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Significantly more hot-melt adhesive mileage made possible

Nordson Corp.’s OptiBond Solutions help packagers mitigate hot-melt adhesive shortages by stretching their adhesive by up to 100%, doubling the number of cartons or cases sealed per pound of adhesive.

Anne Marie Mohan
Oct 23, 2011
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