Hot melt book glue

Hot melt book glue is a specialized adhesive designed for the bookbinding industry, offering superior bonding strength, rapid curing, and exceptional durability. This thermoplastic adhesive is engineered to meet the rigorous demands of modern book production, ensuring seamless integration with various substrates, including coated paper, offset stock, and specialty materials. With formulations tailored for spine gluing, side gluing, and lay-flat binding, our hot melt adhesive for bookbinding delivers unmatched performance across applications such as textbooks, magazines, manuals, and hardcover editions

1. Color Options: Available in water-white, opaque white, milky white, and transparent variants to match aesthetic requirements. Ideal for applications where color consistency is critical.
2. Application Temperature: Optimized for 300–375°F (149–191°C), ensuring smooth flow and minimal charring during high-speed production.
3. Viscosity:
   • 5,500–6,500 cps ， 350°F (177°C)
   • 3,000–5,000 cps， 375°F (191°C)
     Adjustable viscosity supports spray, extrusion, and roll-coating methods.
4. Softening Point: 158–205°F (70–96°C), providing flexibility and resistance to temperature fluctuations.
5. Certifications: FDA 175.105 compliant, ensuring safety for indirect food contact applications. Eco-friendly formulations meet FSC and ISO 14001 standards.

Why Choose Our Hot Melt Book Glue?

1. Cost Efficiency Through Vertical Integration

As a manufacturer with in-house raw material production, we eliminate intermediary costs, delivering premium bookbinding hot melt glue at competitive prices. Our proprietary blends use sustainably sourced polymers and renewable resins, reducing reliance on petroleum derivatives while maintaining performance integrity.

2. Superior Bonding Performance

High Tack & Open Time: Engineered for rapid initial adhesion (1–2 seconds) and extended open time (30–40 seconds), enabling precise alignment in high-speed binding lines.

Flexural Strength: Withstands repeated flexing without cracking, critical for lay-flat publications and thick-volume books.

Thermal Stability: Resists oxidation and degradation at elevated temperatures, minimizing equipment maintenance and downtime.

3. Eco-Conscious Manufacturing

Our hot melt adhesive glue is formulated with 30–50% bio-based content, reducing carbon footprint by 30.78% compared to conventional EVAs. Recyclable and free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), it aligns with global sustainability initiatives.

4. Customizable Solutions

Tailor adhesive properties to your machinery and substrate needs:

Low-Temperature Variants: Operate at 250–275°F (121–135°C) for heat-sensitive materials.

High-Viscosity Options: Ideal for spine bonding thick books (>1.5” thickness) with viscosity up to 11,000 cps.

Applications

• Perfect Binding: Secures paperback spines with rapid curing (1–2 hours full cure).
• PUR Binding: Enhanced durability for premium editions using polyurethane-reactive adhesives.
• Side Gluing: Forms durable hinges between covers and end sheets, reducing spine stress.
• Art Books & Catalogs: Compatible with coated papers (80–200g) and fabric substrates.

Production Process: Precision from Raw Material to Pellet

1. Raw Material Synthesis: Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers, polyethylene wax, and rosin resins are produced in-house under stringent quality controls.
2. Batch Mixing: Polymers, tackifiers, and antioxidants are blended at controlled temperatures to ensure homogeneity.
3. Extrusion & Granulation: The molten adhesive is extruded, cooled, and pelletized into uniform chips (2–5mm) for consistent melting.
4. Quality Assurance: Each batch undergoes viscosity, tack, and thermal stability testing to meet ISO 9001 standards.
5. Packaging: Available in 30 lb cartons or 40 lb bulk packs, optimized for automated feeding systems.

Company Profile

Innovating Adhesive Solutions Since 2002. Adhesive (Shanghai) Co.Ltd is a globally recognized leader in hotmelt adhesive production, specializing in bookbinding and industrial applications. With vertically integrated facilities spanning adhesive, we combine cutting-edge R&D with sustainable practices to deliver cost-effective, high-performance solutions.

Core Competencies

In-House Material Production: Control over polymer synthesis ensures consistent quality and pricing stability.

Custom Formulation Lab: Collaborate with our engineers to develop adhesives for niche applications.

Global Compliance: Products meet REACH, RoHS, and FDA standards for international distribution

Get inquiry

Dear customer, hello! Thank you for your interest in our high temperature adhesive for books. If you have more questions about the product, or want to get a quote or consult a customized solution, please feel free to contact us.
You can whatsapp/wechat +86 15618525178, or send an email to emily.gu@great-adhesive.com, or go to 903 Yuntong Building, 3285 Shengxin Road, Shanghai, China for details.
Our professional team will serve you wholeheartedly and look forward to working with you to help your book binding business reach a higher level!