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Kate Gluck

Kate Gluck is the Director of Sales and Marketing at JBC Technologies.

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12/6/2023

Part Design Tips to Optimize Your Custom Die-Cutting Project

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As an organization that prides itself Continuous Improvement “Lessons Learned” is a phrase that is ingrained into our culture. Today, we’re here to share some lessons learned about design for manufacturability, cost competitiveness, and post-die-cut process production efficiency.

General Die Cutting Part Design
Die cut foam
11/26/2023

Material Spotlight: 3M 28-Day Acrylic Adhesive for Wearable Medical Devices

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Here at JBC Technologies, we are committed to highlighting the latest advancements offered by today’s top medical adhesive tape manufacturers. Today we highlight 3M and its newest medical-grade PSA, 3M™ Medical Tape 4578, a solution that provides designers and OEMs in the medical wearables space with a 28-day stick-to-skin adhesive option.

Medical Devices Medical Adhesive Tapes 3M Stick-to-Skin
Die Cutting - Skin Contact Adhesives for Medical Wearable Devices
10/30/2023

Silicone Adhesive Tapes for Wearable Medical Devices

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At JBC, we know die cutting. Really well. We also know tape—but nowhere near as well as the experts. So, when we decided to do a Q&A post about silicone adhesives, we turned to one of the most respected materials scientists in the business: Audrey Sherman, a division scientist in the 3M Medical Solutions Division with over 100 patents to her name. If you want to learn more about silicone adhesives, you couldn’t have come to a better place.

Medical Medical Devices Adhesive Tapes
Silicone Adhesive Tapes for Wearable Medical Devices
10/5/2023

Die-Cut Performance Material Spotlight: FLEXcon® OMNI-WAVE™

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As a continuation of our series spotlighting the innovative materials offered by our key suppliers, today we are highlighting FLEXcon’s OMNI-WAVE™, a skin-friendly medical grade conductive adhesive that is free of hydrogel or Ag/AgC. This Q&A features insights from Aditi Subramanian, Strategic Business Unit Manager of Healthcare for FLEXcon®. 

Medical Devices Medical
electrodes with omni-wave
9/8/2023

Material Spotlight - Avery Dennison Volt Tough™ Portfolio

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As manufacturers explore EV battery pack solutions that can accomplish large-scale manufacturing goals, they are confronted with common challenges, including the risk of electrical arcing. that can result in shorting, damaged cells, and even fire.  To that end, today, as part of our material spotlight series, we are highlighting Volt Tough™ tapes,  a new product line that is being introduced at the September 2023 Battery Show by one of our strategic suppliers, Avery Dennison.

Adhesive Tapes Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Battery Electric Vehicle Electrical Insulation
Material Spotlight - Avery Dennison Volt Tough™ Portfolio
8/28/2023

Material Spotlight - 3M 300MP+

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As part of our Vendor Material Spotlight series, today's post features 300MP+ from 3M™, a double-sided tape engineered with 3M™ High-tack Acrylic Adhesive that is a drop-in replacement for the legacy 300MP product line.  300MP+ offers a soft, tacky, viscous nature that works exceptionally well on open-cell foams, fabrics, textiles, flocks, felt, leather, wood, and other textured materials. When bonding textured substrates in a low-temperature environment, Read our Q&A with 3M Application Engineer, Nick LaBelle

Automotive 3M Material Selection Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
Material Spotlight - 3M 300MP+