SleepTech Magazine Mattress, Accessories, Machinery, Raw Materials
When new products generate added value and fully meet customer requirements, they are called innovations – and this applies not only to the field of bonding. This is a principle by which Jowat SE as leading company in technology and innovations for the wood and furniture industry is constantly pursuing numerous ideas and projects with future potential in the adhesives technology. New product standards are regularly set for the most diverse areas of application. These innovations are frequently only successful when all those involved in the process – the individual sub-suppliers as well as the customers – join in “thinking differently“.
Solvent-based adhesives from renewable raw materials for the manufacture of upholstered furniture
An outstanding example for the manufacture of upholstered furniture is the new generation of solvent-based adhesives, formulated with over 80 % of renewable raw materials. The consequent utilisation of environmentally safe materials and methods supports the manufacture of sustainable and ecologically compatible furniture. The upholstered furniture industry also uses solvent-based adhesives from the Jowatac® series as established products for its premium applications.
The manufacture of upholstered furniture means a great mix of materials, quite often manual processing steps, and cycle times that vary widely. The characteristics of the adhesives used in production have to match exactly these high demands, like a long open time, a broad spectrum of adhesion, and superior initial strength. The new generation of solvent-based Jowat adhesives entirely satisfy the customer by meeting these conditions.
Thermoplastic and reactive hot melt adhesives for the mattress manufacture
In response to the increasing demands of the mattress industry concerning efficiency, health, comfort, and safety, Jowat is also presenting the advantages of a production with thermoplastic and reactive hot melt adhesives. In the assembly of mattresses, many companies still use dispersion- and solvent-based adhesives today, for instance in the laminating and coating steps of mattress cover fabrics, in textile compound lamination, mattress assembly and the laminating of foam-based materials.
The increase of efficiency due to using hot melt adhesives in the mattress manufacture is mainly achieved by the faster buildup of strength reached by these products with the associated faster production cycles. Other advantages are higher durability levels and improved comfort due to soft and flexible adhesives. The emissions which are clearly reduced when hot melt adhesives are processed lead to more safety and staff protection in the workplace.
Primer not only as adhesion promoter, but also finishing base
The finishing of wood-based substrates is another area where the use of primers from the Jowat® family of products may allow customers to profit from “thinking differently“. Apart from the well-known, tried and proven primer application on mainly thermoplastic profiles, edges, and foils as well as aluminium and other metals, modern primers can also be used as finishing bases for subsequent printing and lacquering steps of surface-treated wood-based substrates and thermoplastic materials.
