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How to choose a laminating adhesive

Dry bond, wet bond, and extrusion lamination. Water-based, hot melt, or PUR. Call 800-249-0337.

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Plant-floor overview. Full converter checklist below.

Laminating adhesives based on VAE, PVA, and PVOH water-based systems, and 100% solids hot melt and PUR. Custom work on polyurethane and hot melts (EVA, APAO, metallocene).

Types

  • One- and two-part water-based: VAE, PVA, acrylic, polyurethane dispersions
  • One-part moisture-cure PUR and 100% solids PUR hot melts
  • Latex copolymers: PVAc, PVOH, acrylic, SBR
  • Hot melts for lamination: EVA, APAO, metallocene

Application

Direct and reverse gravure, flexo, smooth roll, differential roll and slot coaters, extrusion coaters, coex and tandem lamination, 3–5 roll laminators. Dry-bond and wet-bond laminators.

Typical structures: snack and confectionery PP/PP; produce PP/PP or PE/PE; meat and cheese PET/PVDC/PE or nylon/PVDC/PE; coffee METPET/PE; medical PET/cast PP; industrial PET/PE and PET/foil.

See also How to understand the nip station in laminating film and paper.

Related Cattie grades

  • 8252 — laminating, corrugated laminating lines
  • 8275 — resin/dextrin laminating
  • 8281 — glue lap or laminating
  • 8600 — PUR hot melt for panel and film lamination

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General plant guidance only — not a substitute for your process, SDS/TDS, or line trials. Call 800-249-0337 to match a grade.

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