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Author: Christian Fischer
Ten Years of artimelt ? Why Specialized Hotmelts Matter More Than Ever
Sursee, 21.04.2026 (PresseBox) - When manufacturers develop new products today, they often face the same questions:
How can an idea be implemented cleanly, safely, and efficiently? How do we navigate increasing regulatory requirements ? especially in the medical field? And how do we find an adhesive that is not simply 'good enough' but precisely right for the application?
These questions have become increasingly important over the past decade. They are the reason why artimelt stands where it stands today: as a specialist in demanding hot melt solutions, consistently focused on individual requirements. The fact that 2026 marks the company?s 10-year anniversary is therefore less a moment to lean back and more an opportunity to address these needs?and to look ahead at where the journey will take us.
From Production Site to Specialist Center
The history of artimelt began long before 2016. Hotmelts have been developed and produced at the Sursee site since the 1980s. The artimelt AG we know today emerged from the consolidation of hotmelt activities within the LAS Group: Collano Adhesives AG, Nolax AG, and Emerell AG, which were merged into one focused company.
This step was both strategically bold and forward looking. Instead of participating in the mass market with standardized adhesives, the company chose early on to specialize: hotmelts for applications that cannot be solved with off-the-shelf products. The advantage is still evident today: artimelt benefits from decades of local know-how while operating with the agility of a young technology company.
When Standard Solutions Are Not Enough
Shortly after its founding, it became clear: customers rarely approach artimelt to order an existing product. They come because their project presents a challenge?one that can only be solved with a precisely developed formulation.
This approach has been part of the company?s DNA from the beginning: for every defined need, the specific solution is developed together with the customer. An experienced development team is available for this, able to draw on in-house pilot and coating equipment that allows realistic testing. For customers, this means short paths, fast learning, and reliable results.
Medical as a benchmark for quality
From the very beginning, one of artimelt?s core competence areas has been medical hotmelts. For many years, artimelt has worked in accordance with ISO 13485?in production as well as in development. This long-established process of reliability forms the foundation for solutions that meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and traceability.
This certification is far more than a quality label. It confirms that processes are stable, safe, and reproducible?an essential requirement for applications involving direct skin contact or medical requirement. At the same time, the medical sector has long set an internal benchmark for quality: the precision, purity, and consistency required in this field have always driven standards in other industries. Experience gained from medical applications strengthens products for industrial, security, food, and technical uses?benefiting from the same process reliability.
This reflects a principle that continues to shape artimelt today: enabling demanding applications ? wherever reliability, safety, and responsibility are crucial.
A Family-Owned Company with Principles
artimelt?s ability to develop so independently in such a short time is not only due to its technical direction. As part of a Swiss family-owned holding artimelt benefits from a cultural environment that enables clear decisions and fosters innovation.
From the earliest days, the owner family shaped topics such as environmentally conscious raw material selection, clear positions on critical substances, and an awareness of sustainable value creation. These values were quickly translated into concrete actions: internal raw material guidelines and investments in development infrastructure.
Equally important is the company?s approach to people: employees are not standardized but supported in their individuality; talents are not restricted but strengthened. From this mindset came an early and lasting decision: customer support should be handled by technically skilled sales profiles?people who understand applications before talking about products.
For customers, this means informed consulting instead of sales rhetoric?and a collaboration that takes place on both a technical and professional level.
Partnership as a Success Factor
Ten years of artimelt would not have been possible without strong customer relationships. Many projects have been developed in close cooperation, technical solutions have been advanced together, and even during periods of supply chain pressure, long-standing partnerships proved their strength.
A key part of this stability lies in how artimelt builds relationships: openly, respectfully, and at eye level. Through long-standing, trustful collaboration?with both customers and suppliers ? artimelt continues to secure needed raw materials reliably and with good lead times, even when global supply chains are under pressure.
This reliability creates security ? especially in industries facing increasing regulatory requirements and supply chain risks. For customers, it means a partner who communicates transparently, responds early, and tackles challenges jointly.
Looking Ahead
While many anniversaries invite a look back, artimelt deliberately looking forward. The environment continues to change rapidly:
Requirements for quality, transparency, and traceability continue to rise.
Application complexity is increasing ? adhesives must be tailored more precisely to substrates, processes, and regulatory frameworks.
Sustainability is becoming a tangible procurement and innovation criterion.
artimelt does not see itself as a supplier but as a partner: a company that develops, tests, optimizes, and thinks together with its customers. The success of the first ten years was only possible because customers asked demanding questions?and that is exactly how it should remain in the future.
Conclusion
artimelt celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026?but the real reason to celebrate are the projects, products, and solutions created together with customers. Every successful hotmelt system begins not in the laboratory but with a requirement. And if demanding applications exist, there will always be good reasons to develop new solutions together.
How can an idea be implemented cleanly, safely, and efficiently? How do we navigate increasing regulatory requirements ? especially in the medical field? And how do we find an adhesive that is not simply 'good enough' but precisely right for the application?
These questions have become increasingly important over the past decade. They are the reason why artimelt stands where it stands today: as a specialist in demanding hot melt solutions, consistently focused on individual requirements. The fact that 2026 marks the company?s 10-year anniversary is therefore less a moment to lean back and more an opportunity to address these needs?and to look ahead at where the journey will take us.
From Production Site to Specialist Center
The history of artimelt began long before 2016. Hotmelts have been developed and produced at the Sursee site since the 1980s. The artimelt AG we know today emerged from the consolidation of hotmelt activities within the LAS Group: Collano Adhesives AG, Nolax AG, and Emerell AG, which were merged into one focused company.
This step was both strategically bold and forward looking. Instead of participating in the mass market with standardized adhesives, the company chose early on to specialize: hotmelts for applications that cannot be solved with off-the-shelf products. The advantage is still evident today: artimelt benefits from decades of local know-how while operating with the agility of a young technology company.
When Standard Solutions Are Not Enough
Shortly after its founding, it became clear: customers rarely approach artimelt to order an existing product. They come because their project presents a challenge?one that can only be solved with a precisely developed formulation.
This approach has been part of the company?s DNA from the beginning: for every defined need, the specific solution is developed together with the customer. An experienced development team is available for this, able to draw on in-house pilot and coating equipment that allows realistic testing. For customers, this means short paths, fast learning, and reliable results.
Medical as a benchmark for quality
From the very beginning, one of artimelt?s core competence areas has been medical hotmelts. For many years, artimelt has worked in accordance with ISO 13485?in production as well as in development. This long-established process of reliability forms the foundation for solutions that meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and traceability.
This certification is far more than a quality label. It confirms that processes are stable, safe, and reproducible?an essential requirement for applications involving direct skin contact or medical requirement. At the same time, the medical sector has long set an internal benchmark for quality: the precision, purity, and consistency required in this field have always driven standards in other industries. Experience gained from medical applications strengthens products for industrial, security, food, and technical uses?benefiting from the same process reliability.
This reflects a principle that continues to shape artimelt today: enabling demanding applications ? wherever reliability, safety, and responsibility are crucial.
A Family-Owned Company with Principles
artimelt?s ability to develop so independently in such a short time is not only due to its technical direction. As part of a Swiss family-owned holding artimelt benefits from a cultural environment that enables clear decisions and fosters innovation.
From the earliest days, the owner family shaped topics such as environmentally conscious raw material selection, clear positions on critical substances, and an awareness of sustainable value creation. These values were quickly translated into concrete actions: internal raw material guidelines and investments in development infrastructure.
Equally important is the company?s approach to people: employees are not standardized but supported in their individuality; talents are not restricted but strengthened. From this mindset came an early and lasting decision: customer support should be handled by technically skilled sales profiles?people who understand applications before talking about products.
For customers, this means informed consulting instead of sales rhetoric?and a collaboration that takes place on both a technical and professional level.
Partnership as a Success Factor
Ten years of artimelt would not have been possible without strong customer relationships. Many projects have been developed in close cooperation, technical solutions have been advanced together, and even during periods of supply chain pressure, long-standing partnerships proved their strength.
A key part of this stability lies in how artimelt builds relationships: openly, respectfully, and at eye level. Through long-standing, trustful collaboration?with both customers and suppliers ? artimelt continues to secure needed raw materials reliably and with good lead times, even when global supply chains are under pressure.
This reliability creates security ? especially in industries facing increasing regulatory requirements and supply chain risks. For customers, it means a partner who communicates transparently, responds early, and tackles challenges jointly.
Looking Ahead
While many anniversaries invite a look back, artimelt deliberately looking forward. The environment continues to change rapidly:
Requirements for quality, transparency, and traceability continue to rise.
Application complexity is increasing ? adhesives must be tailored more precisely to substrates, processes, and regulatory frameworks.
Sustainability is becoming a tangible procurement and innovation criterion.
artimelt does not see itself as a supplier but as a partner: a company that develops, tests, optimizes, and thinks together with its customers. The success of the first ten years was only possible because customers asked demanding questions?and that is exactly how it should remain in the future.
Conclusion
artimelt celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026?but the real reason to celebrate are the projects, products, and solutions created together with customers. Every successful hotmelt system begins not in the laboratory but with a requirement. And if demanding applications exist, there will always be good reasons to develop new solutions together.