive particles to make back and side adhesives respectively, and compare them with the original two specialized adhesive particles:

test itemSpecialized backing adhesive+side adhesiveSingle adhesive particle universal
Adhesive permeabilityExcellent, the glue penetrates deep into the crevices of the spine of the bookMedium, slightly shallow penetration
Initial adhesion force of side adhesiveHigh, adhesive will stick when appliedMedium, need to extend the compression by 0.5 seconds
Flip open the stall ratioGoodSlightly poor, the side adhesive is slightly hard
Page drop rate (per thousand copies)<0.3%1.2%

Conclusions and Recommendations

A universal adhesive particle is feasible but not recommended for products with high quality requirements – the rate of page drop at the side adhesive has increased by 4 times, and the flatness of the spine opening has also decreased. Suggestion: Maintain the dual gel solution for quality sensitive products such as large quantities of textbooks and picture books; Small batches of simple varieties (such as booklets, internal materials) can be simplified using a universal model. Sunlife hot melt adhesive comes in special models for back/side adhesives and universal models. Guangzhou Sunlife Trading can recommend the optimal solution based on production and quality requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q: What should I do if it’s troublesome to replace and clean the double glue pot?
    A: The fixed back glue pot and side glue pot should not be mixed. They should be kept at low temperature overnight after work, and can continue to be heated up the next day without the need for daily cleaning.
  • Q: The amount of side glue used is much less than that of back glue. How to mix it when purchasing?
    A: General adhesive: The ratio of side adhesive is about 4:1, which can be purchased according to this ratio. Guangzhou Sunlife Trading supports mixed batch.

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