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Tesa® 4965 Double-sided tape on our new LED strip

Tesa® 4965 Double-sided tape on our new LED strip

James Pudney | July 14, 2017

Many of our new led strip models are now coming with the tesa 4965 tape as opposed to the traditional 3M Tape.

A little about tesa® 4965:

tesa® 4965 is a flagship product of the tesa tape portfolio.
tesa® 4965 is composed of a polyester backing coated on both sides with a transparent modified acrylic adhesive.
Reliable bonding, even to low surface energy substrates.
Very high bonding strength immediate right after assembly.
Applicable for most the demanding applications those including heavy stress, high temperatures or critical substrates.
Suitable for mounting and bonding applications in every industry.

See product spec sheet

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