Edge banding is a multifaceted application that demands accuracy in terms of e.g. the adhesive application or pressure of the rollers. In this context, wood humidity, room temperature as well as workpiece temperature play a major role. Henkel is your experienced partner, offering a comprehensive range of reactive, non-reactive and waterbased adhesives as well as suitable cleaners for edge banding.

Wrapped profiles are acknowledged elements in the manufacture of innovative furniture and building solutions. Henkel is offering a hotmelt product range for profile wrapping with adhesives that are based on PUR, PO and EVA. They convince through non-stringing processing, considerably reduced cleaning as well as tight joints. Furthermore, their field of application is wide-ranging. This may include e.g. profile wrapping of complicated profiles, profile wrapping with high moisture resistance or profile wrapping by nozzle application and roller.

Flat lamination and surface bonding are frequently used in the building and furniture industry, e.g. for wood-based panels, veneers, CPL and HPL. Depending on the substrates to be bonded as well as specific requirements, different adhesives and technologies are applied. Henkel is offering quality adhesive systems for flat lamination including PUR hotmelts, non-reactive hotmelts and waterbased adhesives.

Wood assembly employes a multitude of applications, among others edge gluing, dowel insertion, miter gluing, tongue and groove joints and finger jointing. Furthermore, it involves wood, veneer, particle board, MDF and many other materials. Henkel is your reliable partner, providing first-class PUR hotmelts, non-reactive hotmelts, liquid PU and waterbased adhesives for wood assembly.

3D thermoforming is an innovative adhesive application that is used for example in the manufacture of high-grade kitchen furniture front panels. Henkel is not only offering 3D tools such as a clean system, a spray system and a profiler, but also quality waterbased adhesives for 3D applications that help in maximizing the reliability of your production processes. Due to their intrinsic advantages, e.g. high heat resistance even at lowest activation temperature, Henkel’s adhesives for 3D thermoforming have an excellent reputation worldwide.

Edge sealing is an important application within the furniture and building industry that offers various areas of use. It offers protection against moisture and steam for the kitchen worktop, provides stabilization of cut edges and can seal narrow surfaces of chipboards. As your reliable partner, Henkel provides a multitude of adhesive solutions for edge sealing, e.g. PUR, non-reactive and UV curing hotmelts – each with unique characteristics.

Sandwich panel lamination plays a central role in the building industry, e.g. for structural construction or insulation. Key application fields are roof and door panels as well as insulated or decorative panels. Henkel is offering one-component and two-component PU adhesives for sandwich panel bonding and structural assembly. PUR polymer can be tailored in many ways, rigid, high impact resistant but soft and flexible systems can also be designed. This supports high-end technical solutions in many difficult and challenging applications.

Foam bonding is an application that is of major importance for mattress and furniture production. Henkel provides high-quality adhesives for foam encase, pillow top or base frame applications, all of which are integral parts of a mattress. These non-reactive hotmelts are attractive for their soft bond lines, their ease of use and their environmentally responsible and user-friendly manner.