Bonding and Joining
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The Strongest Bonds are Tested by Time
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As vehicle substrates continue to evolve and the familiar challenge of effective bonding becomes more critical for automotive OEMs and Tiers – whom we have served for a century – 3M becomes even more of an industry leader in bonding and joining. Structural bonding tapes, structural adhesives and automotive attachment tapes, to name a few, help solve for a wide range of challenges in bonding and in overall production efficiency. And our decades of research and development in adhesive technologies inform the latest formulations for paint systems, composites, plastics, glass and many more new and dissimilar surfaces for the vehicles of the future.
Welcome to One of Our Wheelhouses
Explore our bonding and joining solutions at the exciting, powerful intersection of long-standing 3M cornerstones: adhesives and automotive design.
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On their own, or in conjunction with mechanical fasteners, structural adhesives are powerful, reliable solutions for bonding metal and related components in critical body-in-white applications. 3M augments our liquid structural adhesives with a selection of structural adhesive tapes for efficiency and expanded design flexibility. -
3M™ Acrylic Foam Tapes are excellent for bonding automotive exterior components of nearly any material. Our structural bonding tapes are used for mirror buttons and sensor attachment to glass. And our primerless attachment tapes help increase production efficiency. -
Attaching sensors for HMI is just one of the challenges we face in effective automotive design. Aesthetic appeal is another – if the sensor can’t be attached discreetly, it probably shouldn’t be attached. 3M responds with a range of optically clear adhesives, as well as sensor camouflage adhesive films for the perfect balance of form and function. -
OEM and Tier professionals must determine the best new automotive materials for work, leisure and shared mobility – and the best ways to bond these materials together. 3M delivers broad and expanding selections of double-sided tapes for dissimilar materials, as well as reclosable fasteners, hot melts and tapes for critical areas like headliners and door panels. -
Our adhesive solutions can really simplify the system and production assembly processes for EV and HEV automobiles. 3M provides a full range of bonding, mounting and transfer tapes, electrical insulating epoxies, structural adhesives, fasteners and double-sided attachment tapes, which are all ideal for bonding and joining in EV battery systems.
Need Help Finding the Right Solution?
3M is constantly working to meet the evolving challenges of automotive OEM and Tier suppliers worldwide. If you need help finding an existing solution or would like to talk about specific ideas you’re working on, get in touch with us.