Bookbinding & Graphic Arts Adhesives

Palmetto Adhesives specifically designs water based & hot melt adhesives for hard cover and soft cover bookbinding applications. Each of our adhesives and primers is formulated for every type of bindery operation. Whether the need is for special casing and tipping applications or spine gluing hard and soft cover books, magazines, catalogs or telephone directories, Palmetto Adhesives has a product that will perform. CaseBond adhesives & primers are low cost technologies that enhance quality and efficiency while streamlining manufacturing processes.

FEATURES

BENEFITS

  • Superior Adhesion Properties 
  • Light in Color
  • Low Odor
  • Easy Machining 
  • Greater Yield in Cost Per Pound
  • Wide Application Range
  • Bonds to a wide range of difficult substrates
  • Improved Package Appearance
  • Provides for a more user-friendly work environment
  • No Adhesive Build-up on Equipment
  • Increased Mileage over comparably priced Adhesives
  • Final adhesive bonds resist extreme hot and cold environments

For Soft Cover

PROPERTY

HM6800

HM6820

HM6850

HM6190

HM0309

Type

"Go to" product in the line for one- shot bookbinding equipment. This adhesive exhibits very flexible characteristics and will not build up knives or equipment. Bonds to a wide variety of difficult to bond substrates.

Softer version of HM6800. This adhesive exhibits very flexible characteristics, and will bond to a wide variety of difficult to bond substrates.

Water white, one shot bookbinding adhesive designed to replace "pigmented" EVA adhesives. Improved machining and mileage over competing technologies.

EVA technology designed as a slow to medium setting adhesive for "side gluing" in perfect binding applications. Improved machining  over standard pressure sensitive "side glue" adhesives.
 

Pressure sensitive technology designed as a "side glue" in perfect binding applications. This adhesive exhibits very good machining characteristics.


Recommended Application Temperature

300 F

300 F

350 F

350 F

325-350F

Viscosity

2500 cPs @ 350 F

2600 cPs @ 350 F

5000 cPs @ 350 F

2200 cPs @ 350 F

1700 cPs @ 350 F

Gardner Color

4

4

1

4

5

Speed of Set

Medium

Medium

Medium

Slow/Medium

Medium/Fast

Service Temperature Range

-20 to + 160F

-20 to + 160F

-20 to + 170F

-20 to + 170F

0 to + 155F

 

Note: Specifications are determined using standard laboratory tests based on ASTM test methods, and are subject to actual product technical data sheets.

** The recommended products stated above to do not include the full line of EVA based adhesives Palmetto Adhesives manufacturers. If you do not see one that meets your current adhesive requirement, please contact the Palmetto Adhesives territory manager in your area.