Nordson 3100V Series Customer Product Manual page 382

Glossary
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Nordson Glossary
Adhesive
Angel Hair
Applicator
Ball Check
Valve
Bead Thickness
Cartridge Heater
Cast-in Resistive Heating
Element
Charring
in
Tank
Circuit Breaker
Cl
ose-on-rise Thermostat
Crossover Tube
Any material that can be used to adhere or "sticK'one surface to
another,
Fine threads of adhesive caused by incomplete transfer of the adhesive
mass from applicator to substrate, followed by elongation of the
connecting bridges. May be caused by improper nozzle shutoff with a
high viscosity adhesive.
That part of the hot melt system that is used to heat adhesive to its
required application temperature and pump
it to
the hose(s) and gun(s).
It
consists of
a
tank or reservoir, pump, filter, distribution manifold and
temperature controlled heating system.
An automatically actuated valve which is opened
by
fluid flow in one
direction and closed by flow
in
the opposite direction.
The width of an adhesive bead which has been deposited on
a substrate.
The measurement is taken before the bead has been flattened by
adhering
it
to another surface.
See Heater Cartridge.
A non-replaceable heating element specifically shaped to provide a
uniform
thermal profile
in
the heated object.
The degradation of
a
fluid that occurs as a result
of
time and exposure to
atmospheric air and/or heat.
An electronic device that acts to shut down a powered AC circuit when
current draw (amps) exceeds some preselected value or when certain
fault conditions exist.
A temperature control device that closes, completing an electronic circuit
upon reaching
a
specific temperature
The tube that connects the outlet port of a pump
to
the distribution
manifold of a hot melt applicator.
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