Cost effective polyester tape suits general purpose market
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Industrial tapes giant, 3M has launched a high-performance general purpose polyester tape, which it describes as 'cost-effective and ideal for powder-coat masking or splicing'.
General Purpose Polyester Tape 8995 can also be used as a flash breaker for adhesive overspill or for bagging in the composite bonding process.
Available in 25mm or 50mm widths and coloured blue for recognition, the product is a 60 micron tape with a polyester carrier and pressure-sensitive silicone adhesive which gives a tight bond for sharp edge lines. It is flexible and conformable, even round curved edges, with good tensile strength for tearing through cured paint or adhesive coatings. It offers clean removal up to temperatures of 200°C.
Kirsty Horsfall of the 3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division explained: "There are times in any industry when you need a quality product at a competitive price and General Purpose Polyester Tape 8995 offers a cost-effective alternative to some of the more specialised tapes. It is ideally suited for high-temperature applications such as flash-breaking in composite bonding, powder coat masking and splicing silicone and non-silicone coated papers."
Aimed at the aerospace, print and general industrial markets, General Purpose Polyester Tape 8995 is also available in untrimmed logs and boasts competitive lead times.
