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August 28, 2024 | Ellis Fowler | Construction | No Comments

Selecting the right precast concrete grade for you

Casttec adhesives are a simple and cost-effective way to bond architectural and structural accessories to precast concrete forms. They present a faster alternative to traditional insert bonding met…

January 17, 2024 | Ellis Fowler | Applications | No Comments

43mm hot melt adhesives: Why should you use them?

For over 40 years, Power Adhesives has been producing hot melt adhesive formulations in 43mm diameter slugs. But why would you need 43mm slugs? What applications are they most beneficial for…

December 4, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Applications | No Comments

What to consider when choosing your hot melt adhesive grade

With hot melt adhesive technology constantly advancing and offering new solutions to a range of applications, new users need to understand what they’re looking for in their adhesive. It’s important…

November 15, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Product Assembly | No Comments

Tecbond 23 – The strong, multi-purpose product assembly adhesive

A staple of the tecbond range and one of the more popular shaped hot melt adhesives on the market, tecbond 23 is designed to offer superior bonding on the most commonly used building materials…

November 2, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Technical Information | No Comments

What are the three types of bonding failure?

In the adhesives industry, bond failures can’t always be attributed to a single factor. With several different variables involved in why a bond may fail, it is important to understand what each fai…

October 17, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | News | No Comments

Power Adhesives achieves additional ISO certifications

We are delighted to announce that Power Adhesives has reached another milestone in its ongoing journey to excellence in quality, safety, and environmental responsibility. The business’ effor…

Working together with </br>Colourful Beginnings to support </br>NICUs around the country

October 13, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | News | No Comments

Working together with
Colourful Beginnings to support
NICUs around the country

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, often overlooking the small miracles happening around us every day. Colourful Beginnings…

October 11, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | DIY, Home & Recreation, Industrial & Manufacturing, Product Assembly, Technical Information | No Comments

Tecbond Low Melt Adhesives – The Safer Way to Bond Heat-Sensitive Substrates

When working with hot melt adhesives, users have to be careful to choose the right formulation to match the materials being bonded. Some plastics, foams, and light fabrics are susceptible to damage…

October 11, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Technical Information | No Comments

The two types of bonding – Physical and chemical

When forming bonds with adhesive, it is not as straightforward as the adhesive just sticking two materials together. Depending on the materials being bonded, the adhesive will form bonds using a co…

October 3, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Construction | No Comments

Tecbond 280 – The class-leading, long open time construction adhesive

One of the best-selling adhesives in the tecbond range, tecbond 280 has revolutionised hot melt adhesives in the construction and flooring industries. Specially formulated with a much longer open a…

October 3, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | Packaging & Print | No Comments

Tecbond 14 – The fast-setting packaging adhesive to save you time

Continuing with our monthly profiling of adhesives in our range, this month we’ll be looking at Tecbond 14. Tecbond 14 is a very fast-setting packaging adhesive designed for use on most pape…

September 1, 2023 | Ellis Fowler | DIY, Home & Recreation, Product Assembly | No Comments

Tecbond 213 – The economical all-purpose adhesive

When working with hot melts, there are many specialised grades that focus on specific bonding requirements or are formulated to meet an industry standard. Tecbond 213, however, is the best-selling…

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