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Thin Bonding: Laminating Adhesives
Whether you are bonding similar substrates or dissimilar materials, our double-sided tapes provide the strength, conformability, adhesion and aesthetic requirements for your project.
Products by Bonding Application
Plastic to metal. Foam to plastic. Even chrome to foam. 3M™ Laminating Adhesives fit most production processes, meet application requirements including cold- and high-temperature adhesions and have the flexibility to adhere to most materials and substrates such as foam, plastic and metal.
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Adhere materials to foam surfaces with a soft adhesive, high initial tack, excellent peel adhesions and shear strength when you use 3M™ Foam Lamination Tapes.
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Bond materials to plastic surfaces with high initial bond strength, high shear strength and good anti-lifting properties on flat and curved surfaces when you use 3M™ Tapes for Hard-to-Bond Surfaces.
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Attach materials to metal and high surface energy substrates with excellent adhesion, high shear strength and high temperature resistance when you use 3M™ High Performance Acrylic Adhesive 200MP.
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Secure a variety of automotive interior materials including fabrics, foams, and plastics, such as those used for seats, door panels, carpet attachments, and trim, when you use double-sided tapes or low-VOC and low-fogging tapes.
Benefits of 3M™ Laminating Adhesives in Automotive Applications
You need two things to bring your automotive interiors together: design freedom and production efficiencies. 3M™ Laminating Adhesives help deliver both.
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Optimize package space, and allow you to attach components in more places for new and enhanced interior experiences.
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Faster cure times, improved repositionability in a range of environments, more efficient conversion of products through features such as pre-applied adhesives.
Double Coated Tapes Vs. Adhesive Transfer Tapes
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- Features a carrier that seperates two layers of ahdesive and can be made from paper, plastic film, tissue or foam
- The carrier is important for applications that need to withstand tough environments
- Ideal for bonding dissimilar materials that require different bonding properties
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- Composed of a thin film of adhesion with a liner over the top to assist with handling
- Liner is peeled off to apply the second substrate, so these thin tapes consist of only one type of adhesive
- Conform easily to irregular surfaces
- Not limited by the temperature resistance of a carrier
Introducing 3M™ Double Coated Tape GPT-020F
The ideal general purpose industrial thin bond tape for a wide range of substrates and applications, from displays to signage to metal fabrication to trim attachment.
Tapes for Virtually Any Situation
From climate-controlled offices to harsh outdoor environments, you need high-performance versatility that can withstand whatever conditions customers throw at your products. Whether you’re bonding high surface energy substrates like metals and glass or difficult low surface energy materials like powder-coats and some composites, 3M has a wide variety of durable options for thin bonding.
Extreme Situations
100MP
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Tapes for Extreme Situations
3M™ High Performance Acrylic Adhesive 100MP
Designed for operating temperature up to 149ºC (300ºF), with short-term temperature tolerance up to 260ºC (500ºF), and in extreme cold temperatures, this tape is deal for situations where temperatures cycle between the extremes. Resistant to chemicals, UV and solvents while providing high-strength adhesion with a thin profile, this adhesive can be used as aerospace de-icing boots and lightning protection systems, disc brake shims, high-temperature and high-pressure autoclaves, air bag inflator burst discs, engine and transmission control modules, metal bonding and cladding, high-temperture graphics and labels, kickplates, and more.
This adhesive is designed for use with high and medium surface energy materials such as metals, polymides, and polycarbonates.
Featured Products
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For high-temperature labels or flexible printed curcuits to metal.
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For brake shim and heat shrink attachments.
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For metal cladding and trim, panel-to-frame attachment.
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For low outgassing material for use in spacecraft.
High Surface Energy
200MP
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Tapes for Metal and High Surface Energy Subtrates
3M™ Acrylic Adhesive 200MP
A versatile adhesive with excellent shear and peel strength, anti-lifting power, and resistant to solvents and heat, this adhesive stands up to repeated use in applications such as consumer appliances, industrial machinery, automotive applications, transportation, consumer electronics, healthcare and hospitals, public space communications, graphic overlays, and fitness machines.
This adhesive bonds a variety or metals and other high surface energy substrates including glass, aluminum, ceramic, acrylic, fibreglass, polycarbonate, polyimide, etc.
Featured Products
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For bonding printed polycarbonate to ABS plastic.
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For bonding printed polycarbonate to polyester in a membrane switch.
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For bonding polycarbonate to metal.
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For bonding printed aluminum to metal.
Hard-to-Bond Textures
300MP
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Tapes for Hard-to-Bond Textures
3M™ Acrylic Adhesive 300MP
This versatile high-performance adhesive brings high initial tack and ease of die cutting to double-coated tapes for a variety of market, inluding industrial applications, automotive and marine applications, medical equipment, specialty vehicles, construction finishing, and office workspace applications.
This adhesive bonds textures and substrates, such as polyurethane foam, microcellular urethane foam, polyethylene foam, EPDM foam, textiles and fabrics, felt, wood, carpet and nylon.
Featured Products
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For bonding fabric to metal, and closed-cell foam to galvanized steel.
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For bonding nylon denier to plastic, and seat foam to polyurethane film.
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For bonding EVA foam boat decking to fibreglass with gelcoat.
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For bonding upholstery to high density foam.
Hard-to-Bond Surfaces
300LSE
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Tapes for Hard-to-Bond Surfaces
3M™ Acrylic Adhesive 300LSE
Designed specifically to bond to low surface energy substrates with high initial tack, and high shear strength, this adhesive is ideal for autmotive applications, electronics, consumer appliances, and a variety of other industries.
This adhesive offers good anti-lifting properties on both flat and curved surfaces made of ABS plastic, nylon, EPDM rubber, metal mesh, PET film, polypropylene, rubber polyurethane, carbon fibre, graphite, and foam.
Featured Products
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For bonding plastic to metal, as well as powder coating applications.
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For plastic to plastic bonding applications.
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For bonding chrome or metal to plastic.
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For bonding curved plastic pieces to foam or other plastic surfaces.
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