Tapes and Adhesives

Today, product designers and manufacturing engineers are relying on adhesives more than ever for greater design flexibility, more efficient production and improved performance. To meet the requirements for stress resistance, adhering specific substrates, application efficiency and cost, 3M offers a wide range of easy to use adhesives in handy sizes with practical dispensing systems.  Our products include:

• Aerosol Adhesives
• Jet-Melt™ Hot Melt Adhesives
• Structural Adhesives
• Water-based Adhesives

3M bonding tapes represent the most complete line of advanced acrylic and rubber adhesive tape systems available in the industry today.  Generally speaking, acrylic adhesive systems offer the customer the best in shear performance, environmental resistance and long-term bond performance.  Whilst rubber adhesive systems offer high initial tack and are particularly suitable for lower weight internally situated applications, 3M bonding tapes utilise a range of technologies and come in a variety of thicknesses.  Product range includes:

• 3M VHB Tapes
• 3M Double Coated Foam Tapes
• 3M Adhesive Transfer Tapes
• 3M Double Coated Tapes

Of all the qualities a designer needs, there is no doubt that attention to detail is as important as any other.  3M Bumpon™ Moulded Products provide you with a simple, reliable way to eliminate slipping, dampen sound and protect surfaces from damage.  The high performance adhesive eliminates the need for costly operations, such as drilling, screwing or riveting.  The special polyurethane formulation ensures that they will not mark surfaces, soften, crack or lose their shape. The roll materials allow customised shapes to be die cut to your specific requirements.

Whenever your needs call for reclosability or removability, 3M Reclosable Fasteners let you do it quicker, easier and more conveniently.  These hidden fastening systems can offer a range of reclosable methods, within which there exists a variety of performance abilities, providing you with the optimum reclosable fastening system for your application.  Better appearance, expanded design options and faster, easier assembly are available to you through our reclosable fastener range.  Product range includes:

• 3M Scotchmate™ Reclosable Fastening System
• 3M Dual Lock™ Reclosable Fastening System

3M Packaging Systems can offer a comprehensive range of products that combine to offer an integrated solution for all your end-of-line packaging requirements.  3M's packaging solutions are designed to save you labour, time and material costs, as well as reduce material wastage.  Products in the range include:

• Scotch® Box Sealing Tapes
• Scotch® Narrow Width Tapes
• Scotch® Bundling and Reinforcing Tapes
• Scotch® Carry Handle System
• Scotch® Recloseable and Multipacking Tapes
• Scotch® Tapes for General Applications
• 3M Manual Tape Dispensing System

Whatever industry you work in, you are likely to be trying to improve quality whilst increasing productivity and profitability. 3M's range of single-sided masking and processing tapes can go a long way towards helping you achieve these objectives. When considering quality, 3M Masking Tapes provide an assured mask, giving the high quality finish that is expected. To protect products from damage, our range of protective tapes give several options. In terms of productivity, 3M tapes enable you to get the job done right first time - every time, with no need for costly cleaning or reworking.  Products in the range include:

• 3M Metal Foil Tapes
• 3M Polyester Tapes
• 3M Protective Tapes
• 3M Slick Surface Tapes
• 3M Vinyl Tapes
• 3M Flexographic Mounting Systems
• 3M Miscellaneous Specialty Tapes