Release Liners: Understanding their Role and Importance.
Simply stated, release liners are coated papers or films that protect the adhesive layer that often is part of a pressure sensitive tape or-reclosable fastener. They protect the adhesive until it is r...
The Top Three Reasons Reclosable Fasteners Fail. And how to avoid them.
One of the most common reasons why a reclosable fastener solution can fail: An incompatibility between the hook and loop materials being mated. Without the proper “marriage,” a fastener union is desti...
Your ideal reclosable fastener? The Right Choice starts with these ten checkpoints.
The good news: With a virtually unlimited range of options to choose from, finding the perfect reclosable solution is virtually guaranteed. The not-so-good news: With the multitude of fastener an...
3M™ VHB™ Tapes vs. Mechanical Fasteners: There’s no comparison
Customers turn to Gleicher for permanent fastening solutions when mechanical fasteners are unable to provide the necessary performance characteristics. Among the challenges that they may face: joining...
Unique situations? Unique applications? We’ve got the fastener solutions.
Gleicher customers often look to us to supply them with a custom solution from our wide range of fastening and converting capabilities. These may involve relatively basic shapes, such as circles and s...
From simple to complex, Gleicher specializes in custom shape adhesives.
Gleicher has had a long-standing reputation for providing 3M™VHB™ (very high bonding) solutions and converting materials that meet a wide variety of applications from the most basic to the very comple...
Gleicher Customization Makes VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP® Straps Even Better
Gleicher customers know us best for providing them with outstanding adhesive and fastening solutions. One of the most important attributes of those solutions is performance, especially when a custom...
Gleicher specializes in custom shape fasteners.
Customers often come to us for a diverse range of shapes for their fastener solutions, from basic circles and strips to more complex shapes and designs. Many of them contact us with unique requests fo...
Thinking "Outside the Fastener"
At Gleicher, there are unlimited number of fasteners, adhesives, and converting combinations that can be used to meet our customers’ requirements. But occasionally we determine that an ideal solution ...
