Adhesives are an integral part of the industrial usage today. There are many industries that require adhesives exclusively. Be it the automobile industry or the aircraft hangar, and from mobile phone manufacturers to shoe-making industry, adhesives are required everywhere. As a result, the adhesive industry has researched on itself to a large extent and has come up with different kinds of products. These products vary from each other in the ways of application. They thus also vary in terms of the durability of the adhesive action.
The most common of the adhesive systems are the Water Based Adhesives. They are very easy to apply. They are extremely cheap. They have the widest range of applications because of the ease of usage that is its plus point. Being water based, they do not require any special condition for application. They can be applied instantaneously at the place required. Thus, they are the most widely used adhesives domestically.
However, they suffer from the disadvantage that the joints are not very durable. Even the slightest of pressure can cause severing of the joints. Thus the search for a stronger adhesive for industrial usage was there. It resulted in the development of Hot Melt Glue. As the name suggests, it needs heat or high temperature for its application. Thus, it is not suitable for domestic purposes. It can however be used in the industry. When it comes to repairing of machine parts, Hot Melt Glue is the best option out. It gives immense durability and strength to the joints that can withstand as much pressure as it could originally before breaking. However, being mainly of industrial usage, it is not as cheap as the Water Based Adhesivesand the method of application is also not very easy.
There are newer types of adhesives on whose development; a lot of research is going on. For instance, there are solvent based adhesives as well as reactive adhesive systems. They give ease of application method and come at cheaper prices, but since they are not yet able to ensure the strength that is desired, they are yet to see commercial success.
Another concern nowadays in the UK market is that of environment friendliness and user friendliness. Attempts are being made to make adhesives that are more user friendly and thus, less toxic. Since the children also use adhesives, the non-toxic aspect has become increasingly important today. Another issue is that of eco-friendliness which is difficult but essential to achieve with adhesives.
The adhesives that are water based comes in bottles of 100 ml and for big orders, they are served in 1000 liter intermediate bulk containers. The ones that are hot glue types come as solid materials that are to be melted before use. They are available in 20 kg sacks as well as 650 kg bulk bags for massive orders. The orders can be booked online with the adhesive manufacturers and suppliers, and most of them ensure a delivery within one working day to any part in the UK.
