{"id":232,"date":"2024-05-08T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T07:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/international\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T07:10:02","slug":"how-does-a-hot-glue-gun-work-and-who-invented-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/international\/blog\/2024\/05\/08\/how-does-a-hot-glue-gun-work-and-who-invented-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How does a hot-glue gun work and who invented it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The hot-glue gun, also known as hot-melt glue gun or hot glue device, is an indispensable tool for industry and hobbyists alike. Loved by some, loathed by others, it will nevertheless sooner or later be used by everyone. But who actually created this useful invention and how did it come about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How does a hot glue gun work?\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inoeS_DFURw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polygun <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>George Schultz is described in an obituary in the Boston Globe as \u201cthe inventor of the first industrial hot-glue gun.\u201d According to the Globe, he founded the company Industrial Shoe Machinery in Boston in 1954, which he sold to 3M in1973. Somewhere along the way, he invented the Polygun, the \u201cfirst industrial hot-glue gun.\u201d 3M manufactured hot-glue guns under the name &#8222;Polygun&#8220; until they changed the name to &#8222;Scotch-Weld&#8220; in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earliest related patent that can be found for George Schultz was for a device for dispensing thermoplastic material. It was issued on 2nd June 1971. The diagram shows a trigger hot-glue gun, but the adhesive is held in an internal reservoir rather than being delivered by sticks. Although Mr Schultz was certainly the inventor of <strong>a<\/strong> hot-glue gun, he was hardly the inventor of <strong>the<\/strong> hot-glue gun. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plastic extrusion gun<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps the earliest prototype hot-glue gun was this <strong>plastic extrusion gun<\/strong>, which was created in 1949 by <strong>William R. Myers<\/strong> and <strong>Albert S. Tennant.<\/strong> The device was designed to melt and apply plastic to fishing hooks to make flies for fishing. The plastic was fed into the device in the form of ribbons rather than sticks, and no thermoplastic adhesive was used. However, many parts and components of a modern hot-glue gun existed, and later inventors often referred to the Myers and Tennant plastic extrusion gun in their patents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with any invention, it is perhaps pointless to attribute its invention to a single person. The hot-glue gun is based on a number of parts and components, such as the development of thermoplastics, the evolution of plastic extrusion guns, and society\u2019s need for a portable device that achieves all of this. The hot-glue gun we all know and love includes a variety of features and improvements that were not present in the earlier versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/images\/news\/klebcolt.jpg\" alt=\"40 Jahre Klebecolt\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>In 1975,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Heinz B\u00fchnen <\/strong>made a trip across the \u201cbig pond\u201d to America. In the USA, the tech-savvy son of the <strong>company\u2019s founder Heinrich B\u00fchnen<\/strong>&nbsp;was fascinated by something completely new: The so-called <strong>Glue Colt<\/strong> \u2013a hot-melt glue gun for glue sticks. In Germany, the \u201c<strong>Klebe-Colt\u201d <\/strong>is considered the forefather of all hot-glue guns.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1976, he was <strong>the first to introduce this stick glue gun to the German market &#8211; <\/strong>an absolute innovation in Germany back then!Many years later, the practical devices have become not only an indispensable part of industry and trade, but also the DIY market. The glue guns have \u201cgrown up\u201d. There are now devices that, compared to the beginning, can process large quantities and glue sticks with a diameter of up to 18mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/geraete\/heissklebstoffpistolen\">Eine \u00dcbersicht unser aktuellen Stickpistolen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\"><div data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1614\" data-id=\"1614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HB181-1024x811.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">HB 181 \/ HB 181 LT  &#8211; Floristens Lieblinge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1611\" data-id=\"1611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buehnen.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/HB-191-1024x725.jpg\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">HB 191 &#8211; 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