Peel-and-stick covers labels, pads, feet, gaskets, mounting tapes and flooring sold with PSA already applied. Buyers like it because there is nothing to mix, dispense or cure; engineers know it lives or dies on surface prep, temperature and dwell. It also signals a part that can be supplied as a die-cut kit from a converter.
Make the bumpers peel-and-stick, the operators are wasting ten minutes a unit with the glue gun.
Also heard as
- self-adhesive
- pre-applied adhesive
Related terms
PSA
Pressure-sensitive adhesive, the always-tacky layer on tapes and labels that bonds under finger pressure with no cure step.
Release liner
The silicone-coated paper or film that protects a tape or label adhesive until it is peeled off for use.
Dwell
The time a pressure-sensitive bond sits after application while it builds toward full strength.
IPA wipe
Cleaning a bonding surface with isopropyl alcohol on a lint-free wipe just before adhesive goes on.