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Adhesives are bonding substances that we all have heard about. All of us have used that stick of glue at some point in our lives.<br>
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Adhesives are bonding substances that we all have heard about. All of us have used that stick of glue at some point in our lives. They are an integral part of many things we rely on every day, from our vehicles to plugging a hole in our leaky pipes to the roof over our heads to many more such things. It won’t be wrong to say that it’s hard to imagine our lives without these self- adhering materials or adhesives.
Adhesives are often broken into two types, depending upon how they’ve been produced, which again can be classified as either pressure sensitive or polymer- based. These bonding substances are most often made from polymers or resins. However, they can also contain animal product, milk, polyurethane, rubber/latex, silicone, silver, starch, vegetables, water, acrylate, acrylic, copper, epoxy, grains, graphite, nickel, nylon, plants, polyester and oil. Remember no ONE glue is same as the other.
Adhesives are widely employed throughout industry for permanent, semi-permanent, and temporary attachment purposes in various residential, commercial, and industrial applications. These bonding substances ultimately are classified on whether or not they use a solvent, water, heat, or any combination of the three to stick to a surface (to hold, fasten, or bond them together).
For commercial print operations, there are resin glues for cross web printing, re- moistenable adhesive for return mailers, fugitive removable glues (booger glue) for removal with no staining, hot melt for specialty applications, and adhesives for UV and aqueous coatings.