Tom Brown: Celebrating 40 Years in the Tape Conversion Business
This year marks the 40th anniversary that Tom Brown began converting tape and transforming itself from a distributor of sealants and adhesive products to a …
Growth of Pressure Sensitive Tape Market Opening New Doors for Tom Brown
The market for high-quality pressure sensitive adhesive tape is forecasted to expand significantly in the next decade, according to research analysts, and Tom Brown, Inc., …
Upper Saint Clair STEAM Projects Update
In our early May blog post, we talked about Tom Brown’s collaboration with the Upper Saint Clair High School STEAM program and some of the …
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Tom Brown, Inc. Teams with Makana to fight COVID-19
Through his travels in southeast Asia, Dr. David Mathews observed a high volume of air pollution and its effects on local populations. An orthopedic surgeon …
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Upper Saint Clair STEAM Program Partners with Tom Brown, Inc.
Since 2019, Tom Brown, Inc. has collaborated with the Upper Saint Clair STEAM Program. Through USC’s Innovation and Consulting course, STEAM courses—Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, …
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Protective Tapes for Ski and Snowboard Manufacturing
One of the best parts of my job is learning what our customers do and how they manufacture their products. Once in a while you …
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The Advantages of Large Format Die Cut Parts
Some assemblies require die cut parts that are much larger than what is typically associated with tapes, gaskets, and other similar products. Examples include gaskets …
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Understanding How Tapes Wet Out and Stick
Adhesion is the ability of dissimilar surfaces to bond or stick to one another. Adhesion science is multifaceted and cannot be completely explained in a …
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When to Use Transfer Adhesives Versus Double Coated Tapes
I often get a bewildered look when I talk about selecting a transfer adhesive versus a double coated tape. Most people aren’t familiar with the …
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