adhesive bonding tapes
High-performance tapes for permanent bonding, mounting, and assembly applications.
What Are Adhesive Bonding Tapes?
Permanent attachment engineered for demanding assembly applications
Halco’s adhesive bonding tapes provide clean, reliable alternatives to mechanical fasteners, liquid adhesives, and welding for permanent assembly and mounting applications. From structural acrylic foam tapes to thin double-coated films, these products deliver high peel and shear strength across a wide range of substrates—including metals, plastics, painted surfaces, and powder-coated finishes.
As a 3M Preferred Converter, Halco combines access to industry-leading tape technologies with in-house die-cutting and slitting capabilities to deliver application-ready tape components. Whether you need precision die-cut parts for automated assembly or slit rolls for manual application, Halco provides the product, the converting, and the engineering support to get your attachment right.
Key Features & Benefits
- Replaces mechanical fasteners: Eliminates rivets, screws, spot welds, and liquid adhesives for cleaner, faster assembly with uniform stress distribution.
- Broad substrate compatibility: Bonds to metals, glass, plastics, painted surfaces, powder coats, and low surface energy materials depending on tape selection.
- Custom converted to your specs: Die-cut shapes, slit rolls, kiss-cut parts, and custom liner configurations delivered ready for your production line.
- 3M Preferred Converter: Direct access to the full 3M VHB, thin bonding and laminating adhesives portfolio plus Halco’s proprietary high bond and double-coated tape lines.
- Engineered for durability: UV, moisture, solvent, and temperature resistant formulations for both interior and exterior applications.
- Rapid prototyping: From concept to sample parts in days—test fit, form, and adhesion before committing to production tooling.
ADHESIVE BONDING TAPE PRODUCTS
3M™ VHB™ Adhesive Tapes
High-strength acrylic foam tapes that create long-lasting bonds which build strength over time.
Halco High Bond Acrylic Foam Tapes
Viscoelastic double-sided foam tapes in thicknesses from 15–80 mils in clear, white and gray.
Halco Double-Coated PET Adhesive Tape
Double-coated PET adhesive tape designed for bonding to plastics, powder coat and LSE materials
Custom Solutions & Converting
Need a specific size or die-cut? Halco offers:
- Custom widths and lengths
- Rapid prototyping of parts and die-cuts
- Expert guidance for selecting the right adhesive tape for your application
FAQs: ADHESIVE BONDING TAPES
WHAT ARE ADHESIVE BONDING TAPES USED FOR?
Adhesive bonding tapes are used in manufacturing and assembly applications where permanent attachment is required without mechanical fasteners or liquid adhesives. Common uses include mounting nameplates and logos, attaching trim and panels, bonding signage, laminating graphics, and securing electronic components. They distribute stress evenly across the bond area, resist vibration, and provide a clean finished appearance.
HOW DO I CHOOSE BETWEEN ACRYLIC FOAM TAPE AND DOUBLE-COATED PET TAPE?
Acrylic foam tapes are thicker (15–80 mils) and provide conformability, gap-filling, and high structural bond strength—ideal for exterior applications, curved surfaces, and heavy-duty mounting. Double-coated PET tapes are thinner and deliver excellent adhesion to low surface energy substrates like plastics and powder-coated paints—ideal for nameplate attachment, signage, and graphic overlays where a low-profile bond is needed.
WHAT SUBSTRATES DO THESE TAPES BOND TO?
Depending on the product selected, Halco’s bonding tapes adhere to metals (aluminum, steel, stainless), glass, a wide variety of plastics including low surface energy materials, painted and powder-coated surfaces, vinyl, wood, and composite materials. Halco’s team can recommend the right tape for your specific substrate combination.
CAN HALCO CONVERT ADHESIVE BONDING TAPES INTO CUSTOM PARTS?
Yes. Halco’s in-house converting facility provides precision die-cutting, slitting, strip cutting, kiss-cutting, and custom spooling for all adhesive bonding tape products. We produce application-ready parts from prototype through production volumes with rapid turnaround.
IS HALCO A 3M PREFERRED CONVERTER?
Yes. Halco is a 3M Preferred Converter with direct access to the full range of 3M VHB tapes and other 3M adhesive technologies. This designation means Halco meets 3M’s standards for converting quality, technical capability, and customer support.
HOW DO I SELECT THE RIGHT BONDING TAPE?
Identify your substrates, required bond strength, temperature range, indoor vs. outdoor exposure, and any regulatory requirements. Halco’s team will recommend the best product based on your application and can provide free evaluation samples for testing before you commit to production.