Everyone and everything is always connected. We measure and track every conscious and unconscious move we make and access the results and trends on our smartphones. With fitness trackers, smartwatches and even smart rings, no data is lost – if they work as promised.
Usability and design are major aspects of wearable devices, as some are worn around the clock. Earbuds have to withstand any weather conditions, sweat, perfume, and sun cream, as do fitness watches. Sleep tracking rings go wherever we go and must be both shock resistant and small enough for delicate hands.
Wearing our electronics on our wrists or fingers poses engineering and component size challenges that we at tesa are joining with our adhesive solutions to make wearables more life-integrable than ever.
We are what we wear; this is especially true for wearable electronics. Their small size and lightweight leave little space for what holds them together and all the different components they fit. Miniature microphones, loudspeakers, sensors, buttons, and wireless connectivity are essentials for devices that are made to shake and move.
Batteries are especially demanding, as their size determines their capacity. Our elaborate adhesive solutions allow removability for replacement and recycling – an advantage for eco- and cost-conscious manufacturers. The very thin, feather-light design of these highly complex and sensitive devices is made possible by the small bonding lines of our single- and double-sided adhesives. They keep all modules in their place, sealing off dust, sweat, and other environmental influences.
Sports electronics are a particular challenge, as rough handling and frequent impact are daily risks. With tesa® tapes, you get the shock resistance you need without compromising on looks or function.
Reliable mounting, grounding, and covering are the three components that make our tesa® adhesive tapes a success for users. To achieve this, we at tesa strive to develop versatile and durable bonding solutions for the growing market of everyday electronic consumer products that withstand even the harshest conditions.
Our PET film and PP film tapes are an assortment of double-sided tapes of various strengths and thicknesses for straightforward bonding of flat, smooth surfaces, such as glass, metal, or non-embossed plastics, even in small dimensions.
Our tesa® acrylic foam product family was designed for the demanding applications of the electronics industry, such as curved designs. Its viscoelasticity allows special bonding capabilities, impact protection, and waterproofing on materials with different surface characteristics due to excellent wetting, reworkability, and die-cuttability.
Our PE foam tapes for back cover and touch display mounting activate their adhesive strength quickly without requiring excessive pressure. This makes them ideal for curved designs. Their shear and impact resistance and the compressible foam backing are available with or without PET reinforcement.
Our structural bonding tapes meet the requirements of miniaturized, sophisticated small electronics, such as wearables. Their environmental and shock resistance make them ideal for frame mounting and FPC stiffening. Plus, with their range of activation from room temperature to >130 °C, they provide outstanding bonding power on small bonding areas in a multitude of environments.
The revolutionary stretch-release tapes, such as the tesa® Bond & Detach® series, are designed for permanent mounting yet quick removal and offer a secure hold for batteries and other components. The innovative foamed version offers advanced shock protection without compromising on its fast and easy residue-free removal for recycling or replacement.
Our single- and double-sided electrically conductive tapes for FPC/PCB bonding and grounding as well as metal-to-metal mounting provide good EMI shielding performance. The isotropic tapes strike a balance between electrical conductivity and adhesive properties for any shielding and grounding applications needed for wireless connectivity.
Our thermal management tapes manage the temperature of wearables components with high energy consumption, such as during GPS usage, increasing the reliability and performance of the entire device. With outstanding wet-out properties, electrical insulation, and bonding strength, tesa’s TMT assortment improves user comfort with temperature-regulating thermal conductivity.
A bright and efficient display with rich colors requires sophisticated, highly transparent lamination adhesives. Our high-transparency tesa® OCA solutions meet the demand for low-haze adhesives that are resistant to UV rays, humidity, and temperature. A range of adhesives with unique mechanical performance profiles enables different display and device design.
Available in matte black and amber to cater for various needs, our single-sided covering tapes protect wearables like a second skin. The PET film and polyimide tapes offer an ultrathin yet strong and reliable bonding force, a low gloss level, solvent resistance, and good light blocking for LCD and OLED screens.
Discover our adhesive that fits your application scenario and demanding requirements. The world of wearables is as jam-packed with adhesive challenges as it is with small components, and our tesa experts will support you with our proven products and regular innovations to ensure optimum satisfaction.
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