ADHESIVE

METHODS OF MANUFACTURE OF SHOES

A) “Stitched – on sole” process

Labour intensive
Stress concentration
Weakening of substrate
Ingress of moisture

B) “Stuck – on” Process (Adhesive Bonding)

Ease of assembly
Uniform stress distribution
Better sealing action

C) Direct vulcanization or direct injection process

( DVP , DIP )
less labour than even ‘ stuck – on’ process
All advantages of ‘ stuck – on ‘ process
However highly capital intensive.
 DISADVANTAGES OF NR ADHESIVES
A Low initial bond strength.

B Low final bond strength.

C Greater susceptibility to oxidative degradation.

Synthetic rubber adhesives:

Based on room temperature crystallizing polymers

1 Fast crystallizing grades of polychloroprene rubber.

2 Fast crystallizing polyurethanes – Polyisocyanate

system.
POLYCHLOROPRENE ADHESIVE

NR ADHESIVE WITH TRIISOCYANATE

NR ADHESIVE
GUIDE FORMULATION FOR SHOE INDUSTRY

Polychloroprene rubber masticated 100 p.b.w

MGO extra light 5 p.b.w

ZNO active 4 p.b.w

Heat reactive alkyl phenolic resin 30 p.b.w

Ethylacetate 120 p.b.w

Petrol 120 p.b.w

Toluene 120 p.b.w

 NATURAL RUBBER BASED ADHESIVES

NATURAL RUBBER LATEX ADHESIVES

Where surfaces are porous and bond strength required very

low.

NRL + Starch solution or glue solution or resin solution.

Application: Paper and cardboard adhesives,

 NR SOLUTION ADHESIVES
PRESSURE SENSITIVE VULCANIZING
PBW PBW
100 PALE CREPE 100 SMOKED SHEETS
80 – 70 HYDROGENATED WOOD RESIN 140 ZINC OXIDE
ESTER OR POLYTERPENE 2–5 POLYTERPENE RESIN
RESIN 1.5 VULKANOX SP
1000 PETROLEUM NAPHTHA

2 – 10 POLYISOBUTYLENE
( EG. OPPANOL B 200) AT TIME OF USE
1 – 3 ANTIOXIDANT 100 ADHESIVE
10 POLYISOCYANATE
PETROLEUM SOLVENT

APPLICATION APPLICATION
PRESSURE SENSITIVE TAPES VULCANIZED RUBBER TO
VULCANIZED RUBBER E.G.
SOLE – HEEL ASSEMBLY
 POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES
Very short open tack time

Heat activation before closing essential

ADVANTAGES

• Better resistance to plasticisers.

• Faster set up.
• High strength and high ageing resistance of the
bonds.

• Better light fastness.

• Better oil resistance.
• No buffing of soles required
Only halogenation of surface by application
Of trichloroisocyanuric acid
Suitable for

PVC, synthetic leather, leather with low or high fat content,

nylon upper

Rubber soles solid or microcellular based on NR, SBR, OE –

SBR, CR, EVA, thermoplastic rubbers, crepe soles ( silica
containing soles ), PU soles solid or foamed, plasticised PVC
soles
DESMOCOLL / DESMODUR
BONDSTRENGTH AT ELEVATED
TEMPERATURES
Two component Part by weight

Polyesterpolyurethane 18.0

Fumed Silica 1.0

In a mixture of

Methyl ethyl ketone 60.0

Ethyl acetate 10.0

Toluene 10.0
Adjust the adhesive to a suitable viscosity e.g 5000 cps
By adding further amounts of solvents

Immediately before use add

Triisocyanate 5.0

Note : solvents used must be free from moisture

One component

(When very high heat stability of bond is not necessary)

Polyesterpolyurethene 17.0

Methyl ethyl ketone 83.0

 PRIMER FOR RUBBER

Trichloroisocyanuric acid 1 p.b.w

Ethylacetate 99 p.b.w

Solution has to be stored dry by ambiente

Temperatures ( 230c) in dark bottles.

Marck – schuchardt

Dr. Theodor – schuchardt & co.

Edward – buchuer strasse

8011 hohenbrunn,

West Germany
 Or

Aldrich – Europe

Poststrasse 56

Postfach 2004

5054 nettetel – 2

West Germany
 ADHESIVE FOR PVC SOLES
For bonding soles to leather or PVC rubber upper we would
recommend an adhesive based on Polyesterpolyurethane. The
receipe is as follows.

Polyesterpolyurethane - 18 parts
Methylethylkelone - 82 parts

Immediately before using, add 3 – 5 parts of Triisocyanate in case of

leather uppers. Triisocyanate should be used in case of footwear is
white or light coloured.

In case the upper is also PVC then 5 parts by weight of

Triisocyanate is added to 100 parts by weight of adhesive solution
just before using.

After application of adhesive to the substrate the dried surface to be

heat activated under infra red lamps for 2 – 3 so that the adhesive
layer should reach a temperature of 80 c. The surface then joined
together and pressed firmly for 3’– 4’.
The potlife of adhesive after addition of Triisocyanate is very
short. Hence, it is advisable to add Triisocyanate to small
quantities of adhesives which should be used up within half
to one hour.

The Polyesterpolyurethane solution can also be used as one

component system. However the thermal stability of the
bonds will be poor.
UPPER SOLE MATERIAL ADHESIVE PRETREATMENT

LEATHER / LEATHER CR ROUGHENING

LEATHER / LEATHER (FATTY ) PU ROUGHENING

LEATHER / RUBBER (MOULDED) CR ROUGHENING

LEATHER / RUBBER (MICRO) CR ROUGHENING

LEATHER / RUBBER (RESIN) PU HALOGENATION

LEATHER / RUBBER (CREPE) CR OR PU HALOGENATION

LEATHER / PU PU ROUGHENING OR
SOLVENT WIPE (MEK
LEATHER / TPR PU HOLOGENATION (TPR
LEATHER / PVC PU SOLVENT WIPE ( SOLE
ROUGHEN (LEATHER)

NYLON / RUBBER PU SPECIAL PRIMER

( ISOCYANATE OR
RESORCINOL

PVC OR PU COATED FARBIC/ PU ROUGHEN TO REMOVE

RUBBER OR PVC COATING
 COLD BOND CEMENT RECIPE

Polychloroprene rubber masticated - 100

Chlorinated rubber - 10
Light mag. Oxide - 4
Zinc oxide - 4
Antioxidant - 1

Dissolved in ethylacetate, toluene,

Hexane (1:1:1)

Solid content 20%

Add 10% polyisocyanate on adhesive before use.

Adhesive to apply both vulcanised layer and m.s. Surface

Bond strength after 2 days = 10.5 kg / inch
Polychloroprene rubber masticated is fast crystathisation
mercaptan modified grade having ml4 80