What is 3M Bumpon?

3M Bumpon is a material that you more than likely come in contact with on a daily basis, but you probably never even knew it existed. 3M Bumpon Resilient Rollstock is a self-adhesive rubber bumper designed to be used as feet, stops and spacers on handheld or desktop computers, calculators, electronic housewares, electronic equipment, desktop items and medical devices.

The rollstock format is excellent for die-cut shapes with various thickness requirements for gasket applications to fill gaps, dampen noise and reduce vibration.

Product Protection

3M Bumpon features include:

• Easy application with 3M pressure sensitive adhesives
• High skid-resistance.
• Won’t scratch or stain surfaces
• Reduces vibration and noise
• Will not crack or harden

3M Bumpon for a Variety of Applications

Application Ideas for 3M Bumpon include:

• Die cut for gasket application
• Anti-rattle spacer to fill gaps, dampen noise and reduce vibration
• Skid-resistant surface on floor
• Cushions or spacers within electronic devices
• Selective masking for sandblast operation
• Spacer or stop to prevent surface damage
• Door kick pads
• Corner protection strips
• Die cut cushioning stop for cabinetry

3M Bumpon is a highly convertible material, making it easy for us to custom fabricate. This material can be custom cut into virtually any shape imaginable. SRP’s processing capabilities for this material includes: Die Cutting, Flash Cutting, Rotary Die Cutting, Waterjet Cutting, Laser Cutting, and Laminating.

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If you have any questions or inquiries concerning 3M Bumpon, please do not hesitate to call us at 847-593-5630, or email us at info@srpco.com. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have, or assist you in assuring you are choosing the right materials.

Our second show of the year is in the bag as we concluded the 2016 Design-2-Part show late last week at the lovely Schaumburg Convention Center right in our backyard. In a world where it seems that trade shows appear to be a fading event for the converting industry, this year the D2P show proved otherwise. Maybe it was the fact that companies were laying low in 2015 as the economy continued to slowly dwindle for the industry, even into the early months of this year. However, it looks as though things are starting to pick back up, at least for SRP.

This was by far the most successful show we have attended for our company in years. Of course, the final results cannot be gauged until a few months down the road, so we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. Talking to many of the other companies exhibiting, it seemed the show was a success for them as well. Whether or not the show was a success for all exhibitors, the interest level of the people attending the show makes it look like things are headed in a positive direction.

We spoke with a lot of entrepreneurial start ups looking for prototyping services. The amount of people that are in the design phase of their new projects is very exciting, and isalso another indicator that manufacturing in the converting industry should be back on the up and up soon, so we hope. We would like to thank the D2P team for a successful show on their end, and we look forward to D2P 2017. We also want to thank Gramovox for supplying their floating record player and Gramaphone Bluetooth speaker for our display. It brought a lot of buzz to booth #349!

It is incredible to think how quickly we are approaching the midway point of the year. What is even more incredible is that we are still dealing with mild winter weather in Elk Grove. Our plans as far as trade shows and events go for the rest of the year include the Rwilo Events that aim to elevate art, design, and manufacturing innovation communities. People and businesses collaborate to share ideas, find opportunities, and build solutions. SRP is proud to be a co-sponsor for the event series.

What Are They?

Polyimide films are anything but ordinary. These films are engineered for long-term performance at extreme temperatures between -450° F to over 500° F over extended periods of time. So, obviously, thermal stability is a major benefit, which is why this film is so widely used in aerospace, electronics, and electrical industries when a high temperature material is required. Polyimide films possess a unique combination of properties that make it ideal for a variety of applications in a variety of different industries.

Features and benefits:

• The ability of these films to maintain their tremendous physical, electrical, and mechanical properties over a wide temperature range immensely reduces the need for rework, helping to enable high productivity out of this product.

• Dimensionally stable at high temperatures, which helps reduce rework, helping to enable high productivity.

• Flame retardant, chemical and radiation resistant which helps protect surfaces to help reduce replacement costs.

Popular Polyimide Products

Kapton Polyimide Films

DuPont™ Kapton polyimide films have set the industry standard for over 45 years in high performance, reliability and durability, with a unique combination of electrical, thermal, chemical and mechanical properties that withstand extreme temperature, vibration and other demanding environments.

3M™ Polyimide Film Tape

3M™ Polyimide Film Tape 5413 with DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide film and silicone adhesive is used for PCB solder masking and other high temperature applications. This product is amber colored and 2.7 mil (69 microns) thick.

Common Applications using Polyimide Films

Polyimide films can be used in a variety of electrical and electronic insulation applications including:

• Wire and cable tapes
• Substrates for flexible printed circuits
• Motor slot liners
• Transformer and capacitor insulation
• Magnetic and pressure-sensitive tapes
• Dielectric Gaskets
• Thermal Barriers
• Heat Sink Pads
• Automotive Sensors
• Circuit Board Insulation

Polyimide films are a highly convertible material, making it easy for us to custom fabricate. This material can be cut, slit, and laminated into virtually any shape imaginable. SRP’s Processing Capabilities for Polyimide Films include: Die Cutting, Flash Cutting, Rotary Die Cutting, Waterjet Cutting, Laser Cutting, and Laminating.

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If you have any questions or inquiries concerning closed cell sponge, please do not hesitate to call us at 847-593-5630, or email us at info@srpco.com. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have, or assist you in assuring you are choosing the right materials.