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Adhesive Dosage & Application

In this category the focus is on an easy & exact application of the adhesive. The adhesive itself can be highly viscose or a gel-like liquid. Designs in this category should support easy and precise application.

Henkel offers a wide range of different consumer adhesives for a broad range of bonding tasks. All these different tasks pose some specific challenges where the adhesive packaging can support the user. For example you may want to repair your favourite shoe, glue the broken handle of a porcelain cup or repair a broken toy. Applications like these typically require very precise application of single drops only. Usually, either liquid or gel-like superglues are used for such tasks.



However, other kinds of adhesive might need to be applied on larger surfaces. Construction adhesives for bonding of wood panels or hanging shelves to a wall can be taken as an example. Applying paste for wallpaper hanging might be another. Although surfaces might be large, always keep in mind that these tasks still require precise work and dosage.





Finally, one of our most enthusiastic and creative user groups are kids. They like to be creative with paper, fabric and other materials or simply love playing with glue. For them, glues need to be easy, safe and clean to apply, either for small or large areas.



We are looking forward to receive your ideas about intelligent and convenient dosage & application features for small as well as large applications. Or maybe even both in one? You may think about packaging solutions that make it as easy as never before to handle with glue properly and safely.

2-Component-Adhesives & Mixing

Packaging in this category should be designed for 2 component products - consisting of two chemical components or one component that needs to be mixed with water. Designs in this category are required to address solutions for the containing and mixing of the two components before or while the application of the mixed adhesive.

Many adhesive solutions consist of two chemical components that react and harden quickly once they are mixed. The two components need to be packed separately and mixed right before the application. Technologies include Epoxies where an epoxy resin and a hardener are mixed for example through a two-chamber-syringe with a disposable static mixer



Yet, a product does not always need two chemical components. In some cases the second component is simply water. In the case of wallpaper paste, a powder or granulate is mixed with water and stirred until it forms into a thick and even paste.





In the given adhesive examples, the challenge is to measure exactly the required amounts of the two components and to mix them thoroughly. For the user, this should be as easy and convenient as possible.

Opening and Closure

This category is about opening and closing of an adhesive packaging. While being convenient and easy to use, packaging in this category needs to allow the storage and reuse of the adhesives.

Did you ever struggle with the cap of an old adhesive tube that wouldn't come off? And once you managed to open it, the nozzle was clogged and nothing would come out? We are looking for solutions that ensure easy and convenient opening and closure of adhesive packaging Further, it should guarantee that the adhesive can be stored and reused without problem. But maybe you can also think of solutions where one would not need a cap at all? Be creative and surprise us with your ideas. Opening and closing is an important aspect for all our current product categories, no matter whether they come in a bottle, can, tube, folding box, bucket, cartridge, etc.

Other

This category is open for all designs that bring considerable improvements to current packaging, which do not quite fit to the categories above, but respect the evaluation criteria.

Did you encounter a problem when using an adhesive that is not described in any of the categories above? And do you already have a great idea how to solve this problem? Then this is the right category for you . Do you have a great idea how to make adhesive packaging more sustainable? Can you think of something more convenient and attractive to replace current packaging? Or did you come up with something that we could not even imagine yet? But please, if submitting something for this category, just make sure it really does not fit to one of the others.