Packaging Adhesives
Proven Performance
The Technomelt and Tecbond brands are chosen by leading companies because they can rely on their performance time and again. Adhesives play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and safety of packaging materials, ensuring products are securely sealed and protected from contamination during transportation. If your packaging adhesives fail, then so does your packaging, resulting in brand damage. Technomelt and Tecbond hot melts for packaging ensure your brand is presented perfectly every time.
Versatility
Direct Adhesives offer versatile solutions that can be used across a wide range of applications. Products from the Technomelt Supra range can offer single product solutions for trays, cases, and multipacks on automated, high-speed packaging lines. Tecbond hot melt adhesives for packaging and Tec application tools mean that businesses with hand application and semi-automated packaging processes can reliably secure their products with industrial-grade adhesives and applicators.
Reliability
Consistent performance, combined with sector–leading thermal stability, gives you reliable production and significant savings in downtime and spare parts cost. We can help calculate what can be saved and perform on–site surveys to help determine the most suitable adhesive for your production needs.
Sustainable Adhesive Solutions
We are committed to sustainability in everything that we do. Technomelt Supra 081 ECO is the world’s first carbon-negative hot melt for packaging. Other innovations like pallet stabilisation with Technomelt Supra EasyFlow™ can help even more with your sustainability journey. Tecbond 214B is the world’s first biodegradable hot melt glue stick for packaging, and it is also certified as suitable for recyclable packaging.
Types of Adhesives
In the packaging industry, selecting the right packaging adhesives is essential for ensuring the integrity, performance, and sustainability of packaging solutions. A wide variety of adhesive products are available, each suited to different applications, packaging materials, and production requirements.
Hot melt packaging adhesives are among the most commonly used, especially for paper packaging, folding cartons, and flexible packaging. Their rapid setting time and strong bonding capabilities make them ideal for high-speed production lines, where efficiency and secure seals are crucial. Hot melt adhesives are also compatible with a range of substrates, including cardboard, paper, and some plastics, making them a versatile choice for many manufacturers.
For plastic packaging and other difficult materials, specialised packaging adhesives are required to achieve reliable adhesion. These may include reactive adhesives or pressure-sensitive adhesives, which are engineered to bond challenging substrates and withstand exposure to moisture, temperature changes, and handling during transportation and storage. Glue sticks and hot melt glue guns are often used for precise application in smaller-scale or speciality packaging operations.
When it comes to food packaging, specially formulated packaging adhesives are essential to ensure both secure seals and compliance with food safety regulations. These packaging adhesives are designed to be compatible with a variety of packaging materials, including paper, cardboard, foil, and certain plastics, and must maintain their performance throughout the handling, storage, and distribution process.
Sustainability is an increasingly important factor in adhesive selection. Many manufacturers are now opting for adhesives made from recyclable or biodegradable materials to reduce environmental impact and support the recycling process. The choice of adhesive can influence the recyclability of packaging, as some adhesives may interfere with the separation and processing of recycled materials.
Ultimately, the selection of a packaging adhesive depends on several factors: the type of packaging material, the specific application, production speed, cost considerations, and environmental goals. By understanding the unique properties and benefits of each adhesive type, manufacturers can choose solutions that deliver secure, durable, and cost-effective packaging, while also supporting sustainability and regulatory compliance.
As the packaging industry continues to evolve, innovations in adhesive technology and application equipment are enabling even greater efficiency, precision, and environmental responsibility. Staying informed about the latest adhesive products and trends ensures that businesses can meet the demands of consumers and regulators while maintaining the highest standards of packaging integrity and performance.
Technomelt Supra: Best in class for End-of-Line Packaging
Our comprehensive range of hot melt adhesives for packaging means that there is a product suitable for all of your applications. Technomelt Supra adhesives are specifically designed for bonding materials such as paper, boards, and other substrates commonly used in packaging, ensuring strong adhesion across a wide variety of bonding materials. Technomelt Supra hot melt adhesives give greater thermal stability, allowing your hot melt system to stay cleaner, giving you reliable performance, shift in, shift out.
Sustainable Options
The latest innovation in the Technomelt Supra family is Technomelt Supra 081 ECO. This product is the first carbon-negative hot melt adhesive. Designed to be used wherever Technomelt Supra products can be, Technomelt Supra 081 ECO allows you to instantly impact your carbon footprint, helping with your net-zero goals.
Tecbond hot melt adhesives for packaging offer recyclable and biodegradable options and, combined with Tec application tools, bring reliable adhesive application and sealing performance.
A key part of optimising your adhesive operation is the support that we provide, helping you get the best from your adhesive, so if you need anything, please get in contact with us.
Versatile Adhesives for Packaging
Our extensive market knowledge enables us to provide innovative solutions for our customers. Versatile glues are used in the manufacture of a wide range of packaging products, and we offer patented adhesive technologies and systems that deliver exclusive performance advantages.
High-performance adhesives can offer, in many cases, a single product solution, offering reduced complexity and streamlining your operation.
Performance Packaging
We relish the chance to improve the adhesive performance on our customers‘ lines. We have unique tools such as the Procontrol™ system, offering real-time analysis of adhesive usage. When this is combined with the Technomelt Supra and Cool range of hot melt adhesives, we can help you make large usage savings. Savings of 40 to 50% have been routinely achieved by conducting analysis using this tool and our expertise, improving quality and sustainability at the same time.
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Why Go Direct?
Direct Adhesives is your go-to source for all of your adhesive packaging solutions. We offer precise adhesive application in packaging processes, ensuring optimal results for side seam and window patching in folding carton manufacturing. Our products are trusted by household brands and approved by major equipment suppliers for their quality and performance. We have extensive experience working in the packaging market, offering reliable adhesives, combined with unrivalled service and support.