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Make your life easier with a tape gun. An essential item for any work space or home, tape guns make sealing boxes a simple task. Invented in 1932 by an engineer at the 3M Company (which remains ...
Scotch is a brand name used for pressure sensitive tape and related products developed by 3M. It was first introduced by Richard Drew, who created the initial masking tape under the Scotch brand. The invention of Scotch-brand tape expanded its applications, making it suitable for sealing packages and conducting item repairs.
A Travan tape cartridge shown next to a CD-R disc. The internals of a 400 MB Travan tape cartridge. Travan is an 8 mm magnetic tape cartridge design developed by the 3M company, used for the storage of data in computer backups and mass storage. [1]
On January 3, 2012, it was announced that the Office and Consumer Products Division of Avery Dennison was being bought by 3M for $550 million. [50] The transaction was canceled by 3M in September 2012 amid antitrust concerns. [51] In May 2013, 3M sold Scientific Anglers and Ross Reels to Orvis. Ross Reels had been acquired by 3M in 2010. [52]
Prior to the development of the tape dispenser, 3M's standard clear scotch tape was sold as a roll, and had to be carefully peeled from the end and cut with scissors. To make the product more useful, the scotch tape sales manager at 3M, John Borden, designed the first tape dispenser in 1932, which had a built-in cutting mechanism and would hold the cut end of the tape until its next use.
Hot-melt adhesive (HMA), also known as hot glue, is a form of thermoplastic adhesive that is commonly sold as solid cylindrical sticks of various diameters designed to be applied using a hot glue gun.
Tape Wrangler is a duct tape dispenser produced by Stexley-Brake, LLC. [1] [2] The tape gun is designed to dispense straight and smooth pieces of tape, working in the same way as tape dispensers do for pressure-sensitive tape. [3] [4] [5] The product was launched in 2008. [citation needed]
Flex Shot was released as an alternative to a caulk gun. [3] Flex Tape was released as a waterproof tape. [4] Flex Glue was released as a fix-all adhesive. [5] The company has also made several ancillary products over the years, including Block Out, Slick Fix, Maximum Traction, Foamazing, Blast Off and Winter Wax.