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Tekra Makes Investments, Showing Commitment, Growth and New Abilities

April 2025
Tekra has made several investments recently, including building upgrades, warehouse expansion, machine enhancements, and additional machinery with increased capabilities.
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Featured Product: Solventum 9877 Medical Tape

April 2025
9877 is a double-sided medical tape featuring a transparent 0.92 mil polyester film backing, coated with a synthetic rubber adhesive on both sides. It offers strong adhesion, fluid resistance, and good processability, making it ideal for use with healthcare medical devices.
Solventum 1526 Medical Tape

Featured Product: Solventum 1526 Medical Tape

April 2025
1526 is a single-sided medical tape featuring a surface-treated 5.0 mil polyethylene film with a matte, translucent finish, designed for improved printing. One side is coated with a pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive, offering strong adhesion and fluid resistance.
Solventum 1509 Medical Tape

Featured Product: Solventum 1509 Medical Tape

April 2025
1509 is a double-sided medical tape that features a 3-mil transparent polyethylene film, coated on both sides with tackified acrylic adhesive. it offers strong adhesion, fluid resistance, and a heavy liner for easy handling and processing. This tape is ideal for surgical drapes.
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Application Spotlight- Polyester Film for Biosensors

April 2025
Mylar® Polyester (PET) has emerged as a crucial material in the construction of biosensors due to the film’s natural characteristics of heightened durability, flexibility, and chemical stability. Biosensors demand a construction that supports printed electronics, biological coatings, and a flexible design to allow circuit connections. 

Press Release: Tekra to Exhibit at ISA Sign Expo 2025

April 2025
Tekra, a Mativ brand, will showcase their diverse portfolio of plastic films and custom coatings at this year’s ‘International Sign Expo’, in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 23rd-25th. Known for their expertise in printable films and high-performance coatings, Tekra offers solutions tailored for the sign and graphics industry. 
3M™ Electrically Conductive Double-Sided Tape 5113DFT

Featured Product 3M™ 5113DFT Tape

April 2025
The game-changing double-sided conductive fabric tape every engineer needs in their toolbox. This tape has it all: High adhesion, excellent electrical resistance, high grounding and shielding performance, conformability, high temperature and humidity resistance, and a four-year shelf life.

Made in the United States

April 2025
Tekra, a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-performance films and adhesives, is proud to reinforce its position as a U.S.-based supplier of cutting-edge materials. As part of its commitment to American manufacturing, Tekra operates with a strong focus on U.S.-based facilities for both production and distribution.

Tekra to Display at MD&M West

January 2025
New Berlin, WI – Tekra, a Mativ brand, will be showcasing for the first time at this years ‘MD&M’ show in Anaheim, CA. They will be showcasing in the plastics sector, previously known as “Plastec West”.
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Tekra at Printing United: Building the Future of Print, Together!

August 2024
Tekra, a Mativ brand, will be exhibiting their printable film substrates and custom coatings at this year’s ‘Printing United Expo’ September 10th-12th, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV.

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