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Medical monitoring devices: How to request VELCRO® Brand Hook and Loop Fastener changes

Medical Monitoring Equipment Gleicher specializes in a variety of VELCRO® Brand hook and loop fasteners that keep vital medical monitoring sensors in place. Our market-tested products are proven by ye...
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Uses for VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP® Straps - Military

Tactical equipment and cables can be difficult to manage. Genuine VELCRO® Brand ONE-WRAP® Straps are American made and perfectly suited to secure or suspend long and flexible items or odd-shaped items...
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Surgical uses of VELCRO® Brand technology

VELCRO® Brand technology is used with a wide range of medical devices and equipment. Look around the operating room and you will find VELCRO® Brand products everywhere. From high tech robotics equipme...
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Plan for exposures when using VELCRO® Brand re-closable fasteners

Several VELCRO® Brand woven re-closable fasteners can be selected for use in hot, cold or wet conditions. Fasteners are used on footwear, clothing, tactical apparel and extreme weather garments. Wheth...
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Product Engineers: Get VELCRO® Brand Product & Fastener Solutions Reviews from Gleicher Mfg.

It’s almost limitless how many ways adhesives and fasteners can be combined into solutions. As a Product Engineer, you’ve put sweat and tears into wading through the available options, and you’ve desi...
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Gleicher Offers Product Manufacturers 3M Product Application Reviews

Attention all Product Engineers: If you have not been able to keep up with the market of bonding and attachment solutions for your company’s products, check out Gleicher Manufacturing’s 3M Application...
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Choosing 3M Thermal Heat Shield Tapes for LED Assembly or Heat Sink Mounting

Summary: Today’s high intensity LEDs are opening up new opportunities for cost savings and reduced power consumption. However, they also generate more heat than conventional LEDs. 3M™ Thermal Interfac...
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How to test adhesive tapes for industrial assembly applications

Ideally it’s in testing that engineers discover all the ways an assembly tape fastener or bond line can fail. As long as these failures happen in the lab prior to production, it’s all good. Knowing wh...
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FAQ: What can I do to make the adhesive tape bond faster?

What you may be hoping to reduce is called Dwell Time. That’s how long the adhesive needs to be left in place before being ready for testing or use. As a rule of thumb, the length of time needed is ba...
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FAQ: What’s the best way to ensure a strong bond from adhesive tapes?

For the best adhesive bond, focus your attention on making the best application: Below are the four factors that contribute to the successful bonding of an adhesive to a surface. Please note these are...
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