Direct Adhesives
Established in 1996, Direct Adhesives
is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of
premium adhesives for diverse industrial
markets including end of line packaging. A
premium partner of Henkel, the company
has a proud reputation as a reliable and
customer-focussed supplier, combining
strong service with delivering industry
leading brands like Technomelt hot melt
adhesives and Aquence water based
labelling adhesives.
Direct provides a comprehensive range
of Power Adhesives hot melt glue guns
and glue sticks from light industrial use,
all the way up to heavy duty industrial
applications.
Direct Adhesives are the UK Sales and
Service partner for Timmer GmbH.
Timmer pumps are well known for
their quality engineering and innovative
design features. The latest generation
of pumps have digital heating systems
with very precise temperature and pump
rate control and users can even use a
smartphone or tablet to control them for
easier set up and use.
Anyone pumping adhesives, inks, oils
or aqueous fluids will benefit from
conditioning them to a consistent
temperature. At a constant temperature,
viscosity is controlled, meaning that your
process will be much more reliable. A
particularly good example is the Timmer
IBC pump. Intermediate Bulk Containers
50 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk
(IBC’s) can contain 1000 litres of material
and if this gets cold during storage, it
will take a very long time to acclimatise
prior to production. The Timmer IBC
pump heats the material as it pumps,
so you can condition your product (such
as an adhesive) as it is used, achieving
consistent, reliable flow and performance.
Partnering with leading manufacturers
and products and then adding its own
technical expertise, means that Direct
Adhesives can help its customers not
only select the correct product, but
also get the greatest possible value
out of their use. Direct holds a key role
for their customers by helping with
process improvement and adding value
by improving their use of adhesives. A
great example of this approach to novel
technology is the introduction of hot
melt adhesives for pallet stabilisation.
This system means that customers can
reduce packaging waste dramatically
and at the same time realise production
speed increases. This creates a winning
formula, aligned to current consumer
needs.
To learn more about this service-led
approach, we spoke with Jon McCaugherty,
Marketing Manager of Direct Adhesives
who explained: “Customers are busier
than ever, so they really want a supplier
who can offer more than just supply.
They want innovation and ideas that can
help drive them towards their business
goals. By providing a complete solution,
from consultation to implementation and
including benchmarking and analysis of
the process improvements, we really can
add value for our customers.”
More information can be found by
visiting www.directadhesives.co.uk or
calling us on 01525 381111