Edgebanding Glue
Hot Melt Adhesives for Cabinet Making – Fast, Durable, Professional Finishes
We stock a trusted range of hot melt adhesives from premium brands like Jowat and Rakoll, helping cabinetmakers, joiners, and manufacturers get clean, durable results for edge banding, laminating, and assembly.
Hot melt adhesives are thermoplastic glues applied in a molten state. Once cooled, they solidify quickly to form a strong bond, making them ideal for fast-paced production environments.
Types of Hot Melt Adhesives We Offer
EVA (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate)
- The most commonly used hot melt in cabinetmaking
- Cost-effective and easy to work with
- Quick set time and suitable for standard edge banding and general use
- Available in different melt temperatures and open times
- Ideal for short to medium-term indoor applications
PUR (Polyurethane Reactive)
- A premium-grade hot melt that reacts with moisture in the air to form a chemical bond
- Offers superior heat, water, and solvent resistance
- Excellent for high-humidity or heat-exposed environments (e.g., kitchens, bathrooms)
- Creates a permanent, highly durable bond that continues to cure over time
- Typically used in high-end cabinetry and commercial fit-outs
Check out all our quality woodworking adhesives under the RAKOLL®, JOWAT & FESTOOL brand names.
Jowat Brand
Jowat Adhesives lead the market for their wide range of product options and availability and for their high quality hot melts and adhesives. Hot melt adhesives have revolutionised the furniture industry and their ability to adapt by changing viscosity with temperature allows for flexibility in application and production environment. This makes them ideal for high-speed, automated processes, boosting efficiency and productivity.
Why choose Jowat hot melt adhesives?
• Fast processes: Hot melt adhesives facilitate efficient production speeds due to their quick cooling.
• Strong adhesion: They provide outstanding adhesion to a wide range of surfaces and materials.
• Environmental compatibility: Being solvent free, they help the sustainability of production processes.
• Durability: They have good resistance to many stress factors (moisture, temperature and chemicals), which contributes to the long-lasting bonding results.
• Adaptability: Viscosity and thereby the processing characteristics can be adapted by regulating the temperature to optimally meet the specific process
Rakoll Brand
For more than 150 years, the Rakoll brand has been a leader in the woodworking adhesives industry. Rakoll’s resilient, reactive hot melt adhesives are designed to withstand environmental challenges, such as temperature, humidity, and low-hazard emissions, ensuring high-quality, high-performance end products.
Rakoll hot melt adhesives, particularly those based on EVA and polyurethane, are chosen for their versatility, high initial strength, and ability to bond a wide range of materials, especially in woodworking applications like edge banding and lamination.
Key Advantages:
• Versatile Applications: Rakoll hot melt adhesives are used in various applications, including edge banding, flat lamination, soft and post-forming, and profile wrapping.
• High Initial Strength and Fast Setting: These adhesives offer strong initial bonding and a fast-setting time, making them efficient for high-volume production.
• Good Bonding Properties: They exhibit good bonding properties with decorative laminate edge strips and other materials.
• Clean and Non-Stringing: Rakoll hot melt adhesives are known for being clean in use and non-stringing, which simplifies the application process and reduces waste.
• Environmentally Friendly Options: Some Rakoll products, like Rakoll 5010, are polyurethane-based and free from hazardous labelling, making them a more environmentally friendly choice.
• Heat Resistance: Many Rakoll hot melt adhesives, like P2/650, offer excellent heat resistance, suitable for various climatic conditions.
• Easy to Use: hey are designed to melt and flow well, making them easy to apply with hot melt cartridge machines.
• Wide Range of Materials: Rakoll hot melt adhesives can bond a wide range of materials, including wood, composites, melamine, and more.
• Reactive Hot Melt Options: Rakoll offers reactive hot melt adhesives that are designed to withstand environmental challenges like temperature and humidity.
Festool Brand
VJS proudly stocks Festool EVA Hot Melt Adhesives, designed for seamless compatibility with the Festool CONTURO Edge Bander and other portable or stationary edgebanding systems.
These high-quality EVA-based adhesives are known for their fast set times, strong initial tack, and clean, reliable bond on a wide range of edge materials including ABS, PVC, wood veneer, and melamine.
Festool EVA glues are available in translucent natural and white finishes, offering flexibility for both light and dark substrates. Their low processing temperature ensures smoother application, reduced stringing, and easier cleanup — ideal for custom cabinetry, shopfitting, and furniture production.
• Application: Interior joinery, cabinetry, and panel edgebanding
• Bond Strength: High initial tack with solid long-term hold
• Available in: 48mm glue sticks (suitable for Festool CONTURO)
• Colour Options: Natural / White
Festool adhesives deliver professional results with minimal effort — ideal for small-scale production or onsite finishing work.
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