Troubleshooting Spray Adhesives Personal hygiene applications – from diapers to fem care – are specially designed for absorbency and comfort. In addition, consumers expect high quality from their purchases. Nonwoven applications provide specific functions such as absorbency, stretch, softness, strength and cushioning. To keep up with demand, personal hygiene manufacturers rely on hot melt adhesives to assure a strong bond in their products. These manufacturers employ spray adhesive application as a critical component of their finished good production. Hot melt spray adhesives are dispensed by manipulating a continuous bead of adhesive into a pattern with compressed air. To maximize machine uptime, it is necessary to understand how to establish a robust process and resolve application issues. Some common process challenges are: Overspray – Areas of the production line become coated with adhesive, due to portions of the spray pattern not reaching the substrate ... Read More