New products include a form-in-place gasket material for EVs and adhesives for medical device assembly.

Volt Tough electrically insulative, single-sided filmic tapes are engineered to address the challenges of insufficient electrical insulation in EV battery packs.

GERMANTOWN, WI—Ellsworth Corp. has acquired TapeCase Ltd. TapeCase’s converting services and tape offerings will complement the Ellsworth’s portfolio of products and services, which includes B2B distribution of adhesives and specialty chemicals, dispensing equipment, custom formulation and repackaging.

Pressure-sensitive adhesives are helping appliance assemblers enhance aesthetics, performance and reliability

ST. PAUL, MN—3M and Eckhart have developed a cobot-based automated tape application system for the automotive and industrial market.

Pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) have long been an option for parts assembly in a wide variety of applications.

Versatile manufacturing has always been important to RS Coatings Ltd., based in Lichfield, Staffordshire, UK. Since opening its doors in 1999 as a division of masking-jig specialist RS Composites Ltd., the company has manufactured and coated plastic components in low, medium and high volumes for a wide range of customers.

From brake shoes to smart phones, acrylic adhesive tapes are finding use in a growing number of applications.