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Markets We Serve
Aerospace / Applications like
• Protections parts of the wings
• Bonding of different indoor situated materials
• Floor and wall panel attachment
• Plastic and metal decorative trim
• Overhead stow bins
• Seats
Building and Construction / Applications like
• Structural glazing, metal glazing
• Glass constructions
• Muntin bars
Electronics / Applications like
• Displays
• Processors
Transportation / Applications like
• Sandwich panels, trailer panels
• Reflectors
AFTC
Headquarters
FLORISSON&MARELL, MAASTRICHT
Automotive / Applications like
• Body side moldings, roof moldings
• Inner tread plates (front/rear)
• Outer tread plates (front/rear)
• Front and rear spoilers, bumpers, mirrors
• Several di-cutting applications
• PP, PP/EPDM, EPP and other plastics
• Dirt resistant coatings, powder coated surfaces,
lacquers
• Low surface energy (LSE) materials
Fregatweg 46A
6222 NZ Maastricht
The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)43 604 37 97
F: +31 (0)43 604 37 92
E: info@aftc.eu
www.aftc.eu
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About AFTC
Our mission and goal
AFTC manufactures self-adhesive product and system
It is our mission to supply “state-of-the-art” tapes,
solutions for industry and trade. AFTC’s special system
adhesives and applying solutions which will offer our
solutions for industrial and other business-to-business
customers a competitive edge.
clients enable cost reduction and optimization of
We will accomplish this mission by:
processes in many industries, whereby end products
* Establishing long-term partnerships with our
and profit margins for customers are improved.
customers, channel partners, suppliers and
AFTC works with its clients to analyze their production
thought leaders.
processes in order to develop tailored solutions to
* Building relationships on integrity, commitment
increase efficiency and optimize end products
and mutual trust.
whenever possible. Continuous development of
* Continuously improve and innovate acrylic foam
innovative product solutions is an essential part of the
tapes, customer tailored tapes, adhesives and
success of the Acrylic Foam Tape Company (AFTC).
applying equipment technology in general.
AFTC’s products range from special adhesive tapes to
* Achieving performance excellence across our five
tapes giving very precise adhesion in a wide variety of
corporate goals.
applications. The SilverTape product family is used in
many diverse applications, particularly in the
Network
automotive, marine, aerospace, and rail construction
AFTC’s headquarters are based in Maastricht, The
industries and in situations in the electric & electronic
Netherlands. The organization’s dedicated industry
industries and for building works (structural glazing).
professionals collaborate with a specialized dealer
Our production sites have more than 15 years of
network targeting AFTC’s key market segments, and
experience in extrusion technology and development
with end-users and market leaders in Europe in
of adhesives and innovative product solutions.
adhesive, tape, converting and application
AFTC is ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO/AS 9100
technology.
certified.
Service
AFTC can meet your needs for quality service solutions
to maximize reliability, uptime and easy scheduling. >
Our flexible service solutions let you work with us in
to its original cross-section. SilverTape can repeat this
comparison with traditional weather seal and gasket
the way that works best for you. AFTC’s service and
cycle continuously and without plastic deformation.
attachment methods, such as pins, staples, liquid
application solutions give in most situations an
In “traditional foam tape” there is a good chance that
adhesives and labor intensive processes. The heat
important competitive advantage. You have full
plastic deformation will occur in situations when the
activated part is inactive at ambient temperatures.
access to AFTC’s inside sales, service and engineering
core is under pressure of weight. In the end the core
When exposed to heat sealing conditions, the heat
team, technical and sales field team and specialized
will break.
activated part forms to most EPDM substrates an
dealer network.
3. SilverTape allows up to approximately 50% of its
immediate, secure and permanent bond. On the other
cross-section to flow or migrate into the (rough)
side, the Pressure Sensitive Adhesive part is especially
surfaces of the bonded materials. “Traditional foam
designed for bonding steel, aluminum, and specific
Why use acrylic foam tapes when there are cheaper
tapes” have a much thinner adhesive part, which
kinds of plastics, powder coated and other critical
alternatives available on the market?
limits migration capacity into the surfaces of the
lacquered materials. Applications are mainly for car
In short, acrylic foam tapes bond without restrictions!
bonded materials. SilverTape is 100% adhesive mass
interior and exterior (weather strips). SilverTape Heat
Of course such statement, based on our many years of
and allows very good penetration into the microscopic
Activated Tapes eliminates the whistling sound
product experience, requires a sound foundation, as
pores of the bonded materials, giving excellent
commonly heard in vehicles as it is providing a tight
described below:
anchorage as a result.
seal against air, water, moisture, dust and noise.
SilverTape Acrylic Foam Tapes
4. SilverTape is used in a wide variety of applications,
1. Acrylic foam tape or Silvertape is 100% adhesive
particularly in the automotive, marine, aerospace, and
EasyClic Fastening Systems
and therefore has no weak foam core as the adhesive
rail construction industries, in situations in the electric
EasyClic are High Performance Adhesive Backed
carrier. The advantage is that SilverTape absorbs weight
and electronic industries and for building works,
Reclosable Fasteners. This product family offers
and tension over the whole cross-section. SilverTape is
including structural glazing. AFTC offers laminating
especially solutions in case of adjustment or
100% UV and ageing resistant, has a 100% closed cell
systems to apply the tape, and can provide technical
installation challenges with screws or hidden
structure and is therefore wind and waterproof.
support for your projects, project guarantee and
fasteners. EasyClic assures a safe and secure closure
2. SilverTape is viscoelastic and even after 20 years lets
application guarantee. Moreover, AFTC can carry out
and will not rattle loose. They can be opened and
the adhesive migrate slowly into the microscopic
compatibility tests. We help our customers to be
reclosed hundreds of times, also in high cycle life
surfaces of the bonded materials. Because of its
properly prepared, which ensures error-free work.
applications. EasyClic allows repositioning and
viscoelasticity, under the pressure of weight, tension
on the tape slowly decreases because the viscosity
SilverTape Heat Activated Tapes
allows the tape to flow too. The tension on both the
SilverTape Heat Activated Tapes are constructed with
tape and the bond decreases. Without the influence
2 different adhesives, and mainly used because of their
of weight, the elasticity ensures that SilverTape returns
technical, economical and aesthetic advantages in
eliminates concerns about misalignment, incomplete
or premature engagement. EasyClic reclosable fasteners
have no surface holes or protrusions.