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Bonding dissimilar materials can present challenges. Challenges of bonding rubber and plastic include: plasticizers can “push” adhesive off the surface material rigidity varies HMT’s Advantage hot melt adhesive film overcomes these challenges for most rubber-to-plastic applications. Our Advantage Laminating System … Continue reading →

Our heavy duty laminator machines use hot melt adhesive film to bond a laminate to a substrate. Heavy duty laminators are used in fabrication facilities, woodworking shops, and a wide range of manufacturing operations. (Note: our heavy duty laminators are … Continue reading →

If you use spray glues in your fabrication shop, you may be wasting 20% of your glue budget. Why? Because 20% of your glue ends up on the floor, the walls, and the table. The next time you see that … Continue reading →

HMT’s Advantage hot melt adhesive film is a flexible adhesive. Before application, the adhesive has a thin, dry, fabric-like form. After application, the adhesive remains flexible and is ideal for bonding flexible materials such as fabric, carpet, paper, fiberglass, leather, … Continue reading →

HMT Manufacturing is a manufacturer of custom holt melt adhesive film solutions. For more than four decades, we have innovated high quality adhesives and equipment. Our adhesive film products use no water, no solvents, emit no VOC’s and are non-toxic. … Continue reading →

Leading door manufacturers use HMT adhesive products to adhere interior insulation and core materials to finish surfaces. Advantage adhesives are used to sandwich materials inside door panels that strengthen the door, improving impact resistance, weather resistance, and storm resistance. Our Advantage hot … Continue reading →

Most people know solvents are bad, but they don’t always know why. Short term effects include dizziness, fatigue, and irritation of the eyes and respiratory system. Long term effects include damage to the heart, skin, blood vessels, liver, kidneys, bone … Continue reading →

Hot melt adhesive film is a solid, non-shrinking, and non-toxic glue in a solid, thin, fabric-like format. HMT offers hot melt adhesive film in 500-foot rolls cut to any width (up to 5 feet). Our hot melt adhesive film is … Continue reading →

Are you still using spray adhesives, white glues, or contact adhesive to bond high pressure laminate (HPL) to a substrate such as MDF, plywood, particleboard, or practically any material? There is a better way. Hot melt adhesive film is easy … Continue reading →

HMT’s Advantage adhesive laminator adheres a surprising variety of sheet or roll stock laminates using high performance adhesive film. Laminate unlimited lengths, from 2” to 65” wide. An adhesive laminator feeds laminates, substrates, and eco-friendly hot melt film through infrared … Continue reading →