Glue Dots International
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•Germantown, WI 53022
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Germantown, WI 53022
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Company Description by Thomasnet
Manufacturer of preformed pressure sensitive adhesives. Products include double sided, continuous and stitch pattern adhesives. Low, medium and high profile and tack level and removable, semi-permanent and permanent bond strength adhesives are offered. Used on substrate materials such as paper, plastic, foil, glass, aluminum, Styrofoam™ and wood. Manual, semi-automatic and fully-automated dispensers including portable, pocket-sized, hand held, disposable, bench top and inline dispensers are also available. Custom adhesives are offered. Industries served include assembly, medical, food and beverage packaging, and printing, mailing and fulfillment. FDA, VOC and REACH compliant.
Company Description by Glue Dots International
Glue Dots International (GDI) develops and manufactures innovative adhesive solutions; offering a clean, versatile, and preferred alternative to tapes, liquid glues, and hot glues. As a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, GDI realizes innovation is the key to success. The company transforms ideas into technically advanced adhesive products and application systems for the industrial and consumer marketplace.
Headquartered in Germantown, Wisconsin, GDI holds several patents and trademarks, including our established signature brands; Glue Dots®, Glue Lines®, Glue Squares®, EconoDot®, Dot Shot® Pro, MatrX®, and QuikDot™ Pro. With manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, GDI is committed to providing superior adhesive products, application equipment, and exemplary customer service.
Founded in 1997, Glue Dots International forever altered the adhesives industry with pressure-sensitive, instant bonding adhesive products, globally known today More... as Glue Dots®. Initially introduced to the industrial marketplace, the product line and related uses quickly expanded.
First introduced to the general printing and packaging industries, Glue Dots® products now provide innovative solutions to a wide variety of commercial and industrial markets. These markets now include direct mail, product assembly, beverage distribution, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical, medical packaging, health and beauty packaging, point-of-purchase, protective packaging, material handling, and virtually any purpose customers and new markets demand. Less
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All Brands Carried
- Auto Dot Pro
- Dot 'n Go
- Double Dots
- Glue Lines
- Glue Shapes
- Glue Squares
- QuikDot Pro
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Primary Company Type:
- Manufacturer
Additional Activities:
- Custom Manufacturer
Key Personnel:
- Kim Dunn, Marketing Manager
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Annual Sales:
- $10 - 24.9 Mil
No of Employees:
- 10-49
Year Founded:
- 1997
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Glue Dots are pressure-sensitive patterns of adhesive that are a preferred alternative to hot melts, liquid glues and tapes. Standard Glue Dots are available in five tack levels, three profile thicknesses, in a dot or square shape.
Invisible Solution. Visible Results.Standard Glue Dots provide a clean, instant bond and are often a preferred alternative to hot glues, liquid glues and tapes. Glue Dots leave no mess, residue or odor, presenting your product and preserving your brand, while increasing More... productivity and reducing costs. There is a Glue Dots adhesive for every application.Because the strength of the bond is substrate dependent, we recommend adequate testing to determine the proper tack level for your application.Glue Dots team of knowledgeable and helpful Account Specialists and engineers are available to offer recommendations and product samples for testing.Standard products are in-stock and ready-to-ship. If you require a diameter or thickness not specified below, our custom patterns could be a solution.Benefits of Glue Dots:Instant Bonding - Zero Cure TimeClean - No MessLess WasteNo Burns - Cold BondFDA Compliant Less
Glue Dots dispensers and applicators are designed to make applying Glue Dots Adhesive Patterns faster and easier, while increasing productivity and reducing costs. There is a Glue Dots applicator for every project, every facility, every need.
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Company Information
As the originator of the preformed adhesive Glue Dots®, Glue Dots International offers the deepest breadth of pressure-sensitive adhesive products and application methods. Choosing Glue Dots® adhesive products places two decades of experience at your disposal, ensuring the right solution for your specific workforce and application.
Packaging engineers and designers are always searching for a more efficient way to maximize brand impact without sacrificing image, performance, or production efficiency. Glue Dots are used every day to keep product labels facing forward, hold promotional items securely in place and affix multi-packs prior to shrink wrapping. In almost any application Glue Dots are able to eliminate some of the most frustrating packaging issues; eliminating the danger of hot melts, the mess of liquid glues.
Glue Dots is a leading global manufacturer of preformed adhesives, which provide an ideal alternative to double-sided tapes, liquid glues, and hot melts. Glue Dots are also a preferred solution when other adhesives and adhesive application equipment prove to be messy, ineffective or difficult to use.
Product Information
Carrying case failure often results in returns to distribution centers, resulting in increased labor and transportation costs for manufacturers and distributors. Looking to reduce costs associated with break, damage and loss, a Northwest distributor began using an adhesive solution from Glue Dots International.
To avoid a costly package re-design, a power tool manufacturer quickly resolved their product orientation issue by using Glue Dots Brand adhesive solutions.
When a new package design unexpectedly conflicted with production automation, a global manufacturer of fishing products turned to Glue Dots International's (GDI) adhesive solutions to circumvent a package re-design.
The Auto Dot™ Pro is for hands-free semi-automated applications. Apply Glue Dots brand adhesives quickly and easily with the right speed and positioning to suit your application needs.
When a contract packaging company, which specializes in packaging personal care products, was approached with a cross-promotion package design challenge, they turned to Glue Dots® brand adhesives to resolve the issue.
A manufacturer of shower doors wanted to ensure that the brackets they shipped with their doors wouldn't become misplaced, so they turned to Glue Dots for a solution.
When one of the largest publication printers in the United States was seeking a high-quality, cost-effective adhesive solution to replace double-sided tape, they quickly determined that Glue Dots® products were the right solution.
The QuikDot Pro is a pressure sensitive adhesive applicator designed to seamlessly seal paperboard and corrugated food and beverage carrier packaging. The QuikDot Pro is a durable, compact adhesive applicator engineered to instantly apply the right amount of adhesives, every time.
Needing to produce a complex, variable-image direct mail piece for a large communications company, an East Coast print company was in search of an adhesive solution that would allow them to meet their clients' needs for a quick and cost-effective solution, and discovered Glue Dots adhesive solutions.
When a candle and scented oil manufacturer had 10,000-unit order was going to be potentially delayed due to a flawed package design, Glue Dots® adhesive solutions provided a fast and cost-effective resolution that ensured the ordered could be delivered on time and on budget.
Easy-to-use and designed for work environments where efficiency is paramount to project success, Glue Dots International's (GDI) EconoDot® semi-automated adhesive dispenser makes applying Glue Dots® Brand Adhesives fast, simple, and economical.
Representatives from a large food and beverage company experienced issues when trying to repair hot melt failures with some of their refrigerated product's packaging. Facing financial loss, the company reached out to Glue Dots International and received the right repack adhesive solution.
Capabilities / Services
Keep production lines moving by efficiently applying Glue Dots™ instant-bonding adhesive patterns to any size or shaped item with the versatile Auto Dot™ pro semi-automated adhesive dispenser.
Palm-sized, refillable, and versatile, the QuikDot Pro is a hand-held applicator that is lightweight, but versatile and durable enough to be used in any work environment. This applicator has found strong favor for performing quick repairs on the production line, repack, and repair applications and for sealing lightweight cartons.
Engineered to increase efficiency, the SD-900 is a fully-automated inline adhesive applicator eliminates adhesive waste and potential safety risks from burn injuries, often associated with hot melt systems. Capable of being adjusted to integrate into existing production lines, this applicator was created to adjust to your project's specific needs.
Apply the exact amount of adhesive needed, anytime, anywhere with the hand-held Dot Shot Pro applicator. Compatible with a variety of adhesive patterns and profiles, this versatile applicator can be used on projects of any size and scope.
Designed to be quick, clean, easy-to-use and cost-effective, Glue Dots Brand adhesives are the product of the original innovator of the first preformed adhesive dot. With more than 20 years of experience, Glue Dots International has continued to develop and innovate the right adhesive to make our customers projects easy, productive and profitable.
Easy-to-use and versatile, the Glue Dots Dispenser box is the right adhesive solution for manual application projects when space is limited, electricity is unavailable, or when keeping employees safe from potential burns from hot melt systems are primary concerns for project success.
Pocket-sized and easy-to-use, the Dot N' Go hand-held applicator is Glue Dots' smallest applicator. Requiring no training before use, this one-time-use applicator is perfect for onsite repairs or for quick and easy adhesive applications.
Designed to increase productivity, the EconoDot semi-automated adhesive dispenser makes applying Glue Dots brand adhesives fast, easy, and affordable.
News & Press Releases
Products in the News
September 16, 2017 - GERMANTOWN, Wis., (August, 2017) - Glue Dots International is showcasing its adhesives, hand-held applicators and semi-automated benchtop dispensers, which are designed for easy application and convenient storage of Glue Dots® Brand Adhesives, in booth No. S-5931 at PACK EXPO 2017, Sept. 25-27, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Glue Dots International has been pioneering pressure-sensitive adhesives for numerous markets and industries for more than 20 years, and is...
Products in the News
April 19, 2013 - Connecting with the Sun During an automated packaging process, materials can shift and become unstable causing components to move during transport. An international manufacturer of solar cells turned to Glue Dots International to resolve ...
New Product & Services
April 20, 2012 - New Berlin, Wisconsin - Glue Dots International (GDI), a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, has partnered with Sumbel GmbH to exhibit at the Drupa trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. GDI representatives will be in the Sumbel stand, Hall 11, stand D77, demonstrating two new adhesive applicators for post-press production.
Company News
April 12, 2012 - New Berlin, Wisconsin - March 2012 -- Glue Dots International (GDI), a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, has partnered with Sumbel GmbH to exhibit at the Drupa trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. GDI representatives will be in the Sumbel stand, Hall 11, booth D77, demonstrating two new adhesive applicators for post-press production.
New Product & Services
April 10, 2012 - Glue Dots International (GDI) introduces a revolutionary new packaging technology, the QuikDot(TM) Pro. The QuikDot Pro is a pressure sensitive adhesive applicator designed to seamlessly seal corrugated food and beverage packaging. Approved for use by major beverage companies, the QuikDot Pro is a convenient alternative to cumbersome tape pads and hot melt glue guns. Designed for time savings and ease of use, the QuikDot Pro refillable design fits easily into the palm of the hand.
Literature & Websites
March 13, 2012 - Glue Dots International (GDI), a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, is pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website in Europe, www.GlueDotsEurope.com. Key features of the new site include integrated product videos, industry specific applications, and a new user interface focused on improving navigation and the overall customer experience.
Products in the News
February 28, 2012 - Glue Dots International (GDI), a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, introduces a free video trial program for the SD-900 adhesive applicator.
New Product & Services
July 5, 2011 - Glue Dots International (GDI), a leading global manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive patterns, introduces the SD-900 adhesive applicator. The SD-900 is a fully automated, inline adhesive applicator engineered to quickly, cleanly, and easily apply Glue Dots Brand Adhesives. Competitively priced versus most hot melt systems, the SD-900 reduces your operating and maintenance cost by eliminating waste and cleaning, and increases worker safety by eliminating the risk of burn injuries.
New Product & Services
February 23, 2011 - NEW BERLIN (WI) - Glue Dots® International (GDI), the manufacturer of innovative Glue Dots® Brand Adhesive Products, has just announced the addition of Small MatrX(TM) to the revolutionary MatrX(TM) product line. MatrX(TM) is a pattern of pressure-sensitive adhesive micro-dots.
Products in the News
March 8, 2010 - NEW BERLIN (WI) - March 1, 2010: Recently announced MatrX(TM) line of adhesives can now be found at matrx.com, intended to promote this new technology exclusively from Glue Dots International. The site will evolve in unison with the MatrX(TM) brand detailing product offering, cost savings, benefits, common uses, product line specifications and more.
