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In Aerospace and Defence, reliability is vital in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) to ensure safety and performance. 3M Industrial Tapes offer high quality, consistent results helping to reduce downtime and improve efficiency while providing full traceability and documentation to meet requirements.

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation imposes strict requirements on the recyclability of packaging entering the EU. This regulation will be enforced in stages with all non-compliant packaging being banned from 2030.

By making packaging more sustainable now businesses can get ahead, not only to retain access to EU markets, but also improve brand and consumer trust

During manufacturing, components face extreme conditions with the risk of damage and reduced functionality. Industrial tapes can help reduce these risks by protecting, masking or holding parts, however different risks require different tape.

3M offer a wide range of high-performance masking and duct tapes for all applications and industries covering key manufacturing challenges.

Simply, the ECE104 regulation establishes guidelines for the use of retroreflective safety markings on heavy goods vehicles in Europe.

Since July 2011, all newly registered HGVs over 7.5 tonnes and trailers over 3.5 tonnes operating in the UK, are required to be fitted with homologated retro-reflective markings which must carry the “E-mark”.

3M thin bonding tapes have a thickness of 0.25mm or less, offering an almost invisible industrial strength bond for various applications, reducing the need for bulky fasteners.

The types of thin bonding tape available are double coated tapes or adhesive transfer tapes, both provide shear strength, conformability and high initial adhesion and can be used for applications across industries from signage to appliances.