3M Silicone Laminating Adhesives Tailored to Fit Your Needs
3M™ Silicone Laminating Adhesive Tapes give OEMs and converters the ability to achieve high bond strengths to most silicones and difficult-to-bond-to substrates. 3M™ Adhesive Transfer Tape 91022 and 3...
Rubber vs. Acrylic Adhesives: A Guide to Selecting the right adhesive
Rubber adhesives are made from natural or synthetic rubber resins. Individual elements do not change, the components are mixed to produce an adhesive. Rubber adhesives have: High initial adhesion Some...
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 and adh...
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...
Selecting 3M Tapes and Adhesives for Assembling Electronic Devices
The selection of 3M Tapes and Structural adhesives available in the electronics industry is good and getting better. A wide variety of structural materials are needed inside an electronic device, so f...Using Lighter-Weight Adhesive Fasteners can Help the Environment
Making an electronic device more lightweight makes it more portable and user-friendly. It's also a more Earth-friendly option. Environmentally-conscious companies are doing the right thing for both th...Thin Is In When It Comes to Adhesive Tapes for Electronics Assembly
Thin is in these days, particularly when it comes to adhesives. 3M scientists recently rolled out a new line of ultra-thin adhesives that measure a mere .005 mm. That’s the kind of thin tape that make...
The Right Adhesive is More Than Just Glue in Electronic Devices
You probably don’t give much thought to adhesive when designing an electronic device, aside from how well it will stick. But the truth is today’s adhesives are far more than just a simple bonding agen...
3M Products and Solutions to handle Thermal Expansion in Electronics
Thermal expansion can wreak havoc on an electronic device. Is your attachment solution up to the challenge? 3M offers a number of electronics assembly solutions designed specifically to withstand high...
