Fluid-Bag containers and Loctite Purbond Adhesive System for Engineered Wood
Loctite Purbond adhesive application with Fluid-Bag containers
For 15 years Henkel Engineered Wood has been using Fluid-Bag MULTI and Fluid-Bag FLEXI for their high end 1 component PUR adhesive for delivery to customers. Today Henkel Engineered Wood delivers their adhesives to the whole world.
Henkel Engineered Wood has here listed the advantages of the Fluid-Bag container and which problems have been resolved with the help of Fluid-Bags:
Problem with other containers
- Problems with discarding of residues due to high viscosity.
- Large volume of empty packing at the production sites and at the customers’ site.
- Insufficient barrier effect against moisture with some plastic packaging.
Advantages of Fluid-Bag MULTI and FLEXI
- No shielding gas needed at the customers.
- Closed system after filling at Henkel Engineered Wood’s production sites.
- Possibility to fill the container without having any air buffer on top.
- Ecological friendly: MULTI steel parts and outer layers can be reused; FLEXI wood parts can be used to produce electricity or heat.
- Cost savings for return transport of empty packaging with MULTI because of the low volume.
- Pleasing look, different to other technical raw material packaging – can be used as a marketing instrument.
Henkel Engineered Wood, part of the Henkel group, is a global manufacturer and supplier of one component moisture-curing liquid polyurethane adhesive systems for engineered wood. Under the brand LOCTITE PURBOND the company provides high-quality adhesive systems, competent advice from industry specialists, and dependable technology support.
Production of Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber) using Loctite Purbond Adhesive
The wood construction at the elephant house at the Zurich Zoo were built using Loctite Purbond adhesive, which was transported in Fluid-Bags.