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G EL VA Looking for a way to make an adhesive that will handle your cus tomers' tough laminating jobs . . . an adhesive that will work with vinyl, aluminum, Mylar and other non-porous, hard-to-stick surfaces?
To m a k e l a m i n a t i n g a d h e s i v e s t h a t will s t i c k t h e m o s t stubborn surfaces together
stability, machining, speed of tack, solvent tolerance and thermal char a c t e r i s t i c s . W o o d shear b o n d strength over 3,000 psi. GELVA Emulsion TS-30 Compatible with borax and borated products — a free-filming homopolymer emulsion. Excellent for water resistant adhesives, TS-30 may be used alone or to upgrade the water resistance of other emul sions. Good machinability.
GELVA Emulsion TS-100 will do the job if anything will! A copolymer of vinyl acetate and a long chain acrylate, TS-100 forms clear, relatively soft, non-re-emulsifiable films with outstanding bond strength when used to lami nate hard-to-stick surfaces. GELVA Emulsion TS-100 compounds eas ily and remains flexible, even at low temperatures. It may be used with borax and a wide range of organic solvents for making adhesives with critical application requirements.
GELVA Emulsion S-98 Homopolymer compatible with dex trine and other natural materials, well suited for remoistenable adhe sives. Outstanding performance under extremes of temperature, humidity and time. Higher solids than typical polyvinyl acetate emul sions permit formulations where fast drying is important.
A Complete Family of GELVA Emulsions to Meet Selective Adhesive Specifications . . . GELVA is the name for a complete line of polyvinyl acetate homopolymers and copolymers developed t o make it easier for you to meet par ticular cost-performance require m e n t s in a d h e s i v e s . T h e y are tasteless, odorless and non-toxic — remain stable over broad pH and temperature ranges. Their heat sealing temperatures range from below 140° to 2 6 0 ° F . Which can best help you?
GELVA Emulsion S-52 High molecular weight homopoly mer with good compounding prop erties for high viscosity adhesives with excellent quick tack^ machin ing, redispersion and freeze-thaw stability characteristics. GELVA Emulsion TS-70 Copolymer with unique combina tion of good initial tack, water resistance and excellent solvent tolerance. Good adhesion to diffi cult surfaces. WRITE OR PHONE FOR DETAILS about GELVA Polyvinyl Acetate Emulsions.
GELVA Emulsion S-55 All purpose homopolymer, work horse of the adhesives industry, available in four viscosities. Het erogeneous particle size distribu tion, for porous and non-porous surfaces. Superior compounding
S H A W I N I G A N RESINS CORP. Department 53 Springfield 1, Massachusetts Films, foils, fabrics . . . you name it. You can stick practically anything to anything w i t h adhesives based on GELVA emulsions.
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a subsidiary of Monsanto Ask about GELVA® polyvinyl acetate; GELVATOL® polyvinyl alcohol; BUTVAR® polyvinyl butyral; FORMVAR® polyvinyl f o r m a l .
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