All About Applicator Brushes

The broad purpose of an applicator brush is to pick up an adequate supply of a material from a container, carry it from the container to an application site, and apply the material uniformly and easily to the application site. The applicator brush must meet several mechanical requirements. The applicator brush should have: a certain stiffness or resiliency yet have smooth feedback; an affinity for the composition it is being used to apply, yet withstand contaminants; high wear resistance, elastic recovery, and twist retention.

Industrial applicator brushes are used in almost every industry imaginable; from manufacturing to food prep, healthcare and a lot more, these brushes can solve many problems and fill many different needs. Applicator brushes serve a variety of uses from applying paint, adhesives, solvents, flux or other liquids to cleaning hard-to-reach places in industrial environments. They are great to use to apply lubricants, polishing compounds, and flux to small parts and pipes. They can also used for dusting and surface cleaning as these brushes resist deterioration from heat.

Gordon Brush manufacturers two lines of industrial applicator brushes: Double-Ended Applicator Brushes and Single-Ended Applicator Brushes.

Double-Ended Applicator Brushes

These brushes have two sizes with two end styles (tapered and flat). The fill material fibers are mechanically clamped into either a Stainless Steel, or Zinc Plated Steel, 4-1/2" handle for maximum fiber retention. No adhesives are used that could leach out and contaminate surfaces being cleaned. Double-ended applicator brushes are available with the following fill material: Horsehair; Hog Bristle; Nylon; Static Dissipative; or Brass (the other end of the brass fill applicator brush is a sponge). All of the brushes in this category are either anti-static or static dissipative. Their primary usage for these brushes is in the electronics industry.

Single-Ended Applicator Brushes

The fill material fibers are mechanically clamped into a wider array of handle material and an overall length from 3-1/2" to 6". The various fill options include: Stainless Steel (stainless steel handle applicator brushes provide for excellent chemical resistance); Zinc Plated Steel (zinc plated steel handle applicator brushes are an inexpensive utility duster/cleaner that is an excellent replacement for disposable acid brushes that quickly shed fibers. Zinc plated steel handle holds the fibers in place by 5 tons of mechanical clamping and without any adhesives that could leach out and contaminate surface areas); Aluminum (the non-magnetic, lightweight aluminum handle is constructed with strong mechanical clamping for maximum fiber retention, and contains no adhesives that can leach out and contaminate surface areas), Brass (brass tube applicator brush are filled with 0.003 brass to suit the demands your working environment dictates. They all have strong mechanical fiber clamping for maximum fiber retention), or Plastic/Acetal (are pencil shaped applicator brush with rigid acetal handle and nylon fills. These brushes can withstand most sterilizing environments. The fill material is epoxy set with high temperature adhesive that is autoclavable as in many hospital, laboratory or pharmaceutical settings. These brushes are for use in situations where you need a round brush to clean fine areas. They work well for applying liquids or fluids).

Single-ended applicator brushes are available with the following fill material: Brass; Goat Hair; Horsehair; Hog Bristle, Nylon; Static Dissipative or Brass; PEEK; Polypropylene; Stainless Steel; PTFE; or Thunderon). All of the brushes in this category are either: anti-static, insulative, conductive, or static dissipative. These brushes have many uses across a wide diversity of industries and applications.

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