What impacts proper adhesion or cohesion when it comes to PSA tapes? There are certain critical elements to consider.
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Choosing a PSA tape that can withstand high temperatures requires a thorough understanding of the options available and how well they perform.
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Different tapes are ideal for different surfaces, depending on their qualities. What are the materials made of? Are you bonding together two similar or dissimilar surfaces? These are all important to consider, along with a few other key questions.
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PSA tapes combine the best of all worlds when it comes to bonding. They are often more effective than liquid adhesives and even metal fasteners.
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High-density polyurethane foams, as their name implies, are a particularly dense type of foam that is commonly used across multiple industries. Some of the more common uses for high-density polyurethane foam include furniture pads and athletic gear, but they also make incredibly durable and effective foam gaskets because of their low compression set, resistance to a number of chemicals, and fabrication options.
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While both are considered great options for a variety of applications, can be custom cut to create unique parts, and are available with several different adhesive types, there are key differences between the two types of pressure sensitive adhesive tape options.
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Choosing the right type of PSA tape for your gasketing application is a critical decision. It is important to consider the surfaces to be bonded and the application environment.
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Silicone Rubber is a material that is manufactured out of cured, liquid synthetic rubber. The material is known for its wide range of operating temperatures, sealing and gasketing capabilities, UV and ozone resistance, and excellent compression set. There are two major global producers of silicone foam and solid rubber.
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Choosing the right pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape for your application all begins with a series of questions. If you are in the market for pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, regardless of how they will be used, these are some good questions to start with.
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What exactly are pressure sensitive adhesive tapes? How do they work? What are the different varieties? This quick guide will deliver the basics of these tape adhesives and how they can be used in your industry application.
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If you are an avid user of 3M’s Extreme Sealing Tape (EST), you probably know the products you specified and use are no longer commercially available. Extreme Sealing Tapes (ESTs), 4411B; 4411G; 4411N; 4412N; 4412G, were placed on Forced Majeure in late November 2021 by 3M. Events since that time have led to their cancellation.
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Included in last month’s shocking news that many widely used 3M™ VHB™ Tapes are no longer available, was the fact that the entire line of 3M Extreme Sealing Tapes are also affected.
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Many companies are still digesting the news that they will likely be required to transition to new acrylic foam tape alternatives from the trusted 3M VHB tapes they have used for years.
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If we were looking for a word to sum up the supply chain challenges of 2021, the term that comes to mind would be Force Majeure.
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