As described in the article “How Polyimide Tapes are Made“, tapes are composed of two distinct layers, each of which is critical to the properties of the final product. The first layer is the backing material, and whether this is polyimide film (the generic verison of DuPont’s Kapton), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), [...]

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Polyimide Tape (the generic version of Dupont© Kapton Tape), typically comes in various polyimide thicknesses. These thicknesses are generally labelled as 1-mil, 2-mil, 3-mil or even 5-mil thick polyimide tape. Each of these variations serves different purposes and is therefore used for different applications. Of course, the thicker the polyimide film used, [...]

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Polyimide pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape is actually made up of two separate steps. The first is the manufacture of the Polyimide film, itself (the generic name of of DuPont’s tradename Kapton®), and the second is

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A question often asked to CAPLINQ in particular or among peers in general is, “When is a generic material (such as Polyimide Tape vs. Kapton Tape or Volume-Conductive Linqstat™ Film vs. Velostat™) good enough?” The answer of course is simple, it is

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