Rochester Magnet converts and distributes pressure-sensitive adhesive tape products from major manufacturers, serving a wide range of industries from graphic arts to industrial manufacturing. All products are made in the USA in ISO 9001-registered facilities. Custom slitting and converting are available with low minimum orders; no need to buy a truckload to save money!
Closed-cell, cross-linked polyethylene foam coated on both sides with acrylic or rubber adhesive. Foam tapes conform to uneven and irregular surfaces to create a strong bond. Available in thicknesses from 1/32″ to 1/8″.
Double-coated polyester (PET) film tape with rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive on both sides. Provides a permanent bond on foams, plastics, metals, and composite materials. High initial tack with strong peel and shear properties. No primers required.
Double-coated PET film tape with acrylic PSA on both sides. Bonds permanently to foams, metals, glass, ceramics, plastics, and composites. Available in general purpose and premium formulations, with the premium offering a higher adhesive coat weight for improved conformability on irregular surfaces. Both feature UV, temperature, moisture, and chemical resistance.
An unsupported acrylic transfer adhesive with high peel strength and tack, supplied on a 5.5 mil moisture-stable polycoated Kraft liner. Designed for kiss-cut applications and precision component assembly. Ideal for mounting nameplates, second-surface printed signs, and decorative substrates.
A flexible carrier material coated on one side with pressure-sensitive adhesive. Used for bonding products to a substrate, splicing, and joining. Protected by a release liner that is removed at the time of installation.
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Adhesive tapes are flexible materials coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) that bonds to surfaces when pressure is applied. Unlike liquid adhesives, epoxies, or heat-activated bonding agents, a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape requires no solvents, water, or curing heat to form a bond. You apply it, press it down, and the adhesive begins working immediately.
The typical construction of an industrial adhesive tape includes a carrier (also called a backing), the adhesive layer, and a release liner that protects the adhesive until application. Carriers can be polyester film, foam, paper, cloth, or metal foil, depending on the application. Some tapes, called transfer adhesives, have no carrier at all and consist purely of a freestanding adhesive film on a release liner.
Adhesive tapes are used in bonding, mounting, splicing, sealing, masking, and insulating across virtually every manufacturing sector. They replace mechanical fasteners, liquid adhesives, and welding in applications where clean appearance, vibration dampening, gap filling, or bonding of dissimilar materials is required.
Understanding the four main tape formats will help you identify the right construction for your application.
One side of the carrier is coated with adhesive; the other side remains exposed. Single-coated tapes bond a product to a surface, join two items by wrapping, or serve as a splice in a web process. The carrier provides structural strength and can act as a barrier or insulator.
Both sides of the carrier are coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive, making double-sided adhesive tape the standard choice for bonding two substrates together. The adhesive on each side can be the same formulation or different, allowing you to bond dissimilar materials with one tape. A release liner protects one adhesive face until installation. Applications include gasket bonding, mounting electronic components, attaching molding, and joining extruded plastic parts.
A closed-cell polyethylene foam carrier coated on both sides with adhesive. The foam layer compresses to fill gaps and conform to irregular surfaces, which makes foam tapes effective on textured or uneven substrates where a film-backed tape would leave voids. High shear strength and UV resistance make them suitable for outdoor and structural applications.
Also called free-film adhesive, transfer tapes consist of a layer of PSA with no carrier. This makes them thinner, more extensible, and more conformable than carrier-backed tapes. Transfer tapes are ideal for mounting nameplates, laminating printed labels, bonding thin substrates, and precision die-cut assemblies where minimal tape thickness matters.
The adhesive formulation determines bonding strength, environmental resistance, temperature range, and cost. Rochester Magnet stocks tapes with all three major chemistries.
Rubber adhesives offer high initial tack and aggressive quick-stick performance at the lowest cost. They work well for general-purpose indoor applications but have limited resistance to UV, chemicals, and heat.
Acrylic adhesives adhere permanently to most surfaces and build bond strength over time as the adhesive wets out into the substrate. They provide the widest performance range of any PSA type, with strong UV, temperature, moisture, and chemical resistance. Acrylic is the standard choice for long-term and outdoor bonding.
Silicone adhesives bond to low-surface-energy materials that rubber and acrylic struggle with. They handle the widest temperature range and offer clean removability, but carry a cost premium that limits them to critical or specialty applications.
Pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes serve a broad range of bonding, mounting, and assembly functions across industries.
Printers, finishers, and binderies use double-sided adhesive tape and transfer adhesives for mounting, laminating, and splicing. Acrylic transfer tapes are especially common in precision die-cut applications where consistent bond lines and minimal thickness are critical.
Sign manufacturers and POP display producers rely on adhesive tapes to bond magnetic materials to non-ferrous surfaces, mount graphics panels, and assemble multi-layer displays. Foam tapes fill gaps on uneven mounting surfaces while maintaining structural hold.
On production lines, adhesive tapes replace screws, rivets, and liquid adhesives in applications ranging from gasket bonding and component mounting to wire management and insulation attachment. Tapes reduce assembly time, eliminate the need for holes in finished surfaces, and distribute stress evenly across the bond area.
Automotive manufacturers use pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for interior trim bonding, emblem attachment, NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) dampening, and wire harness bundling. Acrylic formulations meet the temperature, UV, and chemical resistance requirements of both interior and exterior automotive applications.
Adhesive tapes seal cartons, bond inserts, attach coupons and samples, and secure packaging components during assembly. Double-coated tapes allow reclosable packaging designs without mechanical clasps.
Transfer tapes and thin double-coated films bond components, attach labels, and manage thermal interfaces in electronics manufacturing. The precision of kiss-cut transfer adhesives supports high-volume automated assembly processes.
Getting consistent bond performance from pressure-sensitive adhesive tape requires attention to three factors: surface preparation, application pressure, and curing time.
Rochester Magnet converts jumbo rolls of adhesive tape material into the widths, lengths, and configurations your application requires. Our converting capabilities include custom slitting from 3/8″ up to 58″ wide, sheeting to length, and die-cutting to custom shapes.
By converting from bulk rolls, we reduce your material cost and eliminate the waste that comes with trimming standard-width tapes down to size. We handle short-run volumes through trailer-load quantities, with low minimum orders and fast turnaround on samples and production runs.
We partner with engineering, purchasing, and logistics teams to design adhesive solutions that reduce assembly time and material cost. If you’re specifying a tape for a new product or looking to improve an existing bond joint, our team will help you evaluate options and select the right product.
It depends on the formulation. Most industrial adhesive tapes are designed for permanent bonding. However, some formulations (particularly certain silicone-based adhesives and specialty acrylics) allow for clean removal without residue. If removability is a requirement, let us know when specifying your tape so we can recommend a product engineered for that purpose.
In many applications, yes. Adhesive tapes distribute stress across the entire bond area rather than concentrating it at a single point, which can improve joint performance and reduce the risk of substrate damage. Tapes also eliminate visible hardware, reduce assembly steps, and allow bonding of dissimilar materials. However, for applications requiring high load-bearing capacity, structural fasteners may still be necessary. Our team can help you evaluate whether tape is a viable alternative for your specific joint design.
Rochester Magnet maintains low minimums on both stock and custom-converted products. We handle orders ranging from sample quantities for testing through trailer-load production volumes. Contact us with your width, length, and quantity requirements for pricing.
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