Solvent-free solution meets aspirations of UK manufacturer

Chemique Adhesives delivers high-performance alternative to solvent-based offerings

For over thirty years, Chemique Adhesives has been committed to building long-term relationships with its customers, it states, “successfully providing them with technical and adhesive advice that has helped them to grow and prosper”. One customer said to have benefited from this commitment is AIM – Acoustic and Insulation Manufacturing, a manufacturer of specialist insulation products based in West Sussex.

AIM, part of the SIG Performance Technology Group, produces a variety of bespoke insulation products and manufactures a range of fire, thermal and acoustic insulation products, primarily to the construction industry, as well as to a diverse range of sectors.

Maximising manufacturing operations efficiency

“We had been looking for ways to maximise the efficiency of our manufacturing operations and increase production on our acoustic and insulation lines, particularly during busier times when there was an increase in demand,” explains Tim Dalton, general manager at AIM.  “It was also important that we continued to reduce the amount of solvent-based adhesives we were using on site and, if we could eliminate solvents and increase output, then we were on to a winner.”

To achieve these goals, the company approached adhesives expert and existing supplier Chemique Adhesives and, after assessing its operations, a plan of testing was put into place using less hazardous hot melt adhesives.

High-performance alternative

“Looking at their current set-up, we were able to offer a high-performance alternative to a solvent-based adhesive that would allow for a better manufacturing and application process, whilst eliminating the use of hazardous solvents,” says Bob Lovegrove, Chemique Adhesives business development manager.

Samples of the material to be bonded were tested in the laboratory by the technical team at Chemique Adhesives and the test results, says the company, “confirmed that a hot melt adhesive would be an ideal solution. The adhesive has a high initial tack, long open time and can adhere to a variety of substrates that are regularly used as part of AIM’s manufacturing processes”.

Lovegrove further comments: “We were able to provide AIM with an alternative to a solvent-based adhesive and that was a hot-melt system which would eliminate the need for additional extraction systems and provide the freedom to be able to spray hot melt anywhere in the factory. As well as this the new environmentally friendly hot melt requires only a one-way stick, unlike the existing solvent-based adhesive that had to be a two-way stick, so this has resulted in a faster production time.”

Improved efficiency and productivity

“The new holt melt system is working really well for us and we have already seen improved efficiency and productivity,” adds Tim Dalton. “The team at Chemique have always been proactive in solving problems and suggesting improvements, and we can always rely on them to come up with the right solution. Not only did they carry out a full technical assessment, but they also provided the adhesive and adhesive application equipment for our specific needs.”

 

AIM had been seeking to maximise efficiency of its manufacturing operations and increase production on its acoustic and insulation lines.
AIM had been seeking to maximise efficiency of its manufacturing operations and increase production on its acoustic and insulation lines.

Chemique Adhesives

Unit 21 Empire Close
Brickyard Road
ALDRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS,
WS9 8UR
UNITED KINGDOM

+44 (0)1922 459321

enquiries@chemiqueadhesives.com

https://www.chemiqueadhesives.com

More applications
3 days ago
RS wins ‘Best Company for Sustainability Reporting’ in the industrial sector
RS Group has won the award for ‘Best Company for Sustainability Reporting’ in the industrial sector at the Corporate ESG Awards 2023.
1 week ago
Southco launches a new wireless access system with the Keypaniontm app
Southco has launched a new wireless access system featuring the Keypanion app, a revolutionary smart access app that lets users wirelessly actuate latches from their smartphones.
2 weeks ago
Food Manufacturing Live – May 1st 2024 – National Motorcycle Museum
Specialist engineering publisher and exhibition organiser The Engineering Network (TEN) has just announced an all-new event for suppliers of engineering solutions to the food and drink manufacturing sector, Food Manufacturing Live.
3 weeks ago
Essentra’s Kidlington site switches to 100% recyclable packaging
Essentra Components has completed the switch within its UK manufacturing and distribution centre in Kidlington to using paper-based packaging. The new packaging contains recycled content and is widely recyclable after use, supporting both its own and its customers’ ambitions for a more sustainable future.
3 weeks ago
Intertronics launches adhesive and dispensing technology seminars
In a bid to help grow the adhesives, dispensing, and curing technology knowledge base of British manufacturing companies, Intertonics is offering seminars for customers under the adhere academy brand.
3 weeks ago
Coloured super glue enables automated QA in optical component assembly
A manufacturer of optical components was faced with an assembly challenge, needing an adhesive not only that could be applied around the complete diameter of the part, but one which also contained a pigment such that the application of the adhesive could be checked by camera before the next stage of the process. For a solution, the company turned to Advanced Adhesives.
1 month ago
Intertronics becomes UK distributor of Scigrip adhesives
Adhesives supplier Intertronics has partnered with Scigrip to distribute its methyl methacrylate structural adhesives (MMAs) in the UK.
1 month ago
SD Products now official UK distributor for King Slide
SD Products has announced an exciting new partnership with King Slide, Taiwan’s leading furniture hardware manufacturer. With over 30 years of experience in their industry sector King Slide has earned a strong reputation and trust among leading tech companies as well as high-end home furniture and appliance brands.
1 month ago
RS celebrates Formula Student team successes at milestone event
RS is celebrating the award-winning success of three of the teams it supported at the recent UK Formula Student 25-year milestone event. Sixty-one teams subjected their single-seat race car prototypes to rigorous testing at Silverstone race track in Northamptonshire, in the annual challenge organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
1 month ago
Rolec enclosures get special mention in German Innovation Awards
Rolec’s aluDOOR industrial electronic enclosures have gained a Special Mention in the German Innovation Awards. Judges praised the “high added value for users”.

Login / Sign up