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3M™ VHB™ Tape
Benefits of Using VHB Tape
✅ Lightweight
✅ High Performance
✅ Clean Application
✅ Safe to Use and Apply
✅ Versatile and Easily Die Cut
VHB Tape vs. Other Bonding Options
For years, when engineers needed to permanently bond substrates, they used mechanical fasteners, rivets, screws, bolts, welding, or liquid adhesives. These traditional materials work for some projects, yet they’re often heavy, messy, from an uneven bond, create vulnerable stress points, or disrupt the assembly process.
Certain self-curing adhesives create bonds that are nearly as strong as the components to which they’ve adhered. VHB tape is 10x stronger than rivets and outperforms other traditional bonding solutions.
Traditional solutions create concentrated stress points. VHB tape strips spread stress loads across the entire area on which they’re applied. This high-performance, permanent bond holds up better against shear stress.
VHB tape is available in many thicknesses, widths, and colors, so it matches the exact specifications and performance the product requires. It can also be converted and die cut to custom shapes and sizes.
Many bonding solutions require challenging primer applications, which slow down production and expose employees to harsh chemicals. Whether applied by hand or using machine automation, VHB tape is easily applied and creates smooth and clean bond lines.
VHB tape creates a tight, seamless bond without adding unsightly bulk, protruding fasteners, or weld burns. This is extremely important on product designs where graphics and exteriors are highly visible.
Top VHB Applications
Picture the situations where you would typically use a traditional bonding material: weld, rivet, mechanical fastener, etc. Now, replace those with VHB tape, a lighter, more conformable, and permanent bond that engineers have embraced for thousands of applications.
While traditional options typically bond metal-to-metal or plastic-to-plastic, VHB tape can create secure bonds between two or more different surfaces. Material examples include:
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Environmental Factors
Another reassuring thing about VHB tape is its durability and versatility, being incredibly effective both indoors and outdoors, and amongst many different environmental factors:
Why Use a 3M Preferred Converter?
The most trusted VHB tape in the world is made by its originator: 3M. When an adhesive converter achieves 3M Preferred Converter level, it signifies that they’ve been honored for excellence by 3M as being the top of the top. It lets the world know that this converter deeply knows the industry leader, including 3M VHB tape.
When a converter says, “We’re 3M Preferred,” it means they:
- have access to the most advanced adhesives in the world
- are welcomed into 3M’s laboratory
- know 3M design engineers
- trial new technology and products
- sell a high volume of 3M products
- maintain a high level of excellence, and
- can often offer customers quicker deliveries
While “3M Preferred” isn’t “only 3M,” it does show that a converter handles complicated and unique applications.
Blog: What It Means to be a 3M Preferred Converter →
Web Page: 3M Preferred Converter and Supplier of the Year →
Guides & Resources
Blog: How To Apply VHB Tape →
Blog: Converting In-House vs. Partnering with an Adhesive Converter →
Checklist: Choosing an Adhesive Tape Converter →
