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When it comes to adhesives, here are some ways to help you get the best bond.

When it comes to flexible reclosable fasteners, foams, single-sided tapes, and double-sided tapes, choosing the right adhesive to bond to a substrate is a critical decision. With pressure-sensitive ad...
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The real VELCRO® Brand. Really.

These days you can find fakes everywhere. From twenty-dollar bills to Rolex watches to news reports, it is getting hard to tell the real thing from something that is not. And it is no different when i...
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Using something other than 3M™ Dual Lock™ can take its toll on you.

Remember rolling up to a toll plaza on a busy highway and fumbling around for some cash to pay the toll? No? Me either. Thankfully, the technology developed in the late 1980’s known as Electronic Toll...
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When is VELCRO® Brand the answer to your fastening needs?

A quick answer might be: “It depends.” But the far more accurate response to the “when” question is: “Whenever you need a flexible, reclosable hook and loop fastener.” Then there’s the “where.” Busine...
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Hook & Loop - Sometimes It's Better to be Mated than Single.

In the never-ending search to achieve the perfect alignment for your hook and loop fastening application, a mated solution can provide advantages and benefits over the option of un-mated fastening com...
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Flexible Reclosable Fasteners: Hooks, Loops and "Mushrooms".

Knowing the construction and performance characteristics of flexible reclosable fastener types, makes the right choice for your application a lot easier. Best known and most widely used is the hook an...
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FAQ: why did my adhesive fail? Let’s take a step back…

Being converters since the 1960’s we’ve seen all sorts of adhesive fastener technology. And over that time period we’ve seen at least ten times as many unique applications. In an ideal world, the expe...
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Are you using primer? Eliminate this step with new LSE high bond tape!

3M has engineered a double sided foam tape that is an easy to use, fast applying and cost effective, peel and stick solution for bonding plastics and composites without primer! The newer plastics and ...
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CV-19 Response Gleicher Manufacturing Corp.

I am pretty sure you don't care how we are cleaning our office and plant. I am pretty sure you don't care about our contingency plans. I am pretty sure you don't care how we are managing our business....
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FAQ:  can release liner carrier substrates be recycled?

Once a label or fastener is applied, the liner becomes useless and often ends up incinerated or buried with common garbage. A very large amount of paper is wasted. Release liner waste material is foun...
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