Powders

Many industrial applications require the use of hotmelt adhesives in powder form. To obtain this powder, the VESTAMELT® granules are embrittled with liquid nitrogen and cold-ground. The table shows an overview of particle sizes and their respective applications:

Particle size		Application	Substrate	Engravings
P 1	0-80 µm	Powder dot	Light fabrics, leight charmeuse	25-40 mesh, CP 66-110
		Paste dot	Nonwoven 10-14 g/m²	11-40 mesh, CP 32-160
P 816	80 - 160 µm	Double dot	Woven interlining, charmeuse (10-80 g/m²)
P 012	0 - 120 µm	Powder dot	Knitted interlining (double-rib knits), woven interlining	25-30 mesh, CP 66-110
P 016	0 - 160 µm
P 2	80-200 µm	Powder dot	Knitted interlining, woven interlining	11-20 mesh, CP 32-81
		Double dot	Knitted interlining, woven interlining, knitted fabric
P 3	200 - 300 µm	Powder scattering	Needle punched nonwoven 30-50 g/m², light fabric
P 4	300 - 500 µm	Powder scattering	Needle punched nonwoven >250 g/m², glas fabric >250 g/m²