Abstract: An aqueous adhesive formulation; containing a mixture of: at least one partially crystallised or crystalline polyurethane having a fusion temperature of 35 to 80° C. and an enthalpy of fusion of ?35 J/g as component A; at least one plasticiser as component B; at least one salt as component C; and optionally at least one further polymer as component D. The mixture contains: 30 to 94.9 wt. % component A; 5 to 45 wt. % component B; 0.001 to 3 wt. % component C; and optionally 0 to 30 wt. % component D, each based on the total of the amounts of the components A, B, C and optionally D present in the mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an aqueous dispersion containing at least one polyurethane-polyurea polymer formed from (a) at least one difunctional polyester polyol having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 5000 g/mol, (b) at least one difunctional polyol component having a number-average molecular weight of 762 to 399 g/mol, c) at least one diisocyanate and (d) at least one chain extender optionally having at least one ionic group, for the bonding of at least two substrates by application of the aqueous dispersion to at least one of the substrates to be bonded, subsequent drying of the dispersion present on the at least one substrate in order to obtain at least one adhesive layer, and contacting of the at least one adhesive layer with a further substrate or with an adhesive layer present on a further substrate at a pressure of from 0.1 to 5 bar(a) and a temperature of less than 40° C.

Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are still free NCO groups in the material including the fusible polymer.

Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are furthermore blocked NCO groups present in the material comprising the fusible polymer.

Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are furthermore blocked NCO groups present in the material comprising the fusible polymer.

Abstract: A method of applying a material comprising a fusible polymer comprises the step of: applying a filament of the at least partly molten material comprising a fusible polymer from a discharge opening of a discharge element to a first substrate. The fusible polymer has the following properties: a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at heating rate 5° C./min) within a range from ?35° C. to ?150° C.; a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic-mechanical analysis to DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) within a range from ??70° C. to ?110° C.; wherein the filament, during the application process, has an application temperature of ?100° C. above the melting point of the fusible polymer for ?20 minutes. There are still free NCO groups in the material including the fusible polymer.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an article comprises the steps of: applying a layer that consists of particles to a target area; allowing, in a chamber, energy to act on a selected portion of the layer, according to a cross-section of the article, so that the particles in the selected portion are bonded, and repeating the steps of applying and allowing energy to act for a plurality of layers so that the bonded portions of the adjacent layers are bonded to form the article, at least part of the particles comprising a fusible polymer. The fusible polymer has a fusion range (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at a heating rate of 5 K/min.) of ?20° C. to ?100° C. The fusible polymer further has a complex viscosity \?*\ (determined by viscosity measurement in the melt using a plate-plate oscillating viscometer according to ISO 6721-10 at 100° C. and a shear rate of 1/s) of ?10 Pas to ?1000000 Pas. Finally, the temperature inside the chamber is ?50° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for applying a material containing a meltable polymer comprising the step of applying a filament of the at least partially molten material from a discharge opening of a discharge element onto a substrate. The meltable polymer has the following properties: —a melting point (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; second heating with a heating rate of 5° C./min) in a range from ?40° C. to ?120° C.; —a glass transition temperature (DMA, dynamic mechanical analysis in accordance with DIN EN ISO 6721-1:2011) in a range from ??70° C. to ?30° C.; —a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 20° C. above the melting point of ?1·104 Pa?—a storage modulus G? (parallel plate oscillation viscometer in accordance with ISO 6721-10:2015 at a frequency of 1/s) at 10° C. below the melting point with prior heating to a temperature of 20° C. above the melting point and subsequent cooling with a cooling rate of 1° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to dispersion adhesives based on aqueous polyurethane or polyurethane-urea dispersions, which meet the requirements for industrial shoe manufacturing, in particular with simultaneous drying and activation at low temperatures, and also to the use of the dispersion adhesives for the production of adhesive composites.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates, said method comprising the following steps: I) at least one adhesive component (a) and at least one isocyanate component (b) are applied between at least two substrates; II) the substrates are pressed together. The method is characterized in that in step I), the adhesive component and the isocyanate component are applied separately to the substrate. The invention further relates to a composite obtained according to said method. In a preferred embodiment, an aqueous polyurethane dispersion or a polyurethane solution in organic solvents is used as the adhesive component.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing an article comprises the steps of: applying a layer that consists of particles to a target area; allowing, in a chamber, energy to act on a selected portion of the layer, according to a cross-section of the article, so that the particles in the selected portion are bonded, and repeating the steps of applying and allowing energy to act for a plurality of layers so that the bonded portions of the adjacent layers are bonded to form the article, at least part of the particles comprising a fusible polymer. The fusible polymer has a fusion range (DSC, differential scanning calorimetry; 2nd heating at a heating rate of 5 K/min.) of ?20 ° C. to ?100 ° C. The fusible polymer further has a complex viscosity \?*\ (determined by viscosity measurement in the melt using a plate-plate oscillating viscometer according to ISO 6721-10 at 100° C. and a shear rate of 1/s) of ?10 Pas to ?1000000 Pas. Finally, the temperature inside the chamber is ?50° C.

Abstract: A hand tool (100, 200, 300) includes a working head (102), a handle (104) connected to the working head (102), and a handle protector (110, 302, 502) attached to the handle (104) proximate the working head (102). The handle protector (110, 302, 502) is manufactured from a metal sheet. Further, at least one portion of the handle protector (110, 302, 502) extends into the handle (104) to facilitate attachment of the handle protector (110, 302, 502) to the handle (104).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adhesively bonding substrates, said method comprising the following steps: I) at least one adhesive component (a) and at least one isocyanate component (b) are applied between at least two substrates; II) the substrates are pressed together. The method is characterized in that in step I), the adhesive component and the isocyanate component are applied separately to the substrate. The invention further relates to a composite obtained according to said method. In a preferred embodiment, an aqueous polyurethane dispersion or a polyurethane solution in organic solvents is used as the adhesive component.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing a part of a building comprises the step of adhesively bonding a textile to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive. The invention relates further to such a reinforced part of a building and to the use of a textile in combination with an adhesive for reinforcing a part of a building, wherein the textile is adhesively bonded to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel waterborne adhesives which are polymerizable by UV light and are capable of being activated by heat, and which particularly display good adhesion to difficult substrates, such as ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA) with a low vinyl acetate content, or rubber. The invention further provides a novel method in which, after the application of the waterborne adhesive to an article and drying, irradiation with UV light and at the same time or thereafter activation by heat are performed. The adhesive film which is irradiated and activated in this way is then bonded to a further article. The invention also provides the use of the adhesives to make items such as shoes.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising at least one polyurethane polymer with a melting temperature in the range of 30° C. to 50° C. and (cold contact) adhesives comprising such a polyurethane dispersion, a method for creating an adhesive bonding and the use of such (cold contact) adhesives for creating an adhesive bonding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous compositions based on crystalline or semicrystalline polyurethane polymers, processes for the preparation thereof and adhesive systems comprising these aqueous compositions and the use thereof.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion comprising at least one polyurethane polymer with a melting temperature in the range of 30° C. to 50° C. and (cold contact) adhesives comprising such a polyurethane dispersion, a method for creating an adhesive bonding and the use of such (cold contact) adhesives for creating an adhesive bonding.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing a part of a building comprises the step of adhesively bonding a textile to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive. The invention relates further to such a reinforced part of a building and to the use of a textile in combination with an adhesive for reinforcing a part of a building, wherein the textile is adhesively bonded to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing a part of a building comprises the step of adhesively bonding a textile to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive. The invention relates further to such a reinforced part of a building and to the use of a textile in combination with an adhesive for reinforcing a part of a building, wherein the textile is adhesively bonded to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive.