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Scotch High Tack Box Sealing Tape 371+ is a high-strength, medium-duty hot melt tape. Engineered to adhere to a variety of substrates, including up to 100% recycled corrugate, this hot melt tape offers a quick and secure seal for palletized shipments and high-value items — helping to minimize theft and content replacement costs. Whether cartons are being processed in room temperature environments or down to 40 °F (4.4 °C), the tape sticks at first application, which saves valuable time and reduces the outcome of tape failure and rework.

Scotch High Tack Box Sealing Tape 371+ is a high-strength, medium-duty hot melt tape. Engineered to adhere to a variety of substrates, including up to 100% recycled corrugate, this hot melt tape offers a quick and secure seal for palletized shipments and high-value items — helping to minimize theft and content replacement costs. Whether cartons are being processed in room temperature environments or down to 40 °F (4.4 °C), the tape sticks at first application, which saves valuable time and reduces the outcome of tape failure and rework.

Used to protect surfaces from abrasion, 3M UHMW-PE Film Tape 5421 is a thin caliper general purpose polyethylene tape that creates a “slip plane” effect to allow contact without wear. This tape features a unique combination of properties that make it ideal for many tough impact wear or sliding applications. 3M UHMW-PE Film Tape 5421 is a thinner version of 3M UHMW-PE Film Tape 5423.

For anodizing, composite bonding and splicing, use 3M Polyester Tape 8403. This translucent green tinted tape is coated with a silicone adhesive that bonds well on difficult surfaces, including silicone coated papers and films. It is chemical resistant and performs under a wide range of temperatures and environments. This tape is a thicker version of 3M Polyester Tape 8402.

Thin and conformable, 3M Polyester Tape 8901 excels in high temperature masking operations such as powder coat painting. Coated with a silicone adhesive, this tape bonds to a variety of difficult surfaces. It is chemical resistant and performs under a wide range of temperatures and environments.

3M Durable Floor Marking Tape 971 is specially designed to withstand heavy traffic such as scuffing from pallets and heavy equipment. It uses a tough, low-profile backing to resist curling and edge lift, prolonging the life of floor marking arrangements. This tape uses rubber adhesive to form a strong bond and provide clean, one-piece removal, even after extended use. Its linerless composition gives you the freedom to apply it by hand or using the 3M Lane Marking Applicator M1. Ideal for 5S lean manufacturing initiatives, a wide variety of vivid colors keep industrial floors organized with color-coded efficiency. Between long-lasting construction and vibrant colors, 3M Durable Floor Marking Tape 971 is ready to optimize floors in demanding shipping, manufacturing, and workshop settings.

For heat shielding applications such as wrapping over and along thermal insulation, use 3M High Temperature Aluminum Foil Tape 433L. This dead soft aluminum foil tape is coated with a clear silicone pressure sensitive adhesive that bonds well to a variety of surfaces and excels in high temperature applications, where other adhesive tapes may fail.

Constructed with an extremely conformable backing, 3M Polyethylene Tape 483 is designed to be used in a wide variety of general purpose applications including sealing, holding, coding, moisture proofing and protecting. This tape is coated with a rubber adhesive that bonds well and removes cleanly from most surfaces. 3M Polyethylene Tape 483 is available in a variety of vivid colors.

Comprised of a polyester film backing with a layer of adhesive on each side, 3M Double Coated Tape 93020LE is a market proven, double coated transfer tape with good anti-lifting properties. This tape bonds well to similar and dissimilar materials including, metals, most plastics, glass, papers and painted surfaces.

The 3M Aluminum Foil Tape 431 is a high-performance foil tape designed for numerous applications across a broad range of industries. Comprised of a dead soft aluminum foil backing with a highly engineered pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive, it is ideal for heat shielding, heat reflecting, light enhancement, seaming and sealing.

3M VHB Tape RP+160GP is a double-sided tape comprised of a multi-purpose acrylic adhesive with paper liner. With a conformable foam core, it has a total thickness of 62 mil (1.6 mm) when applied. This tape offers an excellent balance of strength, viscoelasticity, conformability, and adhesion to high and medium surface energy metals and plastics. It is compatible with various materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized steel, composites, plastics, acrylic, polycarbonate, and ABS. The pressure-sensitive adhesive technology ensures water resistance and tight sealing for long-term durability. It can withstand temperatures up to 450 °F (230 °C) for short-term use (up to four hours) and up to 250 °F (121 °C) for long-term use.

These attributes make 3M VHB Tape RP+160GP a reliable choice for a wide range of bonding and sealing applications, such as attaching metal panels to frames and electronic displays. The seamless joining and minimal surface preparation of this tape make it easy to use and result in smooth and aesthetically pleasing surfaces. It is particularly suitable for bonding thin, lightweight, and dissimilar materials. Explore the versatile bonding potential of 3M VHB Tape RP+160GP.

3M VHB Tape RP+040GP is a double-sided tape comprised of a multi-purpose acrylic adhesive with paper liner. With a conformable foam core, it has a total thickness of 16 mil (0.4 mm) when applied. This tape offers an excellent balance of strength, viscoelasticity, conformability, and adhesion to high and medium surface energy metals and plastics. It is compatible with various materials, including aluminum, stainless steel, galvanized steel, composites, plastics, acrylic, polycarbonate, and ABS. The pressure-sensitive adhesive technology ensures water resistance and tight sealing for long-term durability. It can withstand temperatures up to 450 °F (230 °C) for short-term use (up to four hours) and up to 250 °F (121 °C) for long-term use.

These attributes make 3M VHB Tape RP+040GP a reliable choice for a wide range of bonding and sealing applications, such as attaching metal panels to frames and electronic displays. The seamless joining and minimal surface preparation of this tape make it easy to use and result in smooth and aesthetically pleasing surfaces. It is particularly suitable for bonding thin, lightweight, and dissimilar materials. Explore the versatile bonding potential of 3M VHB Tape RP+040GP.