3M furniture assembly User Manual

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Application Profile
3M Bonding
Systems Division
Market: General Purpose – Industrial
Account Type:  Furniture Assembly 
PRODUCT
3M
Scotchmate
Hook-and-Loop Fasteners
REGION
North America
SIC
2522 – Office Furniture,
Except Wood
Application Description  
The 3M
Scotchmate
Hook-and-Loop Fastener consists of two strips of fabric
which mate together with light finger pressure.  
Application Method
Applied by hand or sewn on by machine.
Key Application Requirements  
When your product application calls for thousands of easy openings and
closings, this is the fastener of choice.  Multiple sizes, shapes, colors and a full
product line make design options easy.
Products Replaced
Screws, bolts, thumb screws, door closures, anchor bolts, latches and more.
Benefits/Advantages To Customer  
Application flexibility: Available in adhesive and non-adhesive formulations to
provide flexibility in all of your applications.
Die-cuts: Can be die-cut to your specifications so they can fit right into your
product design and manufacturing process.
Production time saver: Tiny, stiff hooks mesh with pliable loops for quick
fastening that helps reduce production time and cost.
Standard sew-on product: Standard products, 3M
No. SJ 3402 Hook and
3M
SJ 3401 Loop, provide tailored appearances for furniture applications.
They provide adjustable closure, and are washable and dry-cleanable.
Flame-resistant sew-on product: 3M SJ 3419 Hook and 3M SJ 3418 Loop
meet FAR 25.853 paragraph (a) for flame resistance.  This is a 60-second
vertical burn test.