3M 7387 Data Sheet

Splittable Flying Splice Tape 7387

Product Data Sheet

August 2016

Supersedes: NEW

paper liner with liner score for easy manual application.

after splicing.

Physical Properties

Physical Properties

Product Description

Key Features

A splittable tape construction designed for straight-line flying splices,
furnished with aggressive adhesives on both sides and a coated

• designed for straight-line flying splices for a variety of film
substrates such as polyethylene, cast polypropylene
& aluminium foil.

• designed so that no fibres are present after splitting, thereby
preventing contamination of the central impression drum and
removing the need for costly cleaning to remove fiber residues

Adhesive Type

Splicing side

Adhesive Type

Reel side

Tape Colour

Rubber adhesive

Acrylic adhesive

White (splicing side)

White (reel side)

Blue elliptic pattern inside

Carrier Splicing side: Paper

Reel side: Paper

Thickness (ASTM D-3652)

Tape
Liner

Total

Splittable Layer Fiber-free cleavable layer

Release Liner Coated easy-release paper

Before splitting

0.281 mm

0.056 mm

0.337 mm

Repulpability Construction is not repulpable

Bonding Strength Designed for high affinity to film substrates

After splitting
Splice side 0.117

mm
Reel side 0.118 mm

Splittable Flying Splice Tape 7387

without the protective liner.

Address correspondence to: 3M

3M is a trademark of the 3M Company.

August 2016

Storage & Shelf Life

For Additional Information

Important Notice

Store at 16 °C – 27 °C and 40 – 60 % Relative Humidity in its original
carton.

The product can be stored up to 12 months after production.

It is recommended to remove the protective liner just prior to splicing,
rather than leaving film rolls with prepared splice patterns in storage

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