Our team at Whitlam Group specializes in design, and custom conversion to create a product to meet your needs. This could include solving a problem, providing efficiency gains, or reducing costs. Our state-of-the-art equipment allows Whitlam to accommodate some of the tightest tolerances in the industry, down to ± 0.1mm (material dependent). Our Servo-motion control systems allow for island placement, and the ability to marry multiple materials with
great precision.
At Whitlam we produce converted parts for the following market segments:
- Electronics
- Automotive
- Appliances
- Medical
- Industrial
- Durable
One type of engineered bonding solutions that Whitlam specializes in is 3M™VHB™.
3M™VHB™ is an industry leading brand of acrylic foam tape. It is designed to replace mechanical fasteners when assembling products, giving your product a clean look with an invisible bond. With 3M™ VHB™ viscoelastic acrylics and 100% closed cell foam design this product has a very strong bond, is durable and has a waterproof seal. 3M™VHB™ enhances your design, improves productivity, and delivers innovative products.
3M™VHB™ Characteristics include:
- Precision
- Ease
- Reliability
- Strength
- Durable
- Invisible
- Application Efficiency
- Flexibility
- Different Thicknesses
- Expansion/Contraction
- Enhances Your Design
- Optimizing Performance
- Resistant to:
- Hot, Cold, and Cycling Temperatures
- UV Light
- Moisture
- Solvents
Bonding product parts with precision, ease, reliability, and strength requires an approach that breaks the barriers of traditional construction elements. 3M™VHB™ Tapes open up a world of possibilities – eliminating rivets, screws, bolts, and welds – and improving design construction, aesthetics and productivity. With unmatched strengths these tapes increase the overall durability and reliability of every product bond.
Applications include:
- Panel to frame
- Stiffener to Panel
- Lens Window to Housing
- Decorative Material Attachment
- Small Joint Assembly
- Large Surface Lamination
- Mounting and Trim Attachment
- Gasket Attachment
- Sealing/Potting and Encapsulating
Contact our highly skilled team to assist with your project and engineered bonding solutions needs. Using our technical knowledge and experience we make the tough stuff easy.