Vibration Damping Using Foams and Adhesive Materials
When a surface vibrates, it disturbs the adjacent air resulting in sound waves that can be unpleasant. Common sources of these vibrations particularly in machinery …
What is Tensile Strength and Why Does It Matter?
The technical data sheets for films, foams, foils, and many tapes often contain tensile strength values. But what do these values represent and why do …
Advantages of ArmaComfort® MTD Foam Tape for Sound Transmission Reduction
Armacell®, a leader in foam technology, has introduced a new foam tape called ArmaComfort® MDT to help reduce sound transmission in commercial buildings. (MTD stands …
Viscoelastic Behavior in Tapes
Viscoelasticity. It’s a big word and might sound a bit intimidating but the concept is not difficult to grasp. The pressure-sensitive adhesives used to make …
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A Great Trade Show and Learning Experience
I’m stating the obvious here, I know, but the pandemic put the brakes on nearly all in-person trade shows during the past 14 months. …
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Understanding the Shelf Life & Storage Conditions of Adhesive Tapes & Die Cut Parts
Many of us have a roll of masking or duct tape that’s been sitting in our garage or basement for quite a while. It probably …
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Preventing Die Cut Parts and PSA Tape Failure
Pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes and die cut parts provide efficient methods of assembly in many applications. If die cut parts or tape failure occurs, …
High Performance Polyethylene Sealing Tapes
We’re all familiar with duct tape. It’s been around since it was first developed for the military in 1942 and most of us have a …
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Understanding Adhesive Failures
Adhesive bonded joints, whether made using pressure-sensitive tapes or liquid adhesives, can experience failure. Oftentimes, the comments we hear are, “It’s not sticking,” “It’s coming …
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