Invisibly attach fascia
to painted metal valence.
Attach cushioning to
horse trailer divider.
Attach access panels
to industrial, electronic,
and electrical equipment.
M.A.P. for Fastening Success...
simple 4-step process
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• Hidden beneath the surface for greater
design flexibility
• No nail or screw heads, snap caps, weld marks,
or breakable teeth
• Maintain surface integrity with no holes to
invite moisture, corrosion, or dirt
• Sleek appearance for competitive advantage
With this step-by-step guide you can more easily
align Markets and Applications with a 3M
reclosable fastener Product to help improve your
product and process.
Step 1: Challenge traditional thinking
Lose the screws. Consider 3M
™
Reclosable
Fasteners to replace screws, bolts, nails, rivets,
welds, and other traditional fastening methods in
many applications involving repeated opening
and closing, attaching and detaching.
Consider even converting a permanent closure
to reclosable one.
Step 2: Select closure strength
Based on the specific construction of each 3M
™
Reclosable Fastener, select from a wide range
of holding strength to match the weight of
surfaces and stresses of use.
Step 3: Select adhesive performance
Select from multiple adhesive backings to best
match different substrates and environmental
conditions. Or, select plain-backed versions.
Step 4: Combine, test, and evaluate
Combine closure strength and adhesive
performance to determine the right fastener(s)
for testing and evaluation. See charts on pages 5-8.
1. Challenge
traditional
thinking
Think 3M First for expanded options to improve design and function
• Range of closure strengths and thicknesses
• Hold together even dissimilar substrates, then
attach and detach multiple times easily
• Choice of plain-backed or pressure sensitive
adhesive-backed to bond to many surfaces
even LSE plastics
• Reliable performance in hot, cold, wet, sunny,
and other difficult environments
• Colors to accent or clear to blend for aesthetics
• Save the weight of metal fasteners
Think 3M First for faster, easier application to save time and labor
• Pressure sensitive adhesive options stick on
contact as quickly and easily as tape for quick
installation without special tools
• No drilling, screwing, tightening, sewing, or
complex process
• Quickly and easily adjust or reattach until
precisely aligned
Lose the screws...
as wells as
the nuts and
bolts, snaps,
latches,
nails, zippers,
clasps,
wingnuts,
and welds.
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