Automotive Tapes and Solutions

Based on our vast experience and our excellent adhesive technology, we are experts in adhesive tape solutions for automotive customers. Focusing on automotive trends like car individualization, e-mobility or low-VOC products we can offer you a variety of automotive tapes. Our tapes are used for many applications - Wire harnessing, surface protection, and attachment part mounting are only some of them. Discover the potential in our variety of automotive tape solutions.

Automotive tapes and applications

Today, many leading automotive manufacturers and suppliers already rely on tesa adhesive tape solutions and our close partnership with customers is one of the criteria crucial to our success. tesa’s team of specialist consultants and applications engineers analyse automotive manufacturers and suppliers production processes.

This analysis identifies a certain set of requirements which are then used to determine the final product characteristics needed. The optimum adhesive tape is then selected and tailored solutions are developed which will be the best fit for the customer’s needs, such as should the tape be supplied in rolls, precision die cuts or spools.

Adhesive tapes from tesa meet stringent quality standards. tesa’s major worldwide production sites are certified under the international quality standards ISO 14001 and ISO TS 16949, which meet the strict requirements of the global automotive industry.

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Technology and Trends

The Bonded Car

Modern automotive construction without adhesive tape technology is inconceivable. More than 100 different types of tape are concealed within every new car. They fulfill functional purposes that are as important as they are different.

Adhering instead of plugging

tesa solves the complex issue of hole covering intelligently with its core competence: adhesive tape solutions that adhere reliably throughout the vehicle’s lifetime and at the same time are much easier and faster to process than conventional plugs – even by robots in the future.

Automated Sealing Solutions for Corrosion Prevention

We enable a reliable and effective automation process.

Benefit from our new primerless bonding tape

One-step mounting of low surface energy plastics for faster, safer attachment with tesa^® 64912

Bonding Plastic on Plastic Easily

tesa^® HiP is revolutionizing the automotive industry as we know it. A new era of creativity and efficiency is dawning.

Electric vehicles and smarter cars

We support a rapidly evolving automotive industry

Powerful bond. Primerless process.

Introducing tesa^® ACX^plus Primerless Line, our highest performing line of permanent exterior mounting tapes

Designed for the most demanding applications

No matter where in the production process our High Performance Sealers are applied, they offer a range of specialized sealing solutions that last as long as the vehicle does.

Looking for the right mounting or laminating tape?

Our two new online tape advisors make it easy.

Our Heat Activated Film (HAF) – Designed for the Harshest Powertrain Applications

To help automotive OEMs and their tier suppliers develop new powertrain innovations, tesa's Heat Activated Film (HAF) has been designed and tested for extreme bonding requirements that call for superior resilience, chemical resistance, and very high bonding strength.

From Horsepower to Data, the Automotive Industry Enters the Era of Digitalization

As automotive consumers increasingly expect a seamless, technology enabled cabin experience, OEMs will need to overcome several challenges in order to capitalize on the lucrative new marketplace trend.

Custom Application Solutions for the Global Automotive Industry

Given our knowledge base, strong market intelligence, and a global R&D team, we can collaborate with OEMs and tiered suppliers in a closed loop of identifying and implementing application solutions.