| Cabinet Sealing |
H.B. Fuller offers products used to seal the inside of refrigerators and other appliances before the urethane foam insulation fill process occurs.
All seams and holes must be sealed prior to injecting urethane, in order to prevent leaking to the outside of the unit.
H.B. Fuller offers a foamable hot melt technology that improves efficiency and lowers the sealing cost per unit.
You will save on material, labor, and time.
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| PVC & Felt Gasket Bonding |
PVC and Felt Gaskets are commonly used in appliance doors and housings.
These gaskets can be bonded in place using H.B. Fuller one component 100% solid polyurethanes, epoxies, or solvent cements.
The adhesive is typically applied to the gasket by brush or roller. Our products exhibit excellent heat and humidity resistance, which is critical in the case of dryer doors.
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| Insulation to Metal or Fabric |
H.B Fuller offers water-based and hot melt adhesives for bonding fiberglass or polypropylene foam insulation to metal housings.
The type of adhesive recommended for use depends on the processing and performance requirements.
Our adhesives are designed to allow a wide operating window for adhesive applicaton with quick speeds of set.
All of our products for this application hold UL classifications.
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| Structural Metal to Metal |
H.B. Fuller is a leader in structural bonding of metals.
We offer a wide variety of adhesives based on customersí requirements.
Our adhesives for this application include hot melt, water-based, solvent based, and 100% solid systems such as one and two component polyurethanes and epoxies.
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| Washer/Dryer Top Plate Bonding |
Manufacturing of top plates for the appliance industry involves bonding of an ABS frame and various parts to particle board.
H.B. Fuller offers 2 component polyurethanes and one component reactive hot melts for this application.
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| Thermal Mastics |
Thermal mastics are widely used in the manufacture of refrigerators and freezers.
These non-drying mastics are typically used in the evaporator area as a foamstop, and also as a thermal conductive mastic.
These mastics effectively transfer heat from the cooling coils away from the cabinet.
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