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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Effects of Cold Temperatures on Tape Products
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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How to Interpret a Tape Technical Data Sheet
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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Advantages of Acrylic Foam Tapes Over Mechanical Fasteners
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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Understanding Open Versus Closed Cell Foams
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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Understanding Adhesive Laminations
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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The Basics of Steel Rule Die Cutting
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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Understanding the Art and Science of Log Slitting
When we use tape products, we typically use them in rolls. Tapes can also be supplied as die cut or kiss cut parts in a …
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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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