Adhesive Tapes

Double Sided and Adhesive Transfer Tapes prove themselves time and time again as invaluable allies in speeding up the production process, particularly in sampling and folding operations and as a means of securing components prior to packing.

3M™ 9572 Double sided tape holding sailcloth prior to stitching

Tape with extended liner for easy removal at a later stage

3M T 646WI Taping Machine

 

 

Machine Applications

By using adhesive tapes in conjunction with a semi-automatic machine, you can apply tape to various materials, speeding up productivity.

Specific Properties

The Double Sided and Adhesive Transfer Tape range is the most extensive currently available and suitable for practically every conceivable application including -

  • Low surface energy plastics
  • Silicon rubber
  • Heavily plasticised vinyls such as PVC

Additionally, Acrylic Adhesive Transfer Tapes offer excellent resistance to:

  • Low and high temperature
  • Moisture
  • Most chemical agents
  • Solvents
  • Ultraviolet

Double Coated and Adhesive Transfer Tapes for sealing polythene bags

  • High performance
  • Permanent
  • Peelable
  • Hot knife cuttable
  • Easy removable line

High Tack/Low Tack Tapes

Tapes with a permanent adhesive on one side and a removable adhesive on the other are regularly used for window posters, point of sale offers and for samples attached to the fronts of magazines.

High tack/low tack tape allows membership cards to be cleanly removed from letter without any damage.

Nameplate and Laminating Tapes

The sharp growth in using self adhesive Nameplates rather than traditional screwed-on or riveted panels has required tape manufacturers to respond with ever higher performance products. A range of double coated and adhesive transfer tapes is available which will adhere to most substrates, either textured or smooth for a permanent bond.

Die Cuttability

These products can be converted into various formats such as labels, gaskets, overlays, spacers etc. Different weights of liner make die cutting easy irrespective of size or shape.
Finger Lifted Tapes  

Finger Lifted Tapes (Extended Liner)

These tapes offer highest performance combined with economy from rubber based to acrylic adhesives. The finger-lift system allows batch production and easy removal of the tape during the line assembly.
  • Finger-lift (extended liner) tapes
  • Extensive range of widths
  • Permanent and removable adhesives
  • Extensive range of roll lengths
  • Transfer, tissue and filmic tapes
  • Printed release liner (optional)

Finger Lift Tapes can be used to make up items at a later date, where the tape and protective liner is left on. Available in 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm, 24mm widths and 50m, 500m, 1000m rolls. Ideal for a wide range of applications...

Continous Stationery

Print Finishing

Point of Sale

  • Hot knife (hot wire) cuttable
  • Flat rolls and spools

Ideal for Polythene Bag manufacture
     

Glue Dots

Glue Dots are dots of removable or permanent adhesive with thousands of uses, packaged in handy dispenser boxes for easy application. The cost effective alternative to hot melt adhesive and slow drying glues means no more risk from burns, no slow drying liquids and no more expensive dispensing equipment.
Can hold many different items in place for packaging and display. Round items will stay in place while travelling down conveyors and through shrink wrap machines.

Ideal for holding...

  • Sample packets
  • Membership cards
  • Coupons
  • Business cards
  • Product inserts
  • Business reply cards

Thousands of uses

Round items will stay in place while travelling down a conveyor and through shrink wrap machines. Holds paper labels in place for retail display, yet allows easy removal by the consumer.
Thicker and larger dots are available to order
Also ask about our dispensing machine

Scotch™ ATG Bonding System

Offering a quick, easy, precise alternative to the usual methods for :
  • Lightweight Joining
  • Component Fixing
  • Product Assembly
  • Trim Bonding
  • Temporary Holding
  • Positioning

The ATG dispensers enable users to apply strips of pressure sensitive adhesive tape exactly the right length, in exactly the right place.

Practical in every type of business:

  • Furniture Manufacture
  • Leather
  • Textiles
  • Woodworking
  • Point of Sale
  • Display
  • Art Studios
  • Picture Framing
  • Plastic Fabrication
  • Hand Work on Assembly Lines ....

Scotch™ ATG

Applicators and Adhesive Transfer Tapes are the answer to a host of applications.

 

Finishing

  • Folder assembly in print finishing
  • Assembling a display
  • Steadying before embroidering
  • Core starting

Display

  • Bonding cardboard displays
  • Temporary holding before sewing
  • Sail making purposes
  • Attaching samples of varied materials
   

Plate Mounting & Splicing Tapes

Stereo Plate Mounting Tapes

Flexographic Tape System

An effective tape has to perform at three key stages in the plate mounting process

 

Removal
Removal of the plate from the tape without damage, then the tape from the cylinder. This means faster mounting and removal, without the use of solvents, faster running speeds and a closer control of solids, lines and dots. Our specialist adhesives have the right tape density and give you the right result every time.

Positioning

Allows the plate to be precisely set and repositioned if necessary

Bonding

Holding the plate precisely in position however long the print run

We offer a full range of PVC, Soft PVC, Cloth and Cushion mount tape from 2 thou. to 80 thou.

 

 

Splicing Tapes

A complete range of splicing tape is available, both in single, double sided and repulpable forms.

Used in paper and board making and in the print industry where splice failures can cost thousands in machine down time. When making splices whether permanent or temporary, core starting, or in pre-press processes, the need is always the same - high quality dependable splices every time.

Our highly experienced staff would be pleased to advise you of the best product for your particular application.

 

 

The well proven hydrodispersible adhesives used in repulpable tapes are needed in the Paper Mill, where waste may be returned to the broke without the need to remove splices, and in print use where paper waste recycling is too important for cost conscious newspapers and printers to ignore.

Foam Tapes

 

 

Double Sided Foam Tapes are available in a variety of adhesive/foam combinations to match your special needs. The foam carriers are conformable and flexible and are ideal for gap filling and bonding irregular surfaces.

Foam tapes not only bond, they also cushion joints against shock-loads and provide sound and vibration damping. They can provide an effective thermal seal between cold metals and warmer plastics. They are used in a number of industries including electrical and electronics, metal fabricating, furniture, signs and displays.

Typical Applications

  • Glazing
  • Engineering
  • Electrical and telecommunications
  • Automotive
  • Railway carriage manufacture
  • Ships and building

 
High Bond Tapes  

Very High Bond Tapes

These tapes possess a number of properties which provide an important advance in assembly.

  • A very high bond strength which replaces rivets, bolts, welds and other mechanical fixings.
  • Virtually invisible bonds for better appearance and less surface re-finishing.
  • Ability to use thinner, lighter and even disimilar materials.
  • Seals against the environment.
  • Helps to cut costs and increase productivity.

3M™ VHB Tapes are widely used in a number of industries.

Signing

VHB tapes can replace rivets and bolts producing a good looking sign with a smooth undistorted surface.

Construction

Used in many areas of this industry again to save time and the cost of rivets, screws and other mechanical fastening systems.

Transportation

Rivets in panel assembly can be replaced by VHB tape saving assembly time and cost.

Surface Preparation using 3M™ Products

To obtain optimum adhesion, the bonding surfaces must be clean, dry and well unified. Typical surface cleaning solvents are 3M™ VHB™ Cleaners, a mix of isopropyl alcohol and water or heptane. Be sure to follow solvent manufacturer's directions for use and precautionary warnings when using solvents.
After application, the bond strength will increase as the adhesive flows into the surface. At room temperature approximately 50% of the ulimate strength will be achieved after 20 minutes, 90% after 24 hours and 100% after 72 hours. In some cases bond strength can be increased and ultimate bond strength can be achieved more quickly by exposure to elevated temperatures (e.g. 70C for 1 hour). This provides better adhesive wetout onto subtrates.
Electronics Metal and Plastic Fabrication

3M™ VHB™ tapes help to speed up the assembly process. Tape has resiliency and gap-filling properties and also protects against moisture and dust. Other properties of this tape:

  • Absorbs impact
  • Withstands very high temperatures
  • Resists plasticizer migration

In this industry 3M™ VHB™ tapes offers the following benefits:

  • Replaces spot welding and resists temperature
  • Bonds immediately to pre-painted metals
  • Keeps out harsh environments
  • Bonds to high strength