Industrial Tapes

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This family of rugged cloth tapes provide adhesion to most surfaces in a variety of environments, including moisture and UV. Specific tapes may be used in specialty applications, like outdoors, offering clean removal for up to 6 months.

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3M Film Tape 5490  is used on this feeding station delivery drum to help printed pieces move smoothly through the stitcher by reducing friction.

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Vibration damping 3M Damping Foil 435 is bonded inside the aircraft fuselage between the ribs and stringers to help reduce unwanted noise inside the cabin.

3M™ Vibration Damping Tapes, aluminum foil constraining layer coated with a pressure-sensitive viscoelastic polymer on a blue polyethylene easy-release liner.

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Clean removing high temperature silicone adhesives and different thicknesses of tough non-silvering polyester backings make the 3M Series Polyester 8900 popular choices for powder coat paint masking.

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The chemical resistance of the polyester backing, combined with the chemical resistance and flow properties of a heavy coating weight of a specialty formulated rubber resin adhesive system, allow 3M Polyester Tape 1285 to work well as a plating tape in many applications in the printed circuit fabrication industry

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The durability and abrasion resistance of the 4 mil “colour throughout” vinyl backing on 3M Vinyl Tape 471 and the adhesive side printing of 3M Safety Stripe Taoes 5700 (White/Black) and 5702 (Yellow/Black), allow these products to work well for many safety marking requirement.

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High-strength filament tapes from 3M are an excellent choice for a variety of sealing, bundling and holding applications.  They can be used in many bundling related applications unitizing everything from pipes, to lumber, to boxes for indoor or outdoor shipping, storage and handling.  They also perform exceptionally well in box sealing applications for non-RSC boxes.  They are offered in a wide variety of strengths depending on your need as well as a wide selection of appearances from exceptionally clear to coloured or printed.

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To save the cost of new corrugated cartons, this easy-to-use aerosol covers most printing and labels with permanent tan colour for carton reuse.  Quick drying and long lasting.

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The conformability, U.V and moisture resistance of the polyethylene backing, combined with a transfer resistant rubber resin adhesive, allow 3M Preservation Sealing  Tapes 481 (Black) and 4811 (White) to work well as sealing tapes, as in this aircraft mothballing application.