3M 8387 User Manual

Splittable Flying Splice Tape 8387

Product Data Sheet

June 2015

Supersedes: NEW

manual application.

splicing.

Physical Properties

Adhesive Type
Splicing side

Rubber adhesive

Adhesive Type
Reel side

Acrylic adhesive

Tape Colour

Pink (splicing side)
Black (reel side)

Carrier

Splicing side: Polyester
Reel side: LDPE

Thickness

Total

0.260 mm

Splittable Layer

Fiber-free cleavable layer

Release Liner

Coated easy-release paper

Physical Properties

Repulpability

Construction is not repulpable

Bonding Strength

Designed for high affinity to film
substrates

Product Description

Key Features

A splittable tape construction designed for straight line flying splices,
furnished with aggressive adhesives on both sides for good adhesion
to film substrates, and a coated paper liner with liner score for easy

• designed for film substrates

• designed for straight line flying splices for a wide variety of film

substrates, such as Polyethylene, BOPP, polyester, cast
polypropylene, aluminium foil and paper.

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

(ASTM D-3652)

Tape
Liner

Before splitting

0.183 mm

0.077 mm

After splitting
Splice side 0.104 mm
Reel side 0.076 mm

Splittable Flying Splice tape 8387

storage without the protective liner.

carton at the conditions specified in “Storage.”

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Values presented have been determined by standard test methods and are average values not to be used for specification

result of our recommendations.

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June 2015

Storage

Shelf Life

For Additional Information

Important Notice

3M™ Splittable Flying Splice Tape 8387 should be stored in the original
carton at 16°C – 27°C and 40 – 60% Relative Humidity.
It is recommended that the protective liner be removed just prior to
splicing, rather than leaving film rolls with prepared splice patterns in

12 months from date of manufacture by 3M when stored in the original

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