JOHN WINTER
FOUNDRY & INDUSTRIAL ADHESIVES
SHELL GLUES, MOULD & CORE ADHESIVES AND HIGH STRENGTH PVA
All manufactured in Halifax is a range of Hexacure Shell Glues and Core & Mould Adhesives
John Winter manufactures a range of foundry adhesives in Halifax, from fast setting Winfix for core assembly through to Hexacure Shell Glues. Bonding foundry cores and moulds is a critically important process in the production of quality castings. Also available is a range of QDS silicate adhesives and mould joint sealants to prevent metal run outs.
Quality PVA adhesives are also in 5 litres though to IBC size bulk delivery.
Sand Mould & Core Adhesives
Fast Setting, High Strength and High Performance
Foundry Adhesives
Winfix
Fast Setting Core &
Mould Adhesive
Winfix is a class leading core adhesive for the fast and efficient assembly and repair of cores. Setting time is approximately 15 minutes.
Foundry Adhesives
Winfix Extra
Rapid Setting Core &
Mould Adhesive
Winfix Extra is a polymer high strength adhesive for rapid core assembly.
Setting time is approximately 7 minutes.
Foundry Adhesives
QDS
High Strength Core &
Mould Adhesive
A silicate based adhesive for core & mould assembly. QDS has a slower setting time but offers a high bond strength especially with silicate moulding sands like those in the Winterbond Silicate Range. Setting time 30-40 minutes.
Foundry Adhesives
Thermoset M
High Strength Core &
Mould Adhesive
Thermoset M is a solvent free high strength adhesive especially suited to water jackets where bond strength is essential to casting integrity.
Foundry Adhesives
Tecbond Hot Melt
Glue Gun Capsules
Techbond is a solid, glue capsule insert, for electrically heated glue guns. Tecbond 501 is a rapid fixing adhesive to provide instant bonding. If the Techbond is near heat during the casting process a cold setting adhesive like Winfix or QDS is also required.
Foundry Adhesives
Joint Stop
High Performance
Joint Sealant
A cost effective brown coloured 'tack' joint sealant to help prevent metal run outs on the mould joint. Supplied in boxes of 20x green tubes. Relatively inexpensive but an effective gasket barrier.
Foundry Adhesives
Moldseel 4
High Performance
Joint Mastic
A high performance mastic in plastic tubes used to sealing joints and can be used as a gasket to seal core prints.
Foundry Adhesives
Dikaflex
Robust Joint and
Core Print Sealant
Soft, pliable strips of sealant for use as a gasket on the ends of cores where they locate into a core print to stop vents filling with metal. Its also particularly useful on a core print to stop a core floating. Available in 3mm to 12mm strips.
Core Repair
Core Putty
Repair Putty for Sand Cores and Moulds
A soft pliable putty for repairing small areas on cores and sealing joints on core assemblies to prevent metal penetration and seal gases in.
Hexacure Shell Glue Range
High Bond Adhesives for Shell Moulds
High Bond Strengths
Low viscosity even at lower temperatures.
Go Environmentally friendly with our Hexacure M
Non Mineral Oil Shell Glue
Hexacure M
A High Strength
Shell Glue
Hexacure M is an environmentally friendly, high-strength shell mould & core adhesive. Available in 3 variations:
Hexacure M (slow set)
Hexacure MX (Fast set)
Hexacure MXP (Fast set in drums with plastic liner so drums can be recycled)
High Strength - Premium Grade PVA
Suitable for large scale furniture manufacturers
Tested thoroughly for durability
Supplied to some of the UK's biggest Kitchen Manufacturers
Supplied in 5 litre of 1000kg IBC's.
Adhesive
Premium PVA
Wood Glue
John Winter is known for its quality PVA adhesive. Used by pattern shops and some of the UK's largest kitchen manufacturers.