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Characteristics and Benefits of 3M Double Coated Tapes

This broad line of tapes features pressure sensitive adhesive on the front and back for bonding a wide variety of surfaces in many applications. At SRP, we convert an extensive line of 3M Double Coated Tapes. These tapes are excellent for the bonding of various types of materials, including wood, foam, glass, concrete, plastic and steel. The bonds produced offer significant strength and can be applied quickly for long-term and permanent applications.

Some characteristics found with 3M Double Coated Tape products offered by SRP include:

  • Easily converted by die-cutting
  • Easily conformable to irregular surfaces
  • Excellent adhesion to the majority of surfaces
  • Dimensionally stable
  • High level of adhesion from high tack level

3M Double Coated Tape – 200MP High Performance Acrylic

The 200MP line of double coated tapes offer outstanding adhesion to metal and high surface energy plastics with excellent shear strength to resist slippage and edge lifting, provides short term repositionability for placement accuracy.

Product #’s – 92015, 9492MP, 9495B, 9495FL, 9495MP, 9495MPF

3M Double Coated Tape – 300LSE Low Surface Energy Acrylic

The 300LSE line of double coated tape offers features that include good resistance to consumer chemicals and excellent anti-lifting properties. 3M 300LSE acrylic adhesive has a long history of successfully bonding a wide variety of similar and dissimilar materials such as metals, most plastics, glass, papers, and painted surfaces.

Product #’s – 9495LE, 93005LE, 93010LE, 93015LE, 93020LE

3M™ Double Coated Tape – 300MP High Tack Acrylic

3M™ Double Coated Tapes with 3M™ Laminating Adhesive 300MP feature a thin polyester film for dimensional stability and improved handling with ease of die cutting and laminating. 3M adhesive 300MP offers excellent adhesion to many plastics and good shear strength and provides exceptional temperature and chemical resistance that withstands tough application environments.

Product #’s – 9609, 9687, 9690, 9690B, 9786, 9786NP, 9832, 9832HL

Rely on the 3M Double Coated Tape products we offer at SRP when you need top quality surface adhesion, shear strength, conformability and temperature resistance in your project applications.

3M Specialty Adhesive Tape Options Offered by SRP

The innovative product line of specialty 3M adhesive tape products we offer at SRP meet a number of requirements for our customers across a range of industries. Some of these solutions include noise mitigation, safety line marking, vibration damping and thermal management.

Some of the 3M specialty adhesive tapes we offer at SRP through our facility include:

  • 3M Safety-Walk
  • 3M Bumpon
  • 3M Dual Lock Recloseable Fasteners
  • 3M Thermally Conductive Interface Tape
  • 3M EMI Shielding Foil
  • 3M Aluminum Foil Tape

3M Adhesive Tape for Worker Safety

Safety in the industrial sector is an extremely important aspect in everyday business. At SRP we offer a range of slip-resistant 3M adhesive tape products to help protect individuals in the workplace. These products be used in both industrial and residential settings and provide protection in wet, dry and oily conditions.

3M Safety-Walk

These slip-resistant tapes offer long-term durability. They are applied easily to surfaces (without the need for anchoring) through a pressure-sensitive adhesive backing without issues like tearing, wrinkling, lifting, curling or shrinking.

3M Bumpon

These self-adhesive rubber bumpers are used to protect surfaces, whether it involves automobiles, electronics or household appliances and cabinets. Various shapes, sizes and colors are available.

3M Dual Lock Recloseable Fasteners

These fasteners offer the strong bonds provided by 3M VHB Acrylic Foam Tape combined with a branded snap-lock system. The resulting holding power is 500% stronger than a traditional hook and loop fastener. Other features include ease-of-alignment and the distinct sound of snap engagement that confirms its attachment.

3M Thermally Conductive Interface Tape

This 3M tape is a pressure sensitive adhesive with flame-retardant fillers and thermally conductive ceramic particles. Through its thin PET carrier, it offers great converting ability, good handling, and reworkability.

3M EMI Shielding Foil

If you’re applications involve reliable grounding, ESD protection or static charge draining, then the 3M EMI shielding foil and fabric tapes are a premier option. These shielding foil tapes come in a variety of options in terms of thickness as well as copper or aluminum material. Other features can include multiple layers, heat spreading and light shielding capabilities. Cover films may also be included with these high performance acrylic adhesive products allowing for better handling and resistance to puncture and tearing.

3M Aluminum Foil Tape

3M Foil Tapes resist flames, temperature extremes, high humidity, exposure to UV rays and most chemicals. With literally hundreds of options to choose from, no one carries a more complete line of these indispensable, metal-backed tapes. These foil tapes are thermally conductive, and have heat- and light-reflective surfaces to promote efficient heating or cooling. They also feature tough, long-wearing backings that are tear and puncture resistant.

High Quality Precision Die Cutting

It’s always difficult trying to explain to a customer, friend or innocent bystander exactly what it is we do here at Standard Rubber Products Co. (SRP). For over 65 years we have been providing custom fabricated products to a variety of industries working with small to large companies. In our world, we are considered a fabricator” or “converter” of non-metallic materials. What this means is we take raw materials such as sponge, foam and rubber and convert or cut them into custom shapes that fit the application they will ultimately be put into. This is where precision die cutting comes into play.

In order to maintain quality and accuracy, manufacturers like SRP use precision die cutting techniques to cut individual parts and components out of these raw materials. These services can be performed in a number of ways to produce products according to exact customer specifications. We can custom fabricate and shape a variety of materials quickly and accurately including: sponge, foam, rubber, foam tape, thermal tape, adhesive, plastic, vinyl, film and much more.

Methods of Precision Die Cutting

A number of different precision die and die less cutting procedures are available in our manufacturing process. The design, material type, and quantities of the customer product will determine how the parts will be manufactured. At SRP, we offer a variety of different methods depending on those customer needs. Our precision die cutting methods include:

  • Steel rule die cutting
  • Flash cutting
  • Rotary die cutting
  • Laser cutting
  • Compound die cutting
  • Water jet cutting

Steel rule die cutting, along with compound die cutting, are century old cutting techniques that are still used today and continue to be revised and revamped as technology continues to change the manufacturing landscape. SRP still utilizes these processes today due to their high output and quality manufacturing capabilities.

Die less cutting has become the ‘new age’ manufacturing in the converting world. By utilizing CAD software, our customers are able to send us computer files with their parts drawn, and those files are seamlessly uploaded into our database. Major benefits to die less cutting include rapid prototyping and ease of design changes. With this technology, there is no need to buy expensive tooling.

Our dedicated teams of engineers are ready to assist you with your next project and provide you with the expertise and quality materials for parts and components that meet your exact specifications.