Bonding adhesive tapes provide a cleaner and more efficient alternative to gluing, welding, and mechanical fasteners for industrial assembly and manufacturing processes.
They offer strong and reliable adhesion on a wide variety of materials and surfaces, including plastics, metals, glass, concrete, and brickwork.
Available in multipurpose and specialist formats, bonding tapes support applications such as fastening, mounting, sealing, cushioning, damping, and gap-filling.
Solutions are designed for both manual and automated production processes across industries including electronics, automotive, appliances, and flexo printing.
Using bonding adhesive tapes can offer a simpler, cleaner alternative to gluing or other fasteners in general and specialist industry applications. Our selection of bonding adhesive tapes includes multipurpose and specialty bonding adhesives with strong, reliable adhesion on a wide variety of different materials and surfaces, even in demanding environments.
Rely on us to provide you with effective bonding adhesive solutions backed by decades of expertise in industrial adhesives and a global supply chain. Double-sided bonding adhesive tapes are widely used to meet the needs of even the most challenging of industries and conditions, including flexo printing, electronics, automotive and appliances.
Bonding adhesives tapes with special properties are also available. These include adhesive tapes for cushioning, damping, and vibration reduction; temperature activated tapes for secure bonding of critical components or adhesive tapes that provide thermal conductivity.
Typical bonding tape applications in manufacturing
Bonding tapes are highly versatile and can be used across many different applications. These include bonding, fastening, mounting, joining, gap-filling, sealing, and cushioning.
Finding the right bonding solution can be challenging in any sector. Many businesses rely on gluing, the use of mechanical fasteners, or welding to mount or join different materials together, but these can be time-consuming, messy, and often damage substrates. Our tesa® bonding adhesives can offer a more efficient, high-performance alternative to streamline and simplify production processes.
We offer a variety of tapes for different industrial uses. Some bonding tapes are suited to manual use. Other tapes can be integrated into automated processes for fast, consistent, and efficient production or assembly.
Bonding tape solutions for efficient industrial assembly
Best for: Bonding adhesive tapes are designed for industrial applications that require reliable joining, mounting, fastening, sealing, or cushioning. They provide an efficient alternative to traditional bonding methods while supporting both manual and automated manufacturing processes.
Why they perform
Strong and reliable adhesion
Suitable for a wide range of materials
Support clean and efficient assembly processes
Available for gap-filling and damping applications
Compatible with automated production processes
Available with specialist bonding properties
Typical applications
Bonding and joining components
Fastening and mounting parts
Gap-filling applications
Sealing assemblies
Cushioning and vibration damping
Performance takeaway: Bonding adhesive tapes provide versatile and reliable bonding performance while helping simplify industrial assembly and manufacturing processes.
Explore the tesa® range of bonding adhesive tapes to meet the needs of general and specialist manufacturers around the world. Browse our selection of adhesive tapes for reliable bonding of substrates including plastics, metals, glass, concrete, and brick-work.
Foam tapes, double-sided for gap-filling, secure bonding, and damping properties.
Double-sided film tapes create a powerful bond on smooth surfaces, including plastics, metals, and glass.
Structural adhesive tapes for an extremely strong bond. Widely used in the automotive and electronics industry as well as in smartcards.
Acrylic foam tapes have optimal wetting properties that offer superior bonding of surfaces when compared with other bonding methods.
Cloth tapes for high conformability and excellent bonding to rough surfaces, and residue-free removal.
You will find an overview of our bonding adhesive solutions below:
Bonding adhesive tapes from tesa offer a versatile, durable, and reliable alternative to bonding glues and other fastening options. If you would like to find out more about whether our tesa® bonding adhesive solutions may be a suitable option for your intended application, speak to us today.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of adhesive bonding?
The advantages of using adhesive bonding in industry include:
Versatility – it can be used on a wide variety of different materials to create a secure and reliable bond, including difficult-to-stick surfaces such as LSE plastics.
Reduction of weight – using adhesive bonding can be lighter than using, for example, metal fasteners. This can be important in sectors such as consumer electronics, automotive, and renewable energy, where reducing the weight of outputs can be a priority.
Improved performance – some adhesives solutions have cushioning or damping properties which can offer protection against impact, or noise and vibration reduction.
Better sealing – bonding adhesives can provide protection against water, dust, and other environmental factors.
Disadvantages of adhesive bonding:
Proper application is significant – some adhesives may require some expertise to achieve the desired results. Following our application guidelines, however, will provide the necessary knowledge for a successful application.
Surfaces may need careful preparation to ensure strong adhesion.
If you have any questions or concerns about the suitability or use of a tesa® product, we are here to help. Speak to one of our technical experts for help.
Can bonded tapes be removed?
It depends on the specification of the product. In the past, bonding adhesives have often been regarded as difficult and time-consuming to remove. However, our portfolio of bonding tapes includes products that facilitate a more sustainable process by being easy to remove, making it easier to rework or recycle components or materials. Check the specification of the product or contact our us for advice.
