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Specific solutions for your industrial manufacturing process

  • Improving your production process is a must if you want to stay ahead of the competition. 3M can help. We've created a state-of-the-art Bonding Process Center with three locations around the world where our scientists and engineers can work with you in person or remotely to address your production challenges. Whether you want to try new innovations in dispensing and automation or are simply looking for a better tape or adhesive to bond your parts together, the 3M Bonding Process Center will work with you to find customized solutions for your production challenges.

  • Capabilities

    See the possibilities. We’ll work with you to explore bonding with different types of adhesives and dispensing options from powered manual dispensers all the way to fully programmable machinery.
     

    • All assembly types from large surfaces to small joints and encapsulating
    • Full range of adhesive options and dispensing solutions
    • Metered 1- and 2-part dispensing
    • Automated tape dispensing
    • Hot Melt technologies
    • Secure facilities with limited, controlled access
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  • Benefits

    Our experts will work with your team to help you understand dispensing options and how they affect your process, from the adhesives and tapes you use to the various levels of automation available.
     

    • One-on-one attention
    • Process development on your specific parts
    • Individualized solutions for your process
    • Optimization of existing dispensing processes
    • Suggestions for process improvements
    • Follow-up support after your visit
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Locations across the world

Serving customers with three Bonding Process Centers around the world. Explore the St. Paul, USA and Neuss, Germany Bonding Process Centers today through a 360 virtual tour.

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    St. Paul, USA
  • Image of the room including several machines at the Neuss Bonding Process Center
    Neuss, Germany
  • Image of the room including several machines at the Shanghai Bonding Process Center
    Shanghai, China

Explore a Wide Range of Dispensing Solutions for Critical Applications

Most problems have more than one solution – it’s a matter of choosing the best one for the circumstances. We can help you make the best choice by testing on a variety of different equipment options.*

  • 3M™ On Demand Bonding System featuring 3M™ VHB™ Extrudable Tape

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      3M™ On Demand Bonding System featuring 3M™ VHB™ Extrudable Tape

      3M™ On Demand Bonding System: 3M™ On Demand Bonding System featuring 3M™ VHB™ Extrudable Tape involves a simple, automation-ready system that enables design, material and process flexibility bonding solution that provides robust PSA performance and immediate handling strength, combining the advantages of tapes and liquid adhesives.

      Assembly applications:
       

      • Panel to frame
      • Mounting and Trim
      • Gasket Attachment
      • Sealing, Potting, and Encapsulating

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      This variable-ratio, positive rod displacement, meter-mix dispense system has dual independent-drive servo motors to accurately meter materials. The ratio is adjusted in the operator interface, and the system dispenses precision volumetric shots or bead profiles.

      Assembly applications:

      • Panel to Post
      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating

    • Video still of a working sliding a piece into the machine for coating

      Rubber application roller to apply coating directly to a part passing through the machine. The coating thickness is varied by the doctor roll pressing against the applicator roll, which uses variable speed and direction capabilities to apply coatings with precise control of adhesive coating weight.

      Assembly applications:

      • Large Surface Application

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      The Delta 8 is a flexible robotic conformal dispensing system that is ideal for potting, bead and meter-mix dispensing applications. Also features a robust overhead three-axis motion platform.

      Assembly applications:

      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating 

    • Video still of a robot arm applying a thin bead of adhesive to a part

      400mm x 400mm x 150mm Z Table Top Robot with three-axis constant velocity contouring, maximum speed of 500mm/sec and position repeatability of +/-.02mm.

      Assembly applications:

      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Gasket Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating

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      One-shot 3D Measuring Macroscope combines the advanced optical design of a digital microscope with high-speed, high-accuracy measurement and 3D technology. This new technology captures 3D data over a wide area with just a click of a button, eliminates measurement variation and provides a variety of measurements such as profiling, volume and roughness.

      Assembly applications:

      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Gasket Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating

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      PURBlue 4 adhesive melters efficiently process PUR, from two-, three- or four-kilogram foil-encased slugs or form-liner slugs with foil bottoms. PURBlue melters provide the ability to easily use small volumes of PUR for increased productivity and reduced adhesive waste.

      Assembly applications:

      • Panel to Post
      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating

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      Stand-mounted pneumatic dispenser for Duo-Pak cartridges features adjustable height with swivel. Linear encoder with digital controller operates the pinch valve at mixer tip.

      Assembly applications:

      • Small Joint Assembly
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
      • Gasket Attachment
      • Potting and Encapsulating

    • Video still showing the in-line priming capability ahead of tape application

      Automatically apply a wide variety of 3M™ VHB™ Tapes to flat surfaces and square tubes. Tape strips can be applied continuously or in strips with gaps, as required. The 3M VHB Tape is applied with pressure immediately thereafter. The tape is cut flush or at a pre-set distance from either end.

      Assembly applications:

      • Panel to Post
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment

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      Apply a wide variety of 3M™ VHB™ Tapes or other pressure sensitive tapes to flat surfaces. Tape can be applied continuously or in a pattern.

      Assembly applications:

      • Panel to Post
      • Mounting and Trim Attachment
  • The RoboTape System

    • (SPEECH) [ROCK MUSIC] (DESCRIPTION) Logo on a machine, 3M RoboTape. Tape Automation System. Meet the next generation of industrial bonding solutions. Push past the boundaries of manual application with the excitement, the adventure, the performance of automation. Introducing the RoboTape System for 3M Tape. A collaboration of 3M and 3M RoboTape Tape Automation System. This automated dispensing solution for select 3M Tapes will take your production to new terrain. Now you can apply tape in a curved radius, apply required pressure without extra steps, and finish it off with clean cuts. Customized for your assembly line, the RotoTape System for 3M Tape is pre-programmed and mechanically advanced to pass 3M's five-point check and optimize the areas of: 1. Limited tape stretch. 2. Accurate tape wet out. 3. Splice identification and disposal. 4. Successful liner handling. 5. Repeatable tape placement accuracy. And to work with the 3M tapes you know and trust. The result is faster, smarter tape application. The RotoTape System for 3M Tape can help your manufacturing process increase throughput; improve quality; improve consistency; reduce work-in-process; reduce rework; re-task and develop your workforce. Advance to the next level in product design and development. Apply tape up to 300mm per second. Immediately handle taped components. Implement your complex designs faster. Leave manual taping in the dust! Text, It's fast and easy to empty the liner drawer and change spools with zero downtime. Plus, the RotoTape System for 3M Tape can integrate with many existing automation systems. So, whether you're manufacturing automobiles; HVAC systems; appliances; all-terrain vehicles, take your production process beyond limits. Introducing the RoboTape System for 3M Tape. A collaboration of 3M and Innovative Automation. Logo, 3M RoboTape. Tape Automation System. Logo, 3M. Tagline, Science. Applied to Life. Text, Learn more at engage dot 3M dot com slash RotoTape.

      RoboTape System for traditional 3M™ VHB™ Tapes

      RoboTape™ System for 3M™ Tape

      RoboTape: The RoboTape System for traditional 3M™ VHB™ Tapes is designed to place, press, and cut to achieve a successful tape application. The uniquely designed application tape head increases the flexibility and capability to apply tape in complex geometries and contours while commanding a small floor footprint. 

      Assembly applications:
       

      • Panel to frame
      • Mounting and Trim
      • Gasket Attachment
      • Sealing, Potting, and Encapsulating

  • *Equipment listed here is for our St. Paul location. Equipment at other locations will vary according to local manufacturing needs, but all of our 3M Bonding Process Centers can work together to address customer needs. Discuss your specific needs in detail when scheduling your visit.
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"The customer feedback about the 3M Bonding Process Center in Neuss is absolutely positive! Our end users find it very helpful to learn about potential dispensing solutions and test the equipment with their substrates."

"The customer feedback about the 3M Bonding Process Center in Neuss is absolutely positive! Our end users find it very helpful to learn about potential dispensing solutions and test the equipment with their substrates."

Phil Mcintire, 3M Sales & Marketing Manager
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Remote consultations are available

In a world where social distancing and staying home are important to everyone’s health and safety, we can also work with you remotely. Rather than scheduling an in-person visit you can arrange to send us your parts and we’ll discuss what you’d like us to test and show you, which we can then do remotely.

Do you have parts you want to test? Let's find solutions together.

You have your experts and we have ours. Let’s put them together to find a complete solution for your application. 

Call 1-800-831-0658 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time)

You have your experts and we have ours. Let’s put them together to find a complete solution for your application. 

Call 1-800-831-0658 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time)

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