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Sticking around for 100 years: the story behind masking tape

Posted on: A young 3M salesman in 1925 found the winning combination of a flexible paper backing and an adhesive with an ideal tackiness.

PPM on how tape adhesion changes with temperature and humidity

Posted on: Temperature and humidity significantly impact adhesive tape performance. Cold temperatures make adhesives stiff, reducing their bonding ability, while heat can cause premature softening, leading to weak bonds.

Dow white paper: Solventless technology for silicone PSAs

Posted on: Silicone pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) resist high temperatures, chemicals, moisture, weathering and sunlight. They’re a great choice for tapes, but most commercially available products are supplied in aromatic solvents, which emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can raise environmental health and safety concerns, no matter which curing system is used.

Afera PPWR decision trees

Posted on: We have developed a concise, user friendly guidance document featuring decision trees to help manufacturers and converters interpret the E.U. Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as it pertains to adhesive tapes and films.

2025 ASI top 20: Leading global adhesives and sealants manufacturers

Posted on: The annual ASI Top 20 list includes leading global adhesive and sealant manufacturers, as well as providers of related products such as tapes and labels.

Exaptation: The innovation strategy the adhesive tape industry cannot ignore

Posted on: In a second article by Afera President Evert Smit in DICHT! Magazine’s current issue, he argues that in a rapidly shifting market, the adhesive tape industry must embrace exaptation—the evolutionary art of repurposing existing technologies—as a powerful, untapped path to innovation.

The “Swiss army knife” of adhesive technology? Adhesive tapes: often underestimated, yet they provide many answers to current challenges

Posted on: Interviewed by DICHT! Magazine, Afera President Evert Smit discusses how adhesive tapes are evolving into multifunctional, future-proof solutions that not only meet rising regulatory demands but also offer untapped potential across industries—from sustainable bonding to smart, robotic applications.

Peeling tape creates microlightning strong enough to power chemistry

Posted on: Microlightning from everyday tape may unlock cleaner ways to drive chemical reactions.

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