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Trebnick
215 South Pioneer Blvd
Springboro, OH 45066
937-743-1550
toll free 866-229-0601
fax 937-743-1558
trebnick@trebnick.com

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Label Adhesives and Top Coatings

We are your solutions provider for label adhesives & label top coatings.

Click here to download label adhesive literature

Custom Label Adhesives

  • Adhesives
  • Co-Adhesive
  • Heat Seal
  • Hot Melt
  • Emulsion Acrylic
  • Solvent
  • Food Grade
  • Linerless Construction
Product Options
  • Permanent/Tire
  • Removable
  • Temporary/Repositionable
  • High/Cold Temperature
  • Marine/Outdoor
  • FDA Direct Food Contact
  • Tamper Evident
  • Gray/Black Blockout
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Void/Security (Blacklight)
  • Dual Face Stocks Custom Top Coating
Custom Label Top Coating
  • UV Inks & Varnishes
  • Laminations, TT, Laser, UV

Temporary Adhesives Markets

Promotional/Ad Specialty

  • Sports Schedule
  • Psuedo Magnets
  • Mouse Pads

Retail

  • Single-Ply IRC
  • Counter Mats
  • Floor Graphics
  • Book Jackets

Direct Mail

  • Piggyless Response Devices
  • Self Contained Self-Mailer
  • U.S.P.S. Approved MailNotes™ Products

Distribution

  • Tote & Bin
  • Picking & Receiving
  • Temporary Skid Tags

Industrial

  • Work-in-Progress
  • Window & Door
  • Paper Mills
  • Mirror/Glass Mfg.
  • Candle Mfg.
  • Auto Paint
  • Battery
  • Point of Sale

Label Adhesive Formulations

Label adhesives are made from rubber based, acrylic, and modified acrylic formulations. Each type of adhesive has distinct adhesion features. The chart below shows these three label adhesive types and rates them on some of the more common features and characteristics of importance.


Rubber-Based Acrylic Modified Acrylic
Adhesion Medium to High Medium to High High
HSE Plastics Excellent Excellent Excellent
LSE Plastics Excellent Poor Moderate
Plasticizer Resistance Poor Good Moderate
Shear Medium to High Low Medium to High
Solvent Resistance Poor Medium to High Low to Moderate
Tack Medium to High Low to Moderate High
Temperature Resistance Low Medium to High Low to Moderate
UV Resistance Poor Good Poor

There are three points that make up an adhesive type:

  1. The process used to apply the adhesive (solvent, hot melt, emulsion)
  2. The adhesive material or formula (rubber, acrylic, modified acrylic, silicone)
  3. The type of adhesion (permanent or removable)

Label Adhesive Application Process

Different manufacturing processes are used to make pressure sensitive label adhesives.

Solvent - Adhesive ingredients are dissolved in solvent solution and applied to a web of material. After coating, the solvent dries leaving the adhesive

Hot Melt - Thermoplastic rubbers are formulated with tackifying resins, oil and antioxidants. The adhesive is coated onto a web of material at temperatures exceeding 300F.

Emulsion - Adhesive ingredients are emulsified in water, applied to a web of material and dried.

Click here to download label adhesive literature.