The properties of the different substrates have a key role in choosing the right adhesive

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With only a good knowledge of adhesives not all adhesive related problems can be solved. This simply is because one needs to know details about the differtent substrates also. The basis of substrates can, looking after the relation with adhesives, be divided into three categories:

Glass

Bottles of glass can be coated with different coatings, the bottle could be wet, hot, cold etc.. All these and many other properties do influence the right choise of labelling adhesive.

Plastic

Plastics are generally divided in PE, PP and PET. Then again many plastics have it's own special properties, special coatings that serve as barricade for special kinds of fluid or the plastic has been made weak to be squeezeable.

Tin Cans

Tin cans are generally of same quality. Coatings and anti-rus can make a difference but mostly is a non-issue.

General

Choosing the right labelling adhesive requires information about:

The purpose of packaging. (e.g. one way or reuseable)
Heat or cold conditions
Exposure to direct sunlight
Temperature of substrates and product at the moment of labelling
Dry or wet substrates
The production speed
Different substrates that are used