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Hot melt adhesive and equipment services from the experts at Hotmelt.com and APPLIED Adhesives.

Adhesive Repacking: Downpacking & Cartridge Filling Services for Hot Melt

Pails and drums are great for many reasons, but many industries require handheld equipment for precise application. Repacking hot melt adhesives into a smaller dispensing container typically requires special equipment and trained staff. Instead of having your company try to sort this out on its own, we want to help.

As a part of the APPLIED Adhesives team, we are a leader in the adhesive industry and offer supplementary services including downpacking hot melt and glue cartridge filling. 

Our Downpacking & Adhesive Cartridge Filling Capabilities 

We can repack hot melt adhesives to help you reduce downtime and improve your company’s efficiency. We also complete quality checks for every order to ensure we are meeting customers’ specific needs. Most commonly, we use drum and pail unloaders to downpack PUR hot melt into cartridges or slugs, but we do our best to meet other requests.  

We stock the following types of packaging:   

  • 10 oz. aluminum cartridges 
  • 10 oz. plastic caulk tubes 
  • 50 ml, 1:1 plastic cartridges 
  • Plastic 1-gal. and 1-liter bottles 
  • Nested and straight sided 5-gal. steel pails 

How to Get Started 

Ready to downpack a drum or repack a pail? Our downpacking and adhesive cartridge filling services make it easy.  

  1. Fill out the form below providing us with the details of your downpacking needs.  
  2. We will send you a quote and estimated turnaround time based on your needs.  
  3. Accept the quote and provide us with your materials or necessary formulation so we can get started.
  4. Receive your requested packaging type filled with the appropriate adhesive.

Common Questions About Adhesive Repacking: Downpacking & Cartridge Filling Services for Hot Melt

Your company can downpack and fill cartridges on its own, but for best results, you will need specialized equipment as well as trained personnel to man the equipment. Because this can be a drain on your company’s time and money, we can do it for you. 

How quickly we can get the new package type to you will depend on a variety of factors. For full transparency, we will provide you with an estimated timeline in the quote for your review. In many cases, we can provide you with the new packaging within three business weeks after receiving your adhesive and purchase order.