Products

Capital Adhesives offers a broad line of adhesive products. If we don’t offer an adhesive in our vast product line that meets your needs, we have the capability to custom-formulate one that satisfies your adhesion and performance requirements. Remember – our focus is on exceeding your needs.

Water-Based

Water-based adhesives use water as the carrier fluid, with the adhesive particles suspended in water, reducing the adhesive's viscosity so that it can be applied to various substrates at varying thicknesses. Evaporation of the carrier fluid during the set and cure stages typically occurs in large ovens. Evaporation and cure also can take place in the open under ambient, non-thermal conditions. They are formulated from rubber compounds (as the base material), with various additives such as synthetic hydrocarbon resins or pine sap derivatives to increase strength characteristics.

Hot-Melt

Hot-melt adhesives form the highest volume component of all adhesive systems, primarily due to their extensive use in the packaging and footwear industry. They are easy to apply and can be very low cost with many being derived from mixtures of common bulk polymers in conjunction with additives to impart the necessary adhesive and structural properties.The primary distinguishing factor of a hot melt adhesive over most other adhesive systems is that it is applied in a molten state, which cools to form a solid bond between the two substrates (adherends).