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A Selection Guide to 3M™ PSA Adhesive Tapes for Low Surface Energy (LSE) Applications

There's a lot that goes into adhesive tape selection. That's why JBC Technologies teamed up with 3M™ to create an easy-to-use, educational selection guide for 3M LSE bonding solutions - Tapes and Adhesives for Low Surface Energy Applications: 3M LSE Product Selection Guide. Download it today and learn more about why surface energy matters, the surface energy of commonly used substrates, and the adhesive tape performance properties you need to consider during the design phase of your project.

10 Medical Uses for Differential Double-Sided Adhesive Tape

Differential double-sided adhesive tapes are a great way to bond two very different materials - think foam to glass or steel to plastic - and their versatility makes them a popular choice in industries like electronics and automotive. This two-faced approach to adhesive tape bonding makes differential tape the perfect choice for bonding two materials with significantly different surface characteristics. It's also the main reason you'd probably choose to use a differential tape in the first place. In this post, we turn our attention to some of the most common ways that you'll find differential adhesive tapes being used for medical applications.

10 Automotive Uses for Differential Double-Sided Tape

Welcome to the second post in our series about differential double-sided Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) tape.  In our first post - Differential Double-Sided Tapes Defined | The Basics, we gave an overview of differential double-sided PSA tapes. Here we'll see how these special double-sided adhesive tapes are used for 10 automotive applications.

6 (More) Benefits of Adhesive Tapes Over Liquid Adhesives

You've probably got a pretty good idea why tapes can often be the better choice compared to liquid adhesives, but did you know there are even more ways that pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape can come out on top? Don't misinterpret, we're not saying there's anything wrong with liquid adhesives...

Guide to Adhesive Tapes & Automotive Electronics (Exterior)

All of us want safer transportation, and this extra vehicle safety usually comes at a cost - more electronics. Frequently on the exterior of the vehicle, rearview mirror displays, backup cameras, and even advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can all add weight and complexity to the vehicle. How do the automotive and transportation OEMs attach, bond, and seal these electronic devices without adding weight, noise, or even more safety concerns?

The Best Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Tapes FAQ (Part 1)

PSAs. Peel-and-stick tapes. Sometimes pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, sometimes simply tapes. Adhesive tapes are designed to stick using surface contact and pressure, but we know you've got questions. In this post – Part 1 of what we hope will be a much more extensive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape FAQ – we'll try to provide short answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about PSA tape and its applications.