Print, Graphics & POSD
Techsil supply a wide range of hot melt adhesives, tapes and glue guns for use in the construction of Point of Sale Display (POSD) units including Counter Top Display Units (CTDU or CTU), shop window displays, dump bins, display stands, Free Standing Display Units (FSDU also known as Floor Standing Display Units) and Pop up Shops. Typically FSDU refers to customised cardboard display units but other materials such as foamex or correx are also used.
Techsil’s range adhesive tapes, hot melt adhesives, UV curing adhesives and cyanoacrylates are designed to withstand heavy loads and extreme temperature changes and bond to a wide range of difficult substrates including plastics, fabrics, foam as well as coated, waxed, varnished and laminated board stock.
Material Systems for Point of Sale Print, Graphics and POS Displays
Techsil offers adhesive and tape solutions for POS Display unit assembly.
ITW Stokvis Adhesive Tapes
Single and double sided structural bonding tapes for use in POS displays offering strong, long lasting bonds such as Stokvis DS4317 and DSPR397. Techsil also supplies hand tearable double sided tissue tapes such as Stokvis D3051, which are used on returns (folded edges) and seams of POSD units.
tecbond® Adhesives
tecbond® hot melts are available in stick and bulk forms and are 100% solid, non-toxic adhesives containing no solvents (no VOCs) or water and have a virtually unlimited shelf life. Key products include:
- tecbond® 213 or 214 which are economical, versatile adhesives suitable for bonding most boards, 213 can also bond rigid PVC, ceramics and polystyrene
- tecbond® 265 or 261 are high performance adhesives and are able to bond most varnished and coated boards used in Point of Sale displays. 265 bonds smooth and shiny surfaces and many plastics. 261 bond to plastics (including PP/PE), ceramics, and wood
- tecbond® 248 is a very high performance clear acrylic adhesive that gives exceptional adhesion to most substrates including smooth and shiny surfaces like Perspex (Acrylic/PMMA), metals, melamine, PVC, polycarbonate, ABS, fabrics and polystyrene.
tec™ glue guns
tec™ glue guns are designed to apply the range of tecbond® hot melt adhesives, easily, quickly and reliably. They are low-cost capital items, highly portable and designed to be totally reliable in tough industrial environments. tec™ glue guns can apply hot melt adhesive in bead, dot and even spray patterns, depending on the model selected. High output glue guns are available for larger displays.
UV Curing and Cyanoacrylate Adhesives for Acrylics and Plastics
Techsil also supply UV Curing adhesives and cyanoacrylates that can offer differing cure systems and provide strong bonds with many plastics and polycarbonate components such as Perspex (Acrylic/PMMA), PC, PET, PVC, ABS, polystyrene, SAN, glass, metal and latex.