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Earthic™ PWL2044X

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Earthic™ PWL2044X is an adhesive for food and beverage packaging, tapes, and labels, suitable for bottles, container labeling, and containers. It offers cleanability, easy wipe-off, excellent machinability, fast setting, good adhesion, good washability, high performance, and wet tack.

RTU Product Type: Waterborne Adhesive

Application Area: Bottles, Container Labeling, Containers

Compatible Substrates & Surfaces: Glass, High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Paper, Polyethylene (PE), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polypropylene (PP)

Features: Cleanable, Easily Wipe-Off, Excellent Machinability, Fast Setting, Good Adhesion, Good Washability, High Performance, Wet Tack

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Identification & Functionality

RTU Product Type
Waterborne Adhesive
Technologies
Adhesives & Sealants
Product Families
Adhesives & Sealants — Bonding Technology
Water-Based Adhesives

Features & Benefits

Equipment Features
Fast Setting
Ready-to-Use Product Features
Cleanable,
Easily Wipe-Off,
Excellent Machinability,
Fast Setting,
Good Adhesion,
Good Washability,
High Performance,
Wet Tack
Product Benefits
  • Easy clean up
  • Excellent adhesion to coated substrates
  • High performance
Benefits

Improve Productivity and Quality

  • Applies paper labels on a wide variety of dry or slightly wet bottles on lines running greater than 250 bottles per minute.
  • Fast setting, high wet tack, and excellent machining.

Maintain Brand Integrity

  • Reduces label flagging and ensures labels stay in place with low adhesive coat weight.

Improve Pet Bottle Recycling Efficiency

  • Superior clean up over competitors.
  • Adhesive residue easily washes off pallets in minutes with cool water.
  • Caustic wash-off capable to enable the return and recyclability of bottles.
  • Recycle and reuse bottles to save on bottle cost.

Applications & Uses

Markets
Food & Nutrition,
Printing & Packaging
Applications
Food & Nutrition — Processing & Packaging
Food & Beverage Packaging
Printing & Packaging — Tapes, Labels & Adhesives
Tapes & Labels
Application Area
Bottles,
Container Labeling,
Containers
Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
Glass,
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
Paper,
Polyethylene (PE),
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET),
Polypropylene (PP)
Segment
Beverage
Cleaning

Whenever possible, clean up product before it dries, using warm tap water. If dry, clean equipment with warm tap water and using a nylon-bristled brush. If necessary, dried adhesive can be re-wetted with a small amount of H.B. Fuller Earthic PWL2044X adhesive and then brushed clean with warm water.

Application Guidelines

Whenever possible, clean up product before it dries, using warm tap water. If dry, clean equipment with warm tap water and using a nylon-bristled brush. If necessary, dried adhesive can be re-wetted with a small amount of H.B. Fuller® Earthic™ PWL2044X adhesive and then brushed clean with warm water.

Properties

Odor
Characteristic
Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Density8.8lb/gal-
pH8.7--
Solid Content44wt%-
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Viscosity (at 85°F)535000mPa·s-
Processing Parameters
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Storage Temperature65 - 85°F-
Viscosity (85°F)535000mPa·s-

Packaging & Availability

Regional Availability
  • North America

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life
4 months
Storage Information

H.B. Fuller Earthic PWL2044X should be used within the shelf life specified on the packaging. The storage stability applies to material stored under appropriate conditions only (original unopened containers, recommended storage temperature).

Storage Conditions

H.B. Fuller® Earthic™ PWL2044X should be used within the shelf life specified on the packaging. The storage stability applies to material stored under appropriate conditions only (original unopened containers, recommended storage temperature).