Engineered for quick startup, less char and improved uptime

Keep your packaging line up and running with the Graco® InvisiPac Tank-Free Hot Melt Delivery System. Say good-bye to daily maintenance due to char. No more char-filled hoses. No more tank scraping. No more wasted time waiting for your hot melt tank to heat up. With the Graco® InvisiPac, you’re up to operating temperature and running production in less than 10 minutes. Because it’s engineered with a Tank-Free design, adhesive spends less time at high temperature, significantly reducing char and its negative side effects. You get great performance – even from low cost adhesives.

How it works

Graco’s InvisiPac uses an integrated vacuum system to feed adhesive pellets to an in-line melt chamber. A sensor monitors adhesive in the chamber, and additional pellets are automatically added as needed based on the demand of your application. With its efficient heat transfer design, the InvisiPac System has adhesive throughput capability equivalent to or better than many hot melt tank systems. The result? You get a continuous flow of adhesive during production that significantly reduces the time adhesive sits at temperature. Less time at high temperature means less char, less maintenance and more uptime.

Reduce downtime due to plugged nozzles

With the InvisiPac® Plug-Free Hot Melt Adhesive Applicator, you’ll experience a new era in hassle free operation with improved uptime. With its innovative free-flow manifold design and integrated applicator filtering – together with the InvisiPac System – you can eliminate nozzle plugs. You’ll finally have a hot melt system that runs reliably, unnoticed and invisible

Proven track record

Graco has close working relationships with many of the world’s leading equipment manufacturers and adhesive suppliers. With Graco®, you can expect responsive service and support, as well as the accuracy and reliability you demand from your manufacturing equipment.

Global distribution

With a global distribution network, you can count on quick turnaround times for replacement parts and service. With Graco’s authorized distributors, you have access to experts who understand the unique needs of your business.

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The most advanced technology on the market 

With melt rates that are at least 60 percent higher than the leading competitor, Therm-O-Flow® bulk melt systems from Graco® outperform the competition time after time. In fact, Therm-O-Flow solutions are the best performing industrial bulk melt systems on the market. Therm-O-Flow’s advanced temperature control virtually eliminates overshoot of temperature, resulting in better adhesive quality and reduced rework due to damaged material. Graco offers a complete line of Therm-O-Flow bulk melt systems – each configured to fit your specific application.

Improve process efficiency

• Automatic electric crossover eliminates downtime with tandem units
• Drum low and empty sensors signal when drum changes are needed
• Quick-change pump packings provide faster, easier maintenance
• New, extended-life packing cartridges are available for abrasive materials
• Heated platens have cast-in heaters which never need to be replaced – and carry a lifetime warranty
• Material totalizers simplify preventive maintenance scheduling
• Pump throat seals and plate seals are the only wear components on Therm-O-Flow and can be changed in less than one hour
• Self-diagnostics allow for predictive and preventative maintenance strategies – improving process availability

Improve production capacity

• Patented Mega-Flo Platen offers industry-leading melt rates and reduces material waste
• 7-Day timer provides automatic daily startup – Therm-O-Flow is ready when the shift starts
• Preventative maintenance warnings reduce unplanned downtime

Improves process efficiency with tandem operation

Configure your Therm-O-Flow Systems to operate in tandem for better productivity and improved uptime.
• Automatic electric crossover eliminates downtime – you get double the material volume before you need to change drums or pails
• No stopping production to change a drum or pail
• Only one interface needed for two systems
• Many tandem combinations are available including:
  • Two Therm-O-Flow 200 units
  • One Therm-O-Flow 200 operating with one Therm-O-Flow 20
  • Two Therm-O-Flow 20 units
  • Two Therm-O-Flow 20/Mini-5 units

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Engineered for quick startup, less char and improved uptime

Keep your packaging line up and running with the Graco® InvisiPac Tank-Free Hot Melt Delivery System. Say good-bye to daily maintenance due to char. No more char-filled hoses. No more tank scraping. No more wasted time waiting for your hot melt tank to heat up. With the Graco® InvisiPac, you’re up to operating temperature and running production in less than 10 minutes. Because it’s engineered with a Tank-Free design, adhesive spends less time at high temperature, significantly reducing char and its negative side effects. You get great performance – even from low cost adhesives.

Innovative hot melt equipment for the packaging industry

• Quick start-up – ready in less than 10 minutes, eliminating costly downtime
• Tank-Free – adhesive supplied and melted to meet your application’s demand means less adhesive time at high temperature
• Less adhesive time at high temperature means less char and less material degradation
• No nozzle plugging due to tank char means less system maintenance and more uptime
• Less degradation leads to better shot repeatability – less material waste, better quality assurance
• Great performance, even with low-cost adhesives

How it works

Graco’s InvisiPac uses an integrated vacuum system to feed adhesive pellets to an in-line melt chamber. A sensor monitors adhesive in the chamber, and additional pellets are automatically added as needed based on the demand of your application. With its efficient heat transfer design, the InvisiPac System has adhesive throughput capability equivalent to or better than many hot melt tank systems. The result? You get a continuous flow of adhesive during production that significantly reduces the time adhesive sits at temperature. Less time at high temperature means less char, less maintenance and more uptime.

Reduce downtime due to plugged nozzles

With the InvisiPac® Plug-Free Hot Melt Adhesive Applicator, you’ll experience a new era in hassle free operation with improved uptime. With its innovative free-flow manifold design and integrated applicator filtering – together with the InvisiPac System – you can eliminate nozzle plugs. You’ll finally have a hot melt system that runs reliably, unnoticed and invisible.

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Because it’s engineered with a Tank-Free design, adhesive spends less time at high temperature, significantly reducing char and its negative side effects. You get great performance – even from low cost adhesives.

Among InvisiPac’s advantages:

• Fast startup in less than 10 minutes
• No more char-plugged nozzles
• Reliable operation
• More production consistency
• More productive uptime
• Savings through adhesive tracking and control

More uptime, more consistency, more savings – you can’t offer your customers a better solution.

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The Graco Therm-O-Flow 20NXT is manufactured to precise industry specifications and is comprised of the highest quality materials for long-lasting and extended life. Astro Packaging carries a complete line of hot melt adhesive systems and custom components which include hot melt units, pumps, motors, heated hoses, modular guns, gun modules, glue nozzles and much more. Graco Therm-O-Flow 20/NXT is durable, reliable, and industry compatible and carries a full warranty.

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Reduce downtime due to plugged nozzles

With the Graco® GM100 automatic hot melt gun, you’ll experience a new era in hassle-free operation. With its innovative free-flow manifold design and its integrated module filtering, the Graco® GM100 hot melt gun used together with the InvisiPac System, you can eliminate nozzle plugs. You’ll finally have a hot melt system that runs reliably, unnoticed and invisible.

Graco® GM100 Application Speeds

• High-speed – operates at up to 10,000 cycles per minute
• Response time is maintained to at least 150 million cycles to help promote unmatched glue bead patterns
• Reliable, accurate startup performance – hits the first bead, every time

Long life, more uptime for the GM100 automatic applicator

• Solenoid lasts over five times longer than the leading competitor
• Quick 10-minute heat up time gets you up and running sooner
• Free-flow manifold design is engineered to eliminate dead zones where char will build up
• Manifold and module filters eliminate nozzle plugs to keep you running

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