Henkel develops adhesive for high speed of pharma industry

In the pharmaceutical industry, packaging machines run faster than in other sectors. Strict regulatory requirements, including hygiene and safety, pose additional challenges to packaging adhesive manufacturers.

With Technomelt Supra PRO 301 Plus, Henkel Adhesive Technologies has developed a new hot-melt product specifically for high-speed machines in the pharmaceutical industry. 

Conventional hot melts with cure times of 0.5 seconds or more are not suitable for the pharmaceutical industry. In addition, there is increasing pressure to meet the highest international safety standards, such as EU regulations and FDA guidelines for food and drug compliance, as well as strict hygiene and purity requirements to avoid contamination. The globally available Technomelt Supra PRO 301 Plus addresses these requirements, offering a curing time of 160 milliseconds and a stringing-free application that requires fewer cleaning interruptions and increases production efficiency.

'With Technomelt Supra PRO 301 Plus, we offer an adhesive that enables maximum adhesion and quality on a wide range of substrates and is also suitable for deep-freeze applications,' said Felicia Forster, market strategy manager packaging and labeling adhesives at Henkel. 'Our goal is to allow companies to focus on their production processes while we take care of an optimal adhesive application. This is also ensured by our technical customer service, which works with the customer to adjust the equipment to the individual application and is constantly available around the world to answer any questions afterwards.'

This adhesive ensures a tamper-evident closure by creating fiber tear when opening, diminishing the need for additional labels. As a result, the hot melt enables better recyclability of the packaging. The adhesive also benefits pharmaceutical companies by helping them comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.