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Description: Stick-to-skin medical devices are held in place using high-performance medical adhesive tapes. Just as the choice of adhesive is important, so too is the adhesive tape carrier. Let's learn more about ...

Description: It is critical to know that as these adhesive tapes are exposed to different environmental factors, they may become degraded over time. Therefore, selecting the correct tape or adhesive for an ...

Description: In this article we will explore the differences between the 'big 3' - aqueous, solvent and hotmelt - discuss their merits (and weaknesses), and focus on the evolution of hot-melt coating, and it's ...

Description: Silicone tapes are versatile adhesive tapes that have long been used in the medical, electronics, transportation, and industrial fields. It's well known for its strong adhesion, flexibility, and ...

Description: Materials are available that contain solid lubricant additives, have high pressure-velocity (PV) values, and excellent wear resistance. In many applications, the high wear resistance can be achieved ...

Description: Hydrocolloid adhesive tapes are a particular type of medical tape designed specifically to care for wounds. These tapes are made using a combination of rubber and gel-forming agents that absorb fluid ...

Description: Nylon 6, also known as polyamide 6, is a synthetic thermoplastic material that has several benefits for use in construction components. Here are some of the main benefits of Cast Nylon for ...

Description: Mining is an important industry and one not without challenges. Equipment in mining is expensive, and equipment downtime can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each day the equipment is out of ...

Description: Quality and safety expectations come from today’s consumers and food safety regulatory bodies. As global trade has expanded, Food Processors had to raise their standards. In-line X-ray ...

Description: You have seen and probably used foam board in your life, whether at home for decorations, at work, or in school. But do you really know what foam board is and how it is best used? ...

Description: PFA plastic, also known as perfluoroalkoxy polymer, has various unique features that make it ideal for a number of high purity applications ...

Description: Polybenzimidazole is the best engineering thermoplastic on the market. It has the strongest heat resistance and mechanical property retention of any unfilled plastic at temperatures above 400° F. ...

Description: Polycarbonate plastics, usually known as PC plastics, are a kind of amorphous thermoplastic that is inherently transparent or mostly clear. ...

Description: Polyethylene is a thermoplastic polymer with a changeable crystalline structure and, depending on the kind, a wide variety of uses. ...

Description: The medical adhesive tape carrier must keep wearable devices in place and prevent skin irritation. Learn more about how carrier selection is crucial for wearable medical device performance. ...

Description: EMERCO can deliver plastic sheets that come into direct touch with food to suit the special requirements of the food machinery sector in terms of safety and performance. The severe standards of food ...

Description: Food Irradiation (the application of ionizing radiation to food) is a technology that improves the safety and extends the shelf life of foods by reducing or eliminating micro-organisms and insects. ...

Description: Our quality of life depends on having access to clean water. Installations must be chemically resistant to survive the impacts of corrosive chemicals used in water treatment, such as sodium ...

Description: Why Is ACM So Popular ...

Description: How Cast Acrylic is Made ...

Description: What is Plastic? ...

Description: Automotive OEMs need lightweight, durable, and easy to use mounting, bonding, and securing options for vehicle interior electronics systems. Custom die-cut adhesive tapes from Avery Dennison can help. ...

Description: Introduction to Tecanyl VH2 PPE ...

Description: THE TOP FIVE REASONS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER PLASTIC GEARS AND SPROCKETS ...

Description: What is Brass Metal Used For? ...

Description: We discuss the process that goes into making ETFE, how this versatile material is used, and much more. ...

Description: The global economy and our daily lives are heavily based on the availability of energy. Production, transportation, services, communication and the device you are reading this article on – there ...

Description: Especially in Europe, many countries, industries and private households are strongly dependent on natural gas, and geopolitical conflicts are worsening the energy supply situation through limited ...

Description: In many applications, designs require that certain component sections remain uncoated. These areas need to be masked before the powder coating process. Polyester tapes provide an ideal solution for ...

Description: There are many industrial processes that exude or transfer heat throughout components. Excess heat that is not controlled can damage machinery, negatively impact processes, and cause harm to humans. ...

Description: Energy-efficient, durable and long-lasting: these are just a few of the advantages of light emitting diode (LED) lighting technology, which is increasingly being deployed in a wide range of ...

Description: Sustainability enhancements in commercial construction are the wave of the future. With a growing worldwide population and greater environmental changes, the need for heating ventilation and air ...

Description: By Partnering with a global leader in recreational sports equipment, KyronMAX helped create a breakthrough archery idler wheel that was not only lightweight, but reliable enough to maintain the ...

Description: Three emerging technologies in the aerospace industry offer potential to boatbuilders for lightning protection, adjustable running surfaces, and stronger laminates. ...

Description: As the nation rebuilds post-COVID, we’re helping the construction industry literally rebuild. Did you know cast nylon is a popular material for many construction building supplies and ...

Description: Cast nylon and performance plastics are commonly the material of choice to replace traditionally metal parts in machinery and equipment. They have significant advantages over metal, which we’ll ...

Description: There is no shortage of options when manufacturing parts. You can choose “traditional” materials like metal or rubber, but there is a more efficient solution that performs significantly ...

Description: Cast nylon plastic is widely used and highly versatile. At Nylatech, we have nine standard formulations of tubular bar, rod, disk, and plate cast nylon to meet any need: Nylatech Natural: This ...

Description: Hazardous material container design requires considerations of shock absorption, fire protection, and conditions during use. Due to a combination of favorable properties, RPF has been installed in ...

Description: Applications: Chemical industry, Mechanical Engineering, Food industry, Sports equipment, Material Handling, Construction industry, Water Treatment, Cleanrooms. ...

Description: When we bond or join different materials together, we often look to the tried and true - liquid adhesives. Did you know that pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes offer many benefits over liquid ...

Description: Across the board, the vehicle manufacturing industry has become increasingly focused on light weighting. This is a design approach that focuses on reducing the overall weight of vehicles by reducing ...

Description: Why Expanded Metal is a Sound Choice for Your Vehicle’s Speaker Grille Covers ...

Description: One of the largest semiconductor OEMs in the world needed to safely retrofit the baffles used in their semiconductor fabrication process across all production sites with a more reliable, ...

Description: How do you ensure your wearable medical device stays stuck without irritating the wearer's skin? Is MARSI a who or a what? Are there special requirements for stick-to-skin adhesive tapes? Learn more ...

Description: EMFs are formed from solid metal foil in a proven, economical "slit-and-stretch" process. They are electrically continuous and, unlike knit or woven meshes, exhibit consistent and predictable ...

Description: Data sheet showing the benefits of using expanded foils in battery, capacitor and energy storage technologies. ...

Description: The Challenge of Bonding Low Energy Surfaces ...

Description: PPG's engineered materials redefines availability for precision expanded foils and polymers with exacting mechanical and electrical properties that meet unequivocal conductivity, weight and ...

Description: We often find that customers are looking to simplify and enhance their mounting applications. In this instance, an electronics manufacturer needed an alternative method to mount stiffener bars to ...

Description: Our customer, a large supplier of packaging supplies to the cotton industry, came to us requesting our help in creating an adhesive tab matrix that they could put on to their film. They were providing ...

Description: A Budnick specialist visited an RV manufacturing plant with one of our distribution customers to view how and where the RV manufacturer was using adhesive products in their applications. The Budnick ...

Description: Budnick was approached by a medical equipment manufacturer who was experiencing issues with an extrusion that was being attached to a medical sink. The customer was using a double coated structural ...

Description: A building materials manufacturer reached out to us when they began experiencing failures with a tape that they were using for a flying splice application on their fiberglass insulation production ...

Description: A manufacturer of keys, fasteners, and signs, was moving production from Arizona to Ohio. They needed a supplier who would stock the tape used to mount their keys to packaging in a temperature ...

Description: A large supplier that designs and manufactures major structural components for the aerospace industry called on Budnick to help them with very complex masking applications. When we first visited the ...

Description: A fuel tank manufacturer was mounting their logo emblems on the exterior of fuel tanks on semi-trucks but the tape being used to do so was failing. The tape was adhering initially, but failed once the ...

Description: Our customer, an EMI shielding manufacturer, was producing a conductive, semi-cured silicone at their local location. They reached out to Budnick in hopes of finding a solution for a new application. ...

Description: A medical equipment manufacturer needed to make process improvements and wished to condense the numbers that they were previously utilizing for their medical cabinets. The customer manufactures ...

Description: A former customer contact took a new position with an industrial fluid thermal management and equipment protection company. He called us to see if we could consult with them on their masking of metal ...

Description: An electronic device repair company was using a double-sided acrylic film tape to attach a face onto an Apple Watch. The customer wanted the rolls of tape slit to 2mm and 8mm widths. The converter ...

Description: Frustrated with long lead times and quality inconsistencies, a cooler and freezer door manufacturer turned to Budnick. They were previously buying foam from China and the long lead times were ...

Description: The PSTC defines peel adhesion as the force per unit width required to break the bond between a pressure sensitive adhesive tape and the surface to which it has been applied when the tape is peeled ...

Description: Choosing the right adhesive tape for your application involves asking a number of questions. We've outlined some of these questions and pointers below to help you fulfill the needs of your application ...

Description: Medical devices like glucose monitors are often worn for a week or longer, pushing the capabilities of skin-contact adhesives to the limit. 3M scientists claim Medical Tape 4576, is a game-changer in ...

Description: Sheet lead is a common, quick and cost-effective method to efficiently shield radiation in dental offices, vet clinics, health clinics, hospitals and other areas. It can also be used for roof flashing ...

Description: Elevator test weights are essential for ensuring the safety of the elevators that we take for granted in our daily lives. We see elevators everywhere; we use them without thought or worry (at least ...

Description: For precision-engineered applications that require a light mesh, Wallner Expac manufactures Light Gauge MicroForm®. Versatile, economical, and environmentally friendly, it is fully customizable to ...

Description: The new RP+ family of Very High Bonding (VHB) acrylic foam tapes from 3M have unique performance and availability characteristics, making them unique among other tapes in the high-performance VHB line ...

Description: Lightning strikes are inevitable, and for aircraft and wind turbines they are exceptionally dangerous. For specialized applications such as lightning strike protection, Wallner Expac manufactures its ...

Description: The purposes of expanded metal are to conceal, filter, enclose, protect, and decorate. Strong, lightweight, and visually appealing, Wallner Expac- a 100% employee-owned company and North ...

Description: According to the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, since 2010, the average cost of solar PV panels has dropped more than 60% and the cost of a solar electric system has dropped by ...

Description: Chromic acid anodization (CAA) is the one of the oldest and most widely used processes in the aerospace and metal finishing industries. Type I Chromic Acid Anodizing is an electrochemical process that ...

Description: The process of transforming a flexible material, adhesive or non-adhesive, into another form in order to solve a specific problem ...

Description: Thanks to micro DLP printing technology, it's now entirely possible to take your design right from prototype and iteration to production without tooling costs and delays. And it becomes all the more ...

Description: Acrylic – A synthetic polymer with excellent aging characteristics that can be used as either a single component adhesive or a coating or saturant, depending upon composition. Adhesive transfer ...

Description: The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC) defines Pressure Sensitive Tape as a continuous flexible strip of cloth, paper, metal or plastic coated on one or both sides with a permanently tacky ...

Description: Driven by advancements in technology and decreasing production costs, the electric vehicle market has grown significantly. This market is expected to continue to grow, especially if the proposed ...

Description: Mars Metal Company has over 42 years of experience in lead casting. We pride ourselves on being an industry leader in manufacturing, innovation, custom design, fabrication, and finishing solutions. ...

Description: Learn how we developed a more reliable wind turbine yaw slide bearing that reduced time to market and resulted in increased cost savings. ...

Description: The most comprehensive information about metal channels ...

Description: Roll forming is a process that uses a set of precisely placed rollers to perform incremental bending to a continuously fed strip of metal. The rollers are mounted in sets on a consecutive stand with ...

Description: Increased eCommerce demand leads direct fulfillment centers to focus on case sealing automation ...

Description: With many different powder coating masking tapes available, it can be difficult to select the best option. Find out about the different types of tapes built for a range of different temperatures and ...

Description: We can make custom die-cut parts (e.g., gaskets & seals) with adhesive backings. Let's learn the basics about pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and see how you can select the right one for the job. ...

Description: Incorporate innovative expanded materials into your fuel cell designs and improve their efficiency. ...

Description: Custom die-cut pressure-sensitive adhesives have many uses within the electric vehicle battery pack. Let's talk high-performance adhesive tapes and how Avery Dennison innovation may help improve EV ...

Description: Pressure-sensitive adhesives for stick-to-skin applications must be chosen carefully. Must the tape adhere for 4 hours or 4 weeks? What else should we think about when selecting adhesives for on-body ...

Description: Not all pressure-sensitive tapes work well on every surface. Take specialty thermoplastics, for example. Let's learn about Low Surface Energy (LSE) and how 3M specialty adhesive tapes can strengthen ...

Description: Rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesives come in two primary flavors - hot melt and solvent-based. Let's peel back the liner and learn more about solvent-based adhesive tapes with the Avery Dennison ...

Description: Zipper Fins allow for high fin aspect ratios and more design flexibility due to their progressively stamped construction and assembly. ...

Description: From deep-diving construction engineers and underwater surveillance vehicles to surfers and paddle-boarders, users of polyurethane foams fulfill diverse subsea and marine applications. Thanks to their ...

Description: Hot-melt rubber adhesives are used on pressure-sensitive tapes the world over, but what makes them so popular and why do hundreds of JBC's customers count on this kind of adhesive for their die-cut ...

Description: Interconnected electronics emit signals that can co-mingle, causing interference, poor device performance, and unhappy users. Precision die-cut components and specialty 3M tapes can help block ...

Description: These 10 tips can help you select the right 3M Shielding and Grounding tape to block unwanted radio interference and electronic noise, and improve device performance. ...

Description: Your specialty applications require medical-grade and stick-to-skin PSA tapes. You need a materials converter that knows how to process them. JBC can transform these unique tapes into your custom ...

Description: How do you select the right medical-grade adhesive tapes for your remote patient healthcare devices? Heart monitoring, glucose delivery, and other long-term wearables - Barry Global can help. ...

Description: With no two jobs being the same, HVAC technicians must learn to adapt to the challenges of the jobsite environments - including working efficiently in small spaces. Attics and crawlspaces are often ...

Description: Removing the liner from a roll of double-sided tape can be tricky. Below are five tips and tricks for dealing with difficult-to-start liners: ...

Description: Environmental conditions - particularly weather - can significantly impact the performance of tape during any installation and afterwards. Temperature is one of two primary consideration factors: ...