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Understanding Architectural Panel Tapes

Architectural panel tapes (APT) are high performance double-coated acrylic foam tapes designed to replace rivets, welds, liquid adhesive systems, and other mechanical fasteners used in …

Silicone Rubber Products for High Performance Applications

Silicones are a large family of elastomers with a unique chemical structure that gives them superior high and low temperature capabilities that are unavailable in …

Unique Material Combinations- A Case Study

One of the fun things about working with large curtain wall manufacturers is that they are always looking to try new designs and concepts. That …

High Performance Polyurethane Foam Tapes

I always feel a little sorry for polyurethane foam tapes. Why? They tend to get lost in the shuffle between the acrylic foam tapes on …

Foam Tapes for Muntin Bar Attachment

Simulated divided lites are a popular design option for residential and even light commercial windows. The design intent is to create the look of individual …

Understanding the Effect of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion on Tape Products

The coefficient of thermal expansion is used to understand the rate at which a certain material expand as a function of temperature. This understanding is …

Die Cut Foam Tape Products for Bonding and Assembly Applications

People don’t realize how often they touch or interact with products that are assembled with die-cut foam tapes. The most common one would be the …

Silane Coupling Agents for Use with Tapes in Glass Bonding Applications

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 …

Understanding Silicone Pressure-Sensitive Tapes

In the two preceding blogs, we discussed the historical importance of rubber based pressure-sensitive adhesives and their continued use in today’s applications as well as …

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