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Understanding the Shelf Life & Storage Conditions of Adhesive Tapes & Die Cut Parts

Date: 12-29-20January 14, 2021

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

Date: 11-17-20November 18, 2020

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,…
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High Performance Polyethylene Sealing Tapes

Date: 3-27-19March 29, 2019

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

Date: 6-26-18November 15, 2020

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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Guide to Spooling Tape Products

Date: 5-1-18October 18, 2020

What Is Spooling? Spooling is a process where rolls of tape products can be spliced together and wound onto a common core, similarly to  fishing…
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Silane Coupling Agents for Use with Tapes in Glass Bonding Applications

Date: 1-11-18October 14, 2020

Glass is known to be a “water loving” (the technical term is hydrophilic) surface and this makes adhesive bonds, particularly with acrylic adhesive systems, susceptible…
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A Guide to Intumescent Foam for Passive Fire Protection

Date: 8-15-17October 14, 2020

Intumescent is a big word and not familiar to many people. In simple terms, an intumescent material swells with exposure to heat. This swelling increases…
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A Guide to the Use of Polyethylene in Tape Products

Date: 7-18-17October 15, 2020

Polyethylene plastic is ubiquitous in our lives. The most common use is packaging for food and plastic garbage can liners. Most of us also have…
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Temperature Performance of Foam Tape

Date: 4-18-17April 17, 2017

Foam tapes are often gauged by a variety of physical properties; compression, compression set, density, and tensile strength. One of the important properties is temperature…
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The Importance of Cell Structure in Structural Spacer Tapes

Date: 4-11-17October 14, 2020

Structural spacer tapes are used alongside one or two part structural silicone sealants to ensure that glass remains bonded to the metal framing system for…
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