Adhesives
Manufacturing
Plant
Adhesive is a substance that can hold materials together in a functional way by separation resistant surface attachment. Adhesives can roughly be divided into natural adhesives and synthetic adhesives based on the raw materials they consist of. Adhesives can be classified into different types based on their composition and properties. Here are some common types of adhesives:
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Structural Adhesives: Designed to provide high strength and are commonly used in applications where a strong bond is required.
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Non-Structural Adhesives: Used for general bonding purposes where high strength is not required.
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Rubber Bonding Adhesives: Formulated for bonding rubber materials.
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Hot Melt Adhesives: Solid at room temperature but melt when heated and become liquid. They are commonly used in industries such as packaging, woodworking, and textiles
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Pressure Sensitive Adhesives: Remain tacky and sticky even after they have dried. They are commonly used in applications such as labels, tapes, and stickers
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Instant Adhesives: Commonly used for bonding small objects and materials such as plastics, metals, and ceramics.
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Wood Adhesives: Formulated for bonding wood materials.
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Contact Adhesives: Applied to both surfaces being bonded and allowed to dry before the surfaces are pressed together.
Market Size of Adhesives and Glue
The global adhesives and sealants market size was valued at USD 67.48 billion in 2022 and is expected to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.0% from 2023 to 2030.
Ingredients used in Adhesive and Glue Manufacturing
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Polymer Resins:
Adhesives often contain polymer resins, which are the main binding agents. Different types of resins can be used based on the adhesive's intended properties and application. Examples include acrylic, epoxy, polyurethane, cyanoacrylate, and rubber-based resins. -
Solvents or Carriers:
In liquid adhesives, solvents or carriers are used to dissolve the polymer resins and provide the adhesive's fluid consistency. Solvents evaporate during the curing process, leaving behind the bonded adhesive. -
Fillers and Additives:
Fillers, such as silica, calcium carbonate, or microspheres, can be added to adhesives to modify properties like viscosity, strength, or thermal resistance. Additives like thickeners, stabilizers, and plasticizers can also be incorporated to improve the adhesive's performance. -
Cross-Linking Agents:
Some adhesives, such as epoxy or polyurethane adhesives, require cross-linking agents or hardeners to initiate the curing process. These agents react with the polymer resins to form a strong, solid bond. -
Curing Agents:
Curing agents or catalysts are used in adhesives that require a chemical reaction to set and harden. They facilitate the cross-linking of polymer chains, creating a strong adhesive bond.
High Shear & High Viscosity Mixing Technology
for Adhesive and Glue Manufacturing
High-shear mixers or high-shear homogenizers are used to produce standard mixtures of ingredients that do not naturally mix. This industrial machinery disperses, or transports, one phase or ingredient (liquid, solid, gas) into a main continuous phase (liquid), with which it would normally be immiscible. A rotor, together with a stationary component known as a stator, or an array of rotors and stators, is used in a mixing tank containing the solution to be mixed, and in a pipe through which the solution passes, to create shear. A high-shear homogenizer mixer is used to create emulsions, suspensions, lyosols (gas dispersed in liquid), and granular products. It is used in the food, pharmaceutical, adhesives, chemical, cosmetic, and plastics industries for emulsification, homogenization, particle size reduction, and dispersion.
Key design factors in the high shear mixers include the diameter of the rotor and its rotational speed, the distance between the rotor and the stator.
Adhesive and Glue Manufacturing Plant
United Group's Adhesives Manufacturing Plant uses the high shear and high viscosity mixing technology for production of different kinds of glue and adhesives.
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Our machinery solutions are recommended for high-performance solutions in adhesives, sealants and surface treatment products. The ingredients are mixed thoroughly to ensure uniform distribution and achieve consistent adhesive performance.
Advantages of United Group's Adhesives Plant
United Group's range of high shear mixers and homogenizers are designed to cut down the long mixing times, minimize solvent loss and eliminate formation a large agglomerated mass at vessel bottoms, possibly occuring in manufacturing of adhesives, rubber solutions, glues and related products.
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Short Batch Times
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Consistently High Product Quality
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Excellent Homogenization
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Rapid Emulsification
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User-Friendly Operation
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Used to Manufacture a Wide Range of Product
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Stirrer and Dispersion Device with Speed Control
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Prevention of Lump Formation & Clumping
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Controlled Dosage Rate
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Suitable for Highest Viscosities
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Long-time Stability of Emulsions
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Fine Particle Size Reduction