Winter is here, and with it come frigid temperatures that can impact more than just your heating bill—it can also affect your glue. Whether you’re working with liquid water-based adhesives or gelatin glue, cold weather can significantly alter their performance and, in turn, your production efficiency.

Let’s explore how cold weather affects these types of adhesive, why proper handling is essential, and how to mitigate production issues during winter. For additional tips on how to apply glue and transport it during the colder months, check out Glue Application and Storage Tips for Winter.

Accidents happen. Water-based and protein glues are popular for packaging, laminating, and labeling applications and need to be applied as a liquid. The risk of having an accidental spill increases when glues are in the liquid state. 

What holds the world together? Glue.

Industrial adhesives are the sticky backbone of thousands of companies across a variety of industries, including woodworking, packaging, graphics arts, manufacturing, and more. Depending on what you’re trying to stick together, your choice of glue matters!

The bell is about to ring, and class is almost in session. Chances are you're getting your kids prepared to head back to school in the coming weeks.