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The Cold, Hard Facts About Hot-Melt Rubber Adhesives

It wasn’t that long ago that we published our critically-acclaimed educational primer "Intro to Rubber-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives" and ever since our intensely loyal legions of fans have been hounding us day and night for the next installment. Today marks the second part of this soon to be award winning series and it's all about hot-melts.

10 Best Selection Criteria for 3M™ Shielding & Grounding Tapes

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) can cause EMI noise, crosstalk, low signal-to-noise ratio, poor signal reception, higher error rates, and slower communication speeds, negatively impacting sensitive analog circuits and sensors. The good news is that in many cases all of this can be addressed with a piece of custom die-cut specialty tape. This post highlights 10 questions to ask to help narrow down which die-cut 3M Electrically Conductive Tape is right for your application.

8 Gasket Materials for Mid-Range Ambient Temperature Applications

Solid rubber gasket materials such as Nitrile, Neoprene, and EPDM are popular choices for use in mid-range temperature sealing environments, as are a variety of open and closed cell foams and sponge rubbers. This post highlights eight common gasket materials die-cut by JBC for use in moderate temperature applications.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive 101 - Rubber-Based PSA

As a flexible materials converter, our customers’ requirements often have us laminating a pressure-sensitive adhesive backing to another material, like foam, felt, flock, fiberglass insulation, or even metal foil. The adhesives we use include high-performance, high-temperature silicones, mid-range acrylics, and, the focus of this post, lower-cost, high-tack rubber adhesives...

Medical Adhesive Tapes Applications for Custom Die Cutting

Precision die-cut foams, non-wovens, and medical-grade adhesives are used in medical component assembly, device attachment, on-body medical devices, surgical dressing, incise drape solutions, and more. Various products exist to support the medical device industry, from nonwoven, breathable medical tapes that comfortably conform to human skin to non-irritating medical-grade acrylics to attach or assemble medical devices. Here we highlight just a handful of the hundreds of industry-leading pressure-sensitive adhesives and tapes...

4 Gasket Materials for Mid-Range Temperature Sealing

Die-cut gaskets can play a critical role in the overall performance and safety of a part or product. They can endure harsh environments and provide long-lasting, tight seals against air, moisture,