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

. Engineers spend endless hours developing new products and revising current designs to meet market demand. The timelines are demanding, which can make it feel …

Cutting Thick Foam Materials – A Waterjet Cutting Case Study

Cutting thick, soft foam materials accurately can be challenging. If you try cutting them with a knife, the foam compresses. As the foam thickness increases, …

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 …

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, …

Why Surface Energy and Texture are Important for Tape Bonding

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 …

Pressure Sensitive Tapes for Truck Trailer Fabrication

We see tractor trailers every day. They are the critical link between producers and consumers. However, like most things we see often, we tend to …

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 …

DeGoop: Remove Sealants, Caulking, and Adhesives

No matter how skilled you might be with a caulking gun, sealants will inevitably end up on a surface where they shouldn’t be. Tapes that …

3M VHB™ LSE Acrylic Foam Tapes: A New Way to Bond Low Surface Energy Plastics and Composites

3M VHB™ acrylic foam tapes were introduced in the early 1980s and blazed the trail for high performance bonding and mechanical fastener replacement. 3M recently …

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