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  2. Velcro Companies - Wikipedia

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    Velcro IP Holdings LLC, [2] [4] [5] doing business as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced / ˈ v ɛ l k r oʊ /), [1] is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented. [2]

  3. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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    Velcro jumping is a game where people wearing hook-covered suits take a running jump and hurl themselves as high as possible at a loop-covered wall. [8] [17] The wall is inflated, and looks similar to other inflatable structures. It is not necessarily completely covered in the material—often there will be vertical strips of hooks.

  4. Chemistry of pressure-sensitive adhesives - Wikipedia

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    The adhesive is coated onto a flexible material (the backing) such as paper, foil, fabric, or plastic film (such as biaxially oriented polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride [6] [9]) to provide strength and protect the adhesive from degradation by environmental factors including humidity, temperature, and ultraviolet light. Backing tensile ...

  5. Adhesive tape - Wikipedia

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    It is sticky (tacky) without any heat or solvent for activation and adheres to surfaces with light pressure. Typical adhesives are polymers such as acrylates, natural, and synthetic rubber. These tapes usually require a release agent on their backing or a release liner to cover the adhesive. Sometimes, the term "adhesive tape" is used for these ...

  6. Pressure-sensitive tape - Wikipedia

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    Pressure-sensitive tape with adhesive on both sides of the carrier material. Gapping. Openings between layers of tape within a roll. Release coating. A very thin coating applied to the impervious tape backing so as to allow the tape to be unwound at a controlled level. Substrate. The substrate is the material to which the PSA tape must adhere ...

  7. Hot-melt adhesive - Wikipedia

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    The glue is sticky when hot, and solidifies in a few seconds to one minute. Hot-melt adhesives can also be applied by dipping or spraying, and are popular with hobbyists and crafters both for affixing and as an inexpensive alternative to resin casting. In industrial use, hot-melt adhesives provide several advantages over solvent-based adhesives.