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Bonding

Look to 3M for the most versatile and comprehensive line of adhesives and tapes available. You'll find solutions for bonding brace materials such as metal, rubber, foam, and low surface energy plastics. Select bond strength in the range from repositionable to strength enough to replace screws and welds.

 
3M™ VHB™ Tapes 3M™ VHB™ Tapes
All acrylic construction provides strength and durability in extreme applications. Resists stress, fatigue, vibration, heat, cold, temperature cycling, moisture, solvents and UV light.

 
3M™ VHB™ Adhesive Transfer Tapes 3M™ VHB™ Adhesive Transfer Tapes
Rolls of pressure-sensitive adhesive pre-applied to a special release liner. For application, the tape is simply pressed, adhesive side down, to a surface and the liner is peeled off.

 
3M™ Membrane Switch Materials 3M™ Membrane Switch Materials
3M's line of membrane switch systems is designed to withstand the constant stress of actuations, formulated to perform consistently without deteriorating.  Has exceptional cohesive strength with resistance to slippage, oozing, lifting, channeling and buckling.

 
3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural Adhesives 3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural Adhesives
Load-bearing adhesives have high cohesive strength to bond high strength materials and potentially replace mechanical fasteners. Depending on the adhesive, you can bond metal, wood, rubber, ceramic, composites, engineering grade plastics, glass and more.

Brochures & Product Guides
  Assembly Solutions for Medical Devices Brochure (.pdf, 492kb)
   
  3M™ VHB™ Tapes Design Guide (.pdf, 1037.4kb)
   
  2006 Adhesives and Tapes Selection Guide - Brochure (.pdf, 6.7mb)
   
  3M™ Scotch-Weld™ Structural Adhesives Demo Guide HR - Brochure (.pdf, 3.6mb)
   
  3M™ Membrane Switch Adhesives Flyer (.pdf, 80.1kb)
   
  Scotch-Weld Structural Adhesives Selection Guide - Brochure (.pdf, 115.9kb)
 
Note
3M adhesives, tapes, and fasteners are not intended for use in implantable devices or applications where the 3M product will be in contact with fluids being introduced into the body or where respirable air/gas will pass over the exposed 3M product.
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