- Need a better pickup glue?
- Is your glue system making a mess?
Brown has years of experience working with box, paper, towel and tissue manufacturers and printers.
No one knows better the types of adhesives, equipment and other consumables that are most effective in these environments.
We can put glue exactly where you want it for high quality paper converting
Paper Converting Markets
If it’s manufactured with paper or corrugated, chances are Brown has helped produce it.
Some of the many products we’ve worked with include corrugated boxes, toilet tissue, hand towels, retail displays,
trade show booths, photo albums and more.
Paper mills
Box companies
Towel and tissue manufacturers
Printers
Paper Converting Applications
- Corrugated box manufacturing
- Bag manufacturing
- Core winding
- Product display
- Graphic arts and bookbinding
- Large format lamination
Paper Converting Adhesives
- Towel and Tissue Adhesives
– Easy cleanup
– Perfect for pickup and tail seal usage
– Use for transfer bar and spray applications - Pressure Sensitive Hot Melt Adhesives (PSAs)
– Very good hot tack for the Kluge folder machine
– Quick, immediate bond with complete fiber tear - Large Format Laminating Adhesive
– Perfect for film lamination, metallized, UV and other tough coatings
– Use for product display on the Automatan and Black Brothers laminators - Liquid High Bond Adhesives
– Great for Potdevin roll coaters
– For a range of open time and level of adhesion
– Copolymer for larger labels and dark colors; fast speed of set - Fast Setting Hot Melt for Compression Banding
– 250 and 350 degree hot melts available
– Great bond to paper with high recycled content
ADHESIVE APPLICATOR
EQUIPMENT FOR PAPER CONVERTING
- Electric hot melt gun systems
– Very effective for product display manufacturing
– Different sized applicator tips for projects large and small - Controls
– Puts down glue only where you want it to be
We also have experience using glues with Automatan and Potdevin equipment for large format lamination.
Recent Paper Converting Challenges
Solved by Brown
Client: Major towel and tissue manufacturer
Problems
- High adhesive usage in core winding operation
- Messy glue caked on equipment and difficult to clean
- Tissue dust in air causing machine downtime
- Hot melt glue gumming up the banding saw
Solutions
- Installed a core glue application stand with extrusion heads to reduce glue usage
- Introduced easy cleanup adhesives perfect for pickup and tail seal usage, as well as transfer bar and spray applications
- Installed closed pumping systems for liquid and autofeed hot melt systems to help to keep debris out of machines for maximum uptime
- Brought in a glue that dries hard so the glue doesn’t build up on the cutting saw
- Conduct monthly audits of all systems to check operation and confirm completion of preventative maintenance
Results
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- Lowered the volume of adhesive usage, improving customer’s margins
- Improved adhesion of core, pickup and tail seals
- Reduced equipment downtime
- Improved production environment health and safety, impacting morale
- Improved inventory management, impacting financials
Your On-Call Consultant Team
Brown has the chemists and formulators, mechanics and technicians on staff to consult with you and determine the right solutions for any client challenge.
We can adjust adhesive formulas for your exact specifications in a very short amount of time; we have a 1-2 day lead time on all liquid adhesives.
We can help you determine the best equipment and layout for the most efficient production lines. Our service team is on call to help troubleshoot production challenges.
Brown has expertise in a wide range of other markets and applications including:
