We can safely say this is one of the worst cases of a badly charred glue gun we have ever seen, and it was one of two. We can only imagine how the equipment was running up until the point that these glue guns were brought in to us.
In this case, not only has glue begun to leak out of the modules, but the glue has been so burned and has leaked out to such a degree that the entire gun has become unusable – and very tough to clean.
Fortunately, at Adhesive Laundry, we are very experienced in these matters! We put these identical glue guns through our cleaning process, and got them sparkling again:
But there was a downside – the production line who sent us these glue guns had to suffer downtime and loss of money while these hot melt parts were cleaned. A typical factory can lose millions in just a single day of downtime! Don’t let that be you and your business.
When working with hot melt adhesives and hot melt equipment, the key is to be proactive, not reactive. We are advocates for planning and scheduling proactive maintenance – having glue guns and tanks cleaned before obvious performance issues arise. This way, you can rest assured knowing that you’ve staved off forced downtime for a good 12 months or so, and business can continue as usual for a good while more.
The other key in proactive maintenance is making good use of the standby button that every hot melt tank comes equipped with. The standby button will cool your glue down to a reasonable temperature, not low enough to solidify, but cold enough to prevent degradation inside the hot melt parts. This will stop glue from over-cooking, turning solid, and causing blockages inside the system, which is the whole point.
Adhesive Laundry clean and restore hot melt parts, so if your glue guns even halfway resemble the one in the image at the top of this blog article, jump into action and give us a call. Let’s get your hot melt parts cleaned today. Get in touch!
