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News Release from: Eurobond Adhesives | Subject: UV cured adhesives
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 January 2007
UV cured adhesives raise production by
60%
UV cured adhesives showed a 60% increase in production while a reduction in the quantity of adhesive required to fulfill their orders was achieved.
In today's global marketplace it is increasingly important to maintain your competitive advantage by regularly reviewing your processes and advances in technology that could help you increase your manufacturing efficiency, improve product quality, reduced downtime and increase your bottom line One leading global brand manufacturer of medical disposable products earlier this year decided to dramatically change and improve their manufacturing processes
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 31 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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For many years they had manufactured PVC anaesthesia masks, respiratory equipment and tubing products using outdated solvent adhesive technology.
Production was slow, manual labour was intense and health and safety issues using solvent adhesives were very real and costly.
In August, the company contacted Eurobond Adhesives based in Sittingbourne, Kent, UK.
Eurobond Adhesives specialise in supplying high performance USP class VI medical grade UV curing and instant curing adhesives.
Eurobond undertook a technical review of their production process and recommended some changes.
Vitralit 8510 a medical grade USP class VI UV curing adhesive was chosen to bond the Rigid PVC mask shell to the flexible PVC inflated mask cushion.
Vitralit 8510 is a low viscosity product that is 100% solid and contains no VOC's.
It exhibits excellent peel and tensile strength and is resistant to most chemicals and gases.
Using a UV curing adhesive meant that production at the manufacturers facility could be semi-automated.
As a result of this, the reduction in manual labour also meant that the need to operate and maintain an air extraction system previously used to ensure the air was clean and free from any harmful chemicals given off by their old solvent based adhesive was no longer required and a cost saving was made here too.
Pre-production trials were carried out in just three weeks, where a 60% increase in production was proved, a reduction in the quantity of adhesive required to fulfill their orders was achieved and an improved health and safety environment for their production workers was realized.
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