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Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

What is the Strongest Double Sided Tape? | Pittsburgh | Tom Brown, Inc.?
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

What is the Strongest Double Sided Tape?

Date: 7-12-21July 12, 2021
    Recently, I was reviewing the keyword search terms people used to reach our website. The following is just a sampling of the searches…
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Product Development research cycle
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Last Minute Product Development Challenges… When Tape Converters Do Their Best Work

Date: 1-25-21January 25, 2021
. Engineers spend endless hours developing new products and revising current designs to meet market demand. The timelines are demanding, which can make it feel…
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Surface Energy and Texture Pittsburgh | ProFromGo
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Why Surface Energy and Texture are Important for Tape Bonding

Date: 10-22-20March 15, 2021

One of the first questions anyone in the tape industry asks is “What surface(s) are you trying to bond or stick to?” This screening question…
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Diagram of Durometer Hardness Test | Tom Brown, Inc.
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Understanding Durometer and Material Selection

Date: 1-13-20
What is a Durometer and How Does it Affect Which Materials You Select?A durometer is an instrument for measuring the hardness of a material; typically…
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meter reading
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Effects of Cold Temperatures on Tape Products

Date: 9-17-19September 17, 2019
Many of you have probably used duct tape or masking tape during the winter months and might have noticed that it doesn’t seem quite as…
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TBI Cover
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

How to Interpret a Tape Technical Data Sheet

Date: 8-20-19October 18, 2020
When you’ve been in any type of business for a long time, you sometimes realize how much you take for granted or assume that other…
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Acrylic Foam Tapes for Installation | Tom Brown, Inc.
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Advantages of Acrylic Foam Tapes Over Mechanical Fasteners

Date: 6-24-19October 14, 2020
It’s very difficult for most people to visualize how a tape could possibly replace a rivet, screw, or other fastener. After all, mechanical fasteners are…
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adhesive Tapes
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Understanding Open Versus Closed Cell Foams

Date: 6-17-19June 17, 2019
When selecting foam substrates for end use applications, there are a number of factors to consider such as thickness required for gap filling, density, chemical…
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What are adhesive laminations? | Tom Brown, Inc.
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

Understanding Adhesive Laminations

Date: 6-11-19
Unique materials can be created through the use of lamination techniques and equipment. Properties such as fire resistance, sound and vibration damping, improved tensile strength,…
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What is Steel Rule Die Cutting | Tom Brown Inc
Category: Should Ask Questions (SAQ)

The Basics of Steel Rule Die Cutting

Date: 5-10-19
Many of us probably helped our parents make cookies around the holiday season when we were kids. Some of us even got to use cookie…
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Tom Brown, Inc.

With its headquarters located in Lawrence, PA, Tom Brown, Inc. is a fully integrated converter and manufacturer of specialty tapes and gasket materials and a distributor of specialty construction products under the BK Brown Construction Products.

Contact Us

Our Locations

224 Georgetown Road
P.O.Box 460
Lawrence, PA 15055-0460

Phone: (724) 743-2121
Fax: (724) 743-0521

*ISO 9001:2015 certified

Salt Lake City Branch
1877 South 3230 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Phone: (801) 903-2054

*ISO 9001:2015 certified

For a wide selection of specialty construction products please visit our sister site:
brown-cp.com.

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