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Adhesive Tape Converters: Who They Are and Their Purpose
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Adhesive Tape Converters: Who They Are and Their Purpose

Although you’re excited about your new product design, you’re unsure how to make it a reality.  

Few things are more...

Finding the Best Adhesive Tape for Rubber to Metal
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Finding the Best Adhesive Tape for Rubber to Metal

You’ve been staring back and forth between a metal and rubber surface, desperately trying to figure out the best way to...

Let's Learn About Laser Die Cutting
6 min read

Let's Learn About Laser Die Cutting

Tuck away your pop culture perceptions of lasers for a moment: lasers are good for more than exploding planets and...

Adhesive Foil: Different Types and Uses
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Adhesive Foil: Different Types and Uses

When searching for an adhesive foil to use inside your product, you’re probably expecting a more complex material than...

What Are Adhesive Release Liners? How Do You Select One?
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What Are Adhesive Release Liners? How Do You Select One?

Have you ever gone to peel a sticker but couldn’t remove it from the sheet? 

Adhesive release liners are all around...

Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles: Using Tapes
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Thermal Management in Electric Vehicles: Using Tapes

Did you know that electric car batteries could be held together by tape? 

Some tapes are vital in reducing modern EV...

Should I Use Die Cutting for My Project?
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Should I Use Die Cutting for My Project?

If you’ve been scouring the internet for potential manufacturing solutions, you may have come across die cutting. 

Die...

What You Need To Know About UL 9540
6 min read

What You Need To Know About UL 9540

Imagine that you’ve created a new electronic product.

Your product is amazing, and you would love to show it to the...

Medical Device Component Manufacturer Trends in 2023
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Medical Device Component Manufacturer Trends in 2023

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

“A huge medical science advancement was just made based on expensive...

Gasket Tape vs. Alternative Gasket Adhesives
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Gasket Tape vs. Alternative Gasket Adhesives

What do you picture when you think of sealing? 

Gasket tape and adhesives come in a wide range of shapes and formats...

Why Does Adhesive Manufacturing Cost So Much in 2023
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Why Does Adhesive Manufacturing Cost So Much in 2023

It’s another long day of opening emails and wincing at the sight of material quotes.

After taking a break to sip...

Your Guide to Heat Activated Adhesives
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Your Guide to Heat Activated Adhesives

A heat-activated adhesive is a type of adhesive, usually applied to a tape backing, that will not bond at normal...

4 Critical Considerations When Choosing a Wound Dressing Adhesive
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4 Critical Considerations When Choosing a Wound Dressing Adhesive

Can a skin adhesive serve every type of injury?

Sadly, there is no single, specific treatment for a wound. Because they...

Sample Express — Who it’s For and How it Works
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Sample Express — Who it’s For and How it Works

“Hey, we think this tape might work.”

“Great! Let’s invest a million dollars.”

If you’re making important financial...

4 Advantages of Choosing Acrylic Foam Tape
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4 Advantages of Choosing Acrylic Foam Tape

You’ve spent days pondering your latest project, but are still in between materials. 

When the screen before you reads...

Beginner’s Guide To Microfluidic Applications
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Beginner’s Guide To Microfluidic Applications

Towering redwoods. Majestic mountain peaks. Complex cloud formations. As we take moments to appreciate nature’s large...

What Does the Strouse Re-order Process Look Like?
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What Does the Strouse Re-order Process Look Like?

After a successful first run, you’re ready to order more custom products. 

But how do you place a second order, and...

Everything You Need to Know About EMI Shielding
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Everything You Need to Know About EMI Shielding

If you could touch radio waves and signals, you wouldn't be able to move from one end of your home to another. In fact,...

What are the Types of Heat Resistant Tape?
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What are the Types of Heat Resistant Tape?

Would you stick office tape under the hood of your car? If anything, it sounds like a fire hazard.

Some adhesives can’t...

How To Choose the Best Gasket Manufacturer
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How To Choose the Best Gasket Manufacturer

Are you still waiting for the perfect gasket manufacturer to fall from the sky?

That would be quite alarming. 

...

3 Most Common Adhesive Liner Issues (with Solutions)
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3 Most Common Adhesive Liner Issues (with Solutions)

How often do you pay attention to the part of the sticker you peel off?

Adhesive liners fulfill a necessary purpose,...

What is Rotary Die Cutting? Problems it Solves and Uses
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What is Rotary Die Cutting? Problems it Solves and Uses

The US craft industry is worth over $44 billion USD. 

If you've contributed to this booming economy, then it's likely...

Types of High-Temperature Gasket Materials
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Types of High-Temperature Gasket Materials

Like Michelangelo sketching on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, you’ve got your perfect design ready to go. But what...

How Are Graphite Gaskets Used and Where Can I Find Them?
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How Are Graphite Gaskets Used and Where Can I Find Them?

You’re gradually sifting through a mountain of gasketing material resources when you notice somebody referring to...

The Advantages of Using Double-Sided Medical Tape
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The Advantages of Using Double-Sided Medical Tape

Attaching one substrate to another.

It shouldn’t be that difficult. And usually, it isn’t. Yet, when the application...

5 Advantages of Proper EMI and RFI Shielding Techniques
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5 Advantages of Proper EMI and RFI Shielding Techniques

With so many people relying on the apps on their phones, glitches can feel like the end of the world. 

Devices shielded...

The 6 Best Flexible Material Suppliers for Manufacturers
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The 6 Best Flexible Material Suppliers for Manufacturers

Have you ever opened an online order only to realize something’s off about it?

Sometimes what you read online simply...