User Guide

DURABLE DISPOSABLE
3M
™
Hydrocolloid Adhesive Tapes
page 7
3M
™
Gamma-Stable Low Profile
Reclosable Fasteners
page 8
3M
™
Double and Single Coated Tapes
page 6
3M
™
Dual Lock
™
Reclosable
Fasteners
page 5
3M
™
Scotchmate
™
Reclosable Fasteners
page 5
3M
™
Foam Tapes
page 6
3M
™
Double Coated Tapes
page 3
3M
™
Adhesive Transfer Tapes
page 4
3M
™
Nonwoven Tapes
page 7
3M
™
Diagnostic Tapes and Hydrophilic Films
page 7
3M
™
Protective Products
page 5
3M
™
Performance Label Materials
page 4
PERMANENT
REMOVABLE
Technology and service to help your
converting business grow within medical market segments
The medical market is growing and
you can grow with it in both durable
and disposable device categories.
Valued at $75 billion by some industry
experts, the medical device market is
growing 8-10% annually. Driven
by an aging population who want to
continue leading more active lives,
some segments are growing up to
15-20% annually.
With 3M technologies, you can offer
customers:
• Holding strength matched to
the job
• Virtually invisible fastening
• Increased material options
• Increased manufacturing options
With 3M technologies you can offer
choices in the key attributes customers
need to consider. For example:
• Level of adhesion
• Wear duration
• Material breathability
• Hydrophilic or hydrophobic
• Sterilization requirements
• 3M representatives located
throughout the United States,
Canada, and 50 other countries for
convenient sales assistance
• Highly trained technical service
team to help you evaluate products
for specific applications
• Ready product availability
• www.3M.com/converter
When you work with 3M, you’re
teamed with a resource backed by
over 50 years of experience in durable
and disposable devices. 3M is a trusted
brand in the medical market with
thousands of health care products.
For assembly of durable or reusable
devices such as diagnostic equipment,
you’ll find 3M bonding and fastening
solutions for assembly of materials
ranging from metal and rubber to
glass and low surface energy plastics.
For disposable products such as
diagnostic test strips and stick-to-skin
products such as electrodes, you’ll
find a wide variety of tapes, films,
and reclosable fasteners.
Design and assembly of durable
and reusable devices
Fabrication of disposable and
stick-to-skin devices
Solutions through service
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3M
™
VHB
™
Tapes
page 3