Enhancing Workplace Safety with Tecbond Spray Adhesives

Most adhesives are designed to be out of sight, out of mind, post-use. However, their impact on safety can stick around much longer.

Conventional spray adhesives have long posed health and safety challenges due to their high solvent content and release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These airborne chemicals can present a significant threat to employee health and the environment, often requiring significant investments in PPE and ventilation equipment.

Power Adhesives’ sprayable hot melt range offers a safer, smarter solution. These hot melt adhesives eliminate the threat from VOCs and transform workplace safety standards in composite manufacturing.

What are VOCs?

VOCs are organic gaseous compounds at room temperature, that are commonly emitted from many products such as paints, pesticides, building materials and furnishings. Exposure to VOCs can have both short- and long-term negative health effects, ranging from respiratory irritation, dizziness, or headaches, through to more serious health issues, including cancer or organ damage. What’s more, VOCs can combine with other airborne pollutants to form ground-level ozone. This is a primary component of harmful smog that can damage the environment.

How are VOCs linked to spray can adhesives?

Spray can adhesives typically contain solvents that serve to thin the adhesive so that it can be applied – in fact, up to 85% of these formulations may be composed of solvents that flash off after they have been sprayed. These solvents release VOCs into the atmosphere alongside other atomised particles that may be hazardous to users and the environment alike.

Tecbond Spray Adhesives: The solvent-free solution

Tecbond spray adhesives are engineered as direct replacements for solvent-based formulations, without the hazardous downsides. Unlike conventional products, Tecbond hot melts boast 100% solid content, meaning every gram dispensed is adhesive, and they’re safe to handle, unlike their solvent-based counterparts.

Because Tecbond spray adhesives do not release VOCs or atomised particles, there’s no need for respiratory protective equipment or costly air filtration systems in production areas. As a result, they can better protect workers from respiratory irritation and long-term health risks, as well as reducing ongoing operational costs.

Performance without compromise

This is not to mention the performance benefits that Tecbond spray adhesives offer over other sprayable adhesives. Boasting near-instant tack, they streamline manufacturing by eliminating the need for clamping, while their rapid setting speeds mean bonded materials can move through the production line almost immediately, increasing productivity and output.

In many cases, Tecbond sprayable adhesives offer repositionability without sacrificing tack, granting peace of mind over positioning accuracy and alignment.

A safer, more effective choice

Switching to Tecbond spray adhesives means investing in a safer, more eco-conscious future for your workforce and your business. By eliminating hazardous airborne substances, you can protect your team, lower operational costs, and potentially minimise your environmental footprint – all while benefitting from optimal adhesive performance.

Ready to make your workplace safer? Discover the hot melt advantages and join the growing number of manufacturers who have already made the switch to our innovative sprayable solution.

To find out more about our spray solutions, get in touch by emailing sales@poweradhesives.com