User Guide

Design and assembly of durable and reusable devices
3M
™
VHB
™
Tapes
Proven worldwide since 1980 for high holding strength
3M
™
Double Coated Tapes
A variety of carriers for easy handling and application
Bond and seal components throughout a device.
Can be die-cut into
sizes and complex
shapes for precise,
easy assembly.
For more than 25 years, engineers
have been specifying 3M
™
VHB
™
Tapes
to permanently bond and seal many
metals, plastics, and other surfaces.
• Bond on contact with no drying
time or fixturing
• Save processing steps for drilling
and screwing
• Viscoelastic properties absorb
shock and flexing for reliability
against vibration and other stresses
• Replace rivets and screws for
virtually invisible fastening and
help keep surfaces smooth and
attractive
• Permanently bond many materials,
flat or curved
With adhesive on both sides of a
paper, film, tissue, or foam carrier,
3M
™
Double Coated Tapes increase
dimensional stability of adhesive for
handling and application ease.
• Choice of carriers and adhesives
for different production and
performance requirements
• Same or different adhesive on
each side of a carrier to join a wide
variety of materials
• Choice of properties for
temperature resistance,
conformability, initial adhesion,
high shear strength, and more.
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For keypad assembly, silicone adhesive on one
side of a carrier adheres to a silicone rubber
keypad; acrylic adhesive on other side of the
carrier bonds to the plastic base.
For precise fit, 3M
™
Double Coated Tape is
pre-applied to foam gasketing materials and
die-cut to size and shape.