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H.B. Fuller - Kömmerling
The innovative seal for RVs EternaBond® Foam Gasket Tape (FGT) and EternaBond® Roof and Seam Sealant Tape are currently two highlights H.B. Fuller offers in the caravanning sector for OEM partners and for the after sales market Words Peter Hirtschulz
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he basis for H.B. Fuller’s success, from its founding in 1887 to its current status as a 3 billion-dollar global player, is innovative thinking. H.B. Fuller’s team is focused on their customers, their business and knowing what’s coming next. This allows the company to find those fantastic customer needs and then collaborate with them to design game-changing adhesive solutions. H.B. Fuller as a total solutions provider to the RV industry can help OEMs innovate faster and provide process expertise to their manufacturing processes, so they can bring their ideas to market more quickly and enjoy a competitive advantage, while delivering long-lasting performance to the vehicle. Mark Porter, Product Manager for Transportation at H.B. Fuller, explains that in the production of caravans and motorhomes, more and more manufacturers are using H.B. Fuller‘s one-step installation tape to make permanent, aesthetically pleasing repairs to roofs, seams, and corners of units. H.B. Fuller offers premium solutions to the transportation industry. Their products address evolving roof and seam protection demands for recreational vehicles (RVs), buses, cargo trailers, and heavy duty trucks. By understanding the stringent requirements of this industry, H.B. Fuller develops customized products that keep your vehicles on the road longer, come rain or shine. The EternaBond® Roof and Seam Sealant Tape has been known for years. Now, Mark Porter presents the EternaBond® Foam Gasket Tape specially designed for sealing windows and doors.
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EternaBond® Foam Gasket Tape Mark Porter describes the product: “The EternaBond® Foam Gasket Tape is a game-changing hybrid solution featuring multiple sealing technologies applied in one time saving step. It consists of a highly compressible PVC foam core encapsulated in a tubular tape with a cohesive butyl sealant. This flexible material easily conforms to all geometries. The foam core of EternaBond® Foam Gasket Tap allows for outstanding flexibility to irregularly contoured surfaces. The tape provides a secure seal that helps protect against water penetration and prevents corrosion and moisture damage. In addition its materi-
