New hot melt Technologies

Blue hot melt adhesive from artimelt

New hot melt Technologies

artimelt is a pioneer of environmentally-friendly corporate management in Switzerland which is why we consistently optimize our production on a step-by-step basis in terms of sustainability. Colored and color-changing hot melt adhesives are a further area of innovation, offering much more than mere aesthetics.

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Colored hot melt adhesives from artimelt

What color is your adhesive?

Colored adhesives from artimelt not only meet aesthetic requirements but also perform safety functions. For example, a visible colored adhesive conveys certainty. Or, by being a visibly different color, it shows that it is the right one, for example when different adhesives are used.

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Applications

Colored artimelt hot melt adhesives are suitable for security applications, product marking, labels and adhesive tapes. Coloring makes it easy to see where the adhesive has been applied and uncoated or inadequately coated parts or areas can be rectified. We can develop the appropriate adhesive for the application, substrate or process and produce it in whatever color you want; corporate and logo colors are also possible.

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Color-changing

Temperature-triggered, color-changing hot melt adhesives are nothing new to artimelt. They can be used in many different areas, for example, if temperatures fall below specified levels, adhesives used for packaging, labels, or adhesive tapes on containers can change color during transport or storage.

Under certain circumstances, reversible systems are ideal for this purpose, i.e. hot melt adhesives whose color can be returned to its original state. With irreversible systems, on the other hand, the color change cannot be reversed unnoticed, which is used, for example, on security bags in duty-free stores.

Fact Sheet

Color-changing hot melt adhesives have a wide range of applications. More information is available from our fact sheet: artimelt - adhesives change color

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FAQ

What is hot melt exactly?

Various raw materials are mixed together to create hot melt adhesives. This produces a free-flowing, homogeneous mixture – the hot melt adhesive.

What can be bonded with hot melt?

Hot melt adhesives can be used in many different applications, such as:

  • Permanent or removable adhesives for labels, adhesive tapes and security applications on many different substrates
  • Lamination of decorative materials (textiles, non-wovens) on wood, metal, plastic or composite carriers
  • Reclosable packaging
  • Highly transparent "clear-on-clear" labels
  • Adhesives for direct contact with food
  • Textile laminates for construction applications
  • Self-adhesive medical products for direct contact with skin
  • And many more

I can't find a suitable adhesive here – what should I do?

We would be happy to develop a customized hot melt solution to meet your specific requirements.