The Value of UV-Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

Henkel UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives give hot melt users access to new and more profitable markets:

• Speciality label applications: Clear and durable markets
• Medium- to high-performance tape applications
• Moderate-performance graphics applications
• Higher deposition speciality markets

UV-curable PSAs also deliver a variety of improvements over your current hot melt technology:

• Higher clarity for applications like labelling
• Stronger/improved chemical- and UV resistance
• Extend temperature application window in both heat and cold
• Offer plasticiser resistance
• Coating temperatures may be reduced

Henkel UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives give water-based users access into new and more profitable markets:

• High-deposition tape applications
• Moderate-performance graphics and vinyl applications
• High-deposition speciality markets

UV-curable PSAs also deliver a variety of improvements over your current water-based technology:

• Generally considered easier to coat than emulsion systems, which can accommodate less experienced operators
• Significantly higher coating weights possible in a single pass
• Improved water-whitening, ageing and chemical resistance

UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives enable inline efficiencies and supply chain possibilities:

• Small footprint with no large dryers/ovens required
• Long shelf life with robust shipping and storage properties
• Production anywhere: relative to other technologies, hot melt coating capabilities can be set up with far less infrastructure

UV-curable PSAs also deliver a variety of improvements over your current solvent-based technology:

• Dry pound cost may be lower
• Generally considered easier to coat than liquid systems, which allows for less experienced operators and far less PPE/training.
• Significantly higher coating weights possible in a single pass
• No hazardous storage, SHE concerns and EPA limitations
• 100% solids provide shipping and storage efficiencies
• This technology is allowing MORE competitors into YOUR market space

UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives enable inline efficiencies and supply chain possibilities:

• Small footprint with no large dryers/ovens required
• Long shelf life with robust shipping and storage properties
• Promotes growth with a sustainable adhesive technology
• Production anywhere: relative to other technologies, hot melt coating capabilities can be set up with far less infrastructure and operator expertise

Whether you're a hot melt, water-based or solvent-based adhesive user, the value and supply chain efficiencies that UV-curable pressure-sensitive adhesives can provide is clear. And this value can enable you to respond to the key market drivers of today.

• Converters are looking to expand and innovate
• Label manufactures are looking to expand into new markets with existing assets
• Many coaters are choosing to innovate supply chains with customers by leveraging cheaper or more versatile supply locations
• The market is demanding lower VOC
• End users are beginning to backwards integrate
• Tape buyers are investing in UV equipment
• Label printers are investing in UV equipment

Whatever market trend is most important to you, Henkel's UV technology is ready to deliver value.