HOT MELT ADHESIVES
Tailored Chemical Products, founded in 1977, has manufactured high-quality hot melt adhesives for decades. Packaging hot melts are part of our core competency. We have the capabilities to manufacture hot melts in pellets, chubs, and drums with a number of different packaging options available. If one of our current offerings is not perfectly suited for your application, we are happy to “tailor” one to your needs.
EVA
Our Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EV A) line offers versatile products that can be formulated to meet a wide range of applications. We can tailor these adhesives to vary the viscosity and control the set time as well as the open time. EVAs are widely used in general packaging, case and carton sealing, filter manufacturing, and other product assembly applications.
METALLOCENE MPE & MPP
Metallocene adhesives are a relatively new innovation in adhesives. We offer a full line of Metallocene adhesives that can eliminate many common adhesive problems such as charring, plugged nozzles and filters, odor, and stringing. In addition, these formulations, TAILOR — through their lower density and aggressive bond nature, can greatly reduce the amount of adhesive you use per box and significantly reduce your total cost in use.
COST PER PACKAGE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM
Tailored Chemical Products utilizes a Cost Per Package Optimization Program as a measurement tool to quantify what it costs a manufacturer in adhesive to make a package. The Cost Per Package Optimization Program allows customers to realize their total adhesive spend, while enhancing the overall package quality and optimizing line efficiency. This program encompasses 2 major steps:
Initiate line audit with current adhesive and settings to quantify adhesive costs and areas for improvement:
- Collecting current adhesive volume by weight
- Bead width and length for each box run
- Recording equipment settings and conditions
- Record and photograph fiber tear information
- Input data into the hot melt cost calculator to determine current costs
Conduct an adhesive trial with Tailored hot melt technologies:
- A trial or setup date and time are agreed upon
- Tailored Chemical Product’s personnel assist in purging and cleaning of the hot melt tanks.
- New Tailored Chemical Products technology is implemented into the system.
- The Tailored Chemical technology is run using all current line settings, and a line audit
is conducted. - Adhesive line is optimized to represent best setting with new technology.
- New gram weights are recorded and implemented into hot melt cost
calculator to reveal true adhesive savings.
Once the optimization solution is implemented, the value is maintained throughout the relationship by:
- Regularly scheduled line audits
- Ongoing training and communication with the
packaging teams - Use of established line cards displaying correct hot melt
unit settings
