Efficient and versatile for automated bonding 3M VHB Extrudable Tape GP is an extrudable high strength pressure-sensitive adhesive that requires little or no surface preparation for some substrates and offers immediate handling strength. This versatile material can be applied in variable widths and thicknesses and even around corners without wrinkles or gaps, and can provide an air- and watertight seal if desired. The hot bond line can be closed immediately with a second substrate, or a liner can be applied and the second substrate can be bonded to the cooled tape later. A stretch release feature allows the tape to be removed cleanly from a part by pulling parallel to the surface so the part can be reprocessed with minimal waste. 3M VHB Extrudable Tape GP offers excellent adhesion to metals, glass, rubber, low surface energy (LSE) plastics, woven and non-woven textiles, and hard-to-bond materials, including slightly oily surfaces. This material has no special storage or curing requirements. An Unconventional Foam Tape In the 1980s, 3M’s VHB line of purpose-built tapes forever changed manufacturing, allowing users to bond industrial materials quickly, securely, and permanently without mechanical fasteners such as screws or rivets. Initially used for bonding panels to the frames of ambulances, VHB proved superior to other bonding methods – quickly – due to its ability to distribute stress loads across the entire joint instead of concentrating stress loads around each individual fastener. Since then, VHB tapes have become the industry standard in transportation, appliance, construction, fabrication, and electronics applications. Today, 3M continues that legacy by extending its VHB solutions even further, opening a new era of manufacturing capabilities enabled by heightened flexibility, increased speed, improved automation, and unmatched sustainability. 3M VHB Extrudable Tape GP unites the best qualities of 3M’s VHB tapes with the versatility of liquid adhesives, without any of their historic drawbacks. While liquid adhesives offer excellent versatility in terms of where and how they are applied, they can be messy, difficult to handle, increase waste, and require longer curing times – all factors that increase manufacturing time and overall costs. In contrast, VHB Extrudable Tape is dispensed from an easily stored filament spool eliminating liners and container waste. 3M’s On Demand Bonding System (designed in collaboration with Nordson Corporation) allows 3M VHB Extrudable Tape to dispense practically anywhere. The material bonds instantly with immediate handling strength, which significantly streamlines, simplifies and speeds up production operations. Bringing Better Ideas to the Surface through Science and Innovation The 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division applies the science of adhesion to deliver innovative solutions that improve the design and manufacturing processes of companies around the world. In the end, these technologies help customers deliver competitive products to the market faster and more efficiently.