Binding hot melts
TOYOMELT™ TM Series
The hot melts TOYOMELT ™ TM series for bookbinding is a specialized hot melts for bookbinding applications, available in both back and side glue. In addition, we have a wide range of product lineups that meet your needs, such as general-purpose types, strong adhesive types, and low-temperature coating types, and we have a lot of experience in the bookbinding market.
In addition, products for backing glue have passed the "difficult tearing test" and correspond to the A rank of the "Guidelines for the Production of Recyclable Printed Materials" stipulated by the Japan Federation of Printing Industries. It is an environmentally friendly hot melts that is recyclable.
- Application example
- TOYOMELT™ TM Series main products list
- Reactive hot melts (PUR-HM) for Bookbinding Back Glue
Application example
Bookbinding applications (back glue and side glue)
TOYOMELT™ TM Series main products list
| Product name | Applications | Softening point | Open time (seconds) | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM-2602 | Back glue | 107 | 10 s to 12 s | General purpose type, low generation of oil smoke |
| TM-2780 | Back glue | 104 | 8 s to 9 s | Excellent resistance to solvents and peeling of cover paper |
| TM-2486 | Back glue | 93 | 8 s to 9 s | Excellent hue change over time (good heat resistant hue) |
| TM-894 | Side glue | 89 | 14 s to 16 s | General-purpose type, yarn pulling reduction |
In addition to the above products, there are a wide range of lineups depending on the application and coating environmental.
Reactive hot melts (PUR-HM) for Bookbinding Back Glue
For bookbinding applications, in addition to TOYOMELT™ TM series above, we also offer TOYOMELT™ UM series, a reactive hot melt (PUR-HM) specialized for back glue.
Reactive hot melts is a adhesives that chemically react after heating and dissolving by causing a chemical reaction with moisture contained in air or paper, and then harden. Compared to conventional EVA-based hot melts adhesives, it has a strong adhesive strength, excellent spreadability, heat andcold resistance which makes it possible to make books that open well to the knod side, that are durable and long lasting.
TOYOMELT ™ UM Series Main Products for Bookbinding Back Glue
| Product name | Appearance | Viscosity 125℃ (mPa・S) | Set time | Solidification rate | Residual MDI (%) | Applications/features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UM-7032 | Milky white | 7100 | 20～22 | 4 min 15 s | ＜1 | For bookbinding/MDI reduction product |
| UM-7335B | Yellow | 7300 | 26～28 | 4 min 45 s | 2~3 | For bookbinding |
In addition to the products listed above, we have a wide range of products with different adhesion strengths depending on the type of paper base material and application.
Inquiries
TOYOCHEM CO., LTD. Packaging and Industrial Materials Sales Division Address Sales Department
TEL: +81-3-3272-3497