Artificial Plants and Trees Manufacturing: Adhesives for Assembly and End of the Line Packaging
The artificial plant manufacturer specializes in the designing and crafting of artificial indoor plants, outdoor trees, flower arrangements, and green wall decorations. The commonly used materials in the manufacturing of the finished product may include PE fabric, HDPE, PE, LDPE, fabric, wood, metal, silk, polyester, ceramic, foam, and more. There is a wide array of bespoke designs and variations in this category, from home to commercial use; Not to mention, indoor and outdoor artificial plants that have different requirements.
Market Trend
In the projection period from 2022 to 2029, the artificial plant market is anticipated to develop at a pace of 4.4% and is expected to reach USD 1,326.01 million by 2029. The growing use of artificial plants for decorative and aesthetic purposes is driving market growth positively in the US. Other key factors that influence industry growth include:
- The increasing investment by consumers involved in gardening and landscaping
- The demand for artificial plants, which will continue to grow due to the growing disposable income of households, increase in product availability and an increasing trend among consumers looking into enhancing outdoor aesthetics.
- The increasing trend of interior designing in the artificial plants and flowers market. A gradual increase in the female labor force that will augment the interior designing trend in the US, which, in turn, will support the growth of the market during the forecast period.
Challenges
- The volatility in raw material prices
- Fluctuations in crude oil prices which create an adverse impact on the prices of raw materials, affecting the costs of plastic products.
- Price volatility of polyester
Manufacturing Process
To create artificial plants and flowers, manufacturers use hot melt glue to adhere the individual plant parts (such as petals and leaves) to a central stem. This may be done manually or by machines.
Producing artificial plants requires the assembly of different faux plant parts created using one, or a combination of different materials such as plastic, silk, metal, fabric, foam or silk. Artificial flower manufacturing, for instance, can be carried out manually, machine-assisted or both.
The same goes for more complex artificial plant or tree designs. These are assembled together to create the plant or tree design structure, or just a subunit of the entire design. The process is done repeatedly— in attaching leaves to the stem and in attaching individual stems to the plant or flower base until the intended arrangement and design is achieved.
How American Standard Adhesives Can Help?
Artificial plant manufacturers commonly turn to hot melt glue for product assembly applications or end of the line packaging. That’s where American Standard Adhesives come in. We supply Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)-based hot melt glue for assembly because it provides a strong bond and dries quickly. Our glue stick ASA-8102 is recommended for manual application using a glue gun, and ASA-8802 in the pellet form is used with a glue machine for larger operations.
ASA-8802 and 8102 work on substrates such as plastic, wood, metal, fabric, ceramic, and fabric. This makes it ideal for artificial plants assembly as most of the material is plastic and polyester-based.
The 30 second open time of 8102 and 8802 allows ample time for the production line operations to attach and reposition the material. Both of these adhesives dry clear, giving the product a seamless and natural finished look.
Additionally, these adhesives are applicable in assembling the end of the line packaging of the artificial plants which deals with material combinations ranging from foam to corrugated, wood to foam, or plastic to wood.
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