HOW TO CHOOSE ADHESIVES AND SEALANTS FOR DOOR FRAME MANUFACTURING
Door frame manufacturing is becoming increasingly important as the market grows. For example, as cited in Global Market Insights, the window and door market is expected to reach $137.2 billion by 2024. The following factors are largely responsible for the market’s growth:
- Increasing commercialization in emerging economies around the globe
- New regulatory reforms promoting the use of energy efficient systems
- Rising population and increasing construction projects
As new building materials emerge as well, it’s important to use the right adhesives and sealants for door frame manufacturing to ensure proper functionality.
Door Frame Manufacturing Adhesives
In door frame manufacturing, adhesives are used in profile veneer applications, such as:
- Wood
- Vinyl
- Composite material over a base core material
They are also used:
- When manufacturing a jamb: where a composite material is being joined to a wood section to produce an exterior jamb resistant to rot at the sill-jamb joint
- When manufacturing the exterior door sill: adhering a substrate to the underside of the sill
Door Frame Manufacturing Sealants
Sealants are applied during door frame manufacturing to produce a weather tight seal in the:
- Pre-hung unit
- Sill-jamb joint
- Head-side jamb joints
When the right adhesives and sealants are chosen and applied correctly during door frame manufacturing, they can help the door unit to maintain its structural integrity for a longer period of time. They also aid in door frame durability and reduce the likelihood of needed maintenance.
If the incorrect products are chosen during door frame manufacturing, it can cause adhesive or sealant failure, and decrease a home or building’s efficiency as a result.
Bostik manufactures quality adhesives and sealants for door frame manufacturing. These products offer superior adhesive to a variety of substrates and have a wide application window. Additionally, they have a high elastic recovery, which enables them to stretch under extreme temperature, barometric pressure and winds.
For more information on our smart polyurethane, polyamide and SMP based products for door frame manufacturing, call 800-7-BOSTIK. Stay tuned for an upcoming blog post on sealants used in door frame installation.