
5. Development of products and materials
5.1 Glues
Solvent-free adhesives and their application machines have made enormous strides, both in terms of application speed and adhesion control performance.
The latest formulations are satisfactory even when sterilized in a steam autoclave, for both thermoformed and non-thermoformed complexes.
With zero emissions, lower cost and lower grammage, solvent-free adhesives now account for three quarters of processed volumes (in m 2 ).
The qualities that make solvent-based adhesives indispensable in some recent applications are :
better resistance to chemicals and aromas ;
total absence...
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