Established in 1961, AR’s modest beginnings originated in a converted garage to develop specialty adhesive-coated materials and processing equipment to meet the evolving needs of the graphics arts label market. Through several moves and expansions, AR grew significantly, continuing to add new capabilities and technologies that enabled the company to address the unmet needs of new markets. Rapid growth led to facility expansions in the USA, South America (1980), Europe (1999) and Asia (2000). With our global headquarter in Glen Rock, PA and regional headquarter Limerick, Ireland, today the company’s facilities span over 250 acres, cover over 300,000+ square feet of development and manufacturing space and employ approximately 300 associates.
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ARcare® 7717
Ready to Use Product Type: Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Flexible, Good Adhesion
ARcare® 7717 is a single faced, white, closed cell, cross-linked EVA copolymer foam coated on one side with an aggressive medical grade pressure-sensitive adhesive. The release liner utilizes an 84# adhesive polycoated paper.


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ARcare® 93363
Ready to Use Product Type: Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Biocompatible, Design Flexibility, High Moisture Vapor Transmission, Water Resistant
ARcare® 93363 is a medical grade, skin-friendly, pressure-sensitive adhesive coated on a stretchable polyurethane nonwoven fabric. The adhesive side of the tape is protected by a clear polyester liner.


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ARflow® 93025
Ready to Use Product Type: Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Compatible Substrates & Surfaces: Plastics
Features: Good Aesthetics, Biocompatible, Good Thermal Stability, Good Wettability, Heat Sealable, Low Migration, Hydrophilic
ARflow® 93025 is a 100 µm polyester film coated on one side with a hydrophilic coating. The hydrophilic coating side of the tape is protected by a polyester release film.


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ARseal™ 90697
Ready to Use Product Type: Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Low Auto-fluorescence, Acid Resistant, Good Thermal Stability, Solvent Resistant, UV Resistant, Low Evaporation, Alcohol Resistant, Excellent Substrate Adhesion
Arseal™ 90697 is a clear polypropylene film coated with a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive. This single-sided tape is protected by a clear PET release liner.


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ARcare® 90106NB
Ready to Use Product Type: Double Sided Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Exceptional Peel, Flexible, Good Adhesion, Conformable, Tacky
ARcare® 90106NB is a clear, thin and flexible plastic film coated on both sides with a medical grade pressure-sensitive adhesive. The double-faced tape is protected by a white polyester release liner on both sides.


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ARcare® 90445Q
Ready to Use Product Type: Double Sided Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Flexible, Low Migration, Excellent Substrate Adhesion, Chemical Resistant
ARcare® 90445Q is a clear, thin and flexible plastic film coated on both sides with a medical grade pressure-sensitive adhesive. The double-faced tape is protected by a clear polyester release liner on both sides.


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SoftWear® 93257
Ready to Use Product Type: Tape
Features: Good Adhesion, Biocompatible, Radiation (Gamma) Resistant, Radiation Sterilizable, Water Resistant
SoftWear® 93257 is polyurethane film coated with a medical grade pressure-sensitive adhesive, utilizing a polyester release liner.


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ARseal™ 90880
Ready to Use Product Type: Double Sided Tape
Application Areas: Medical Devices
Features: Low Auto-fluorescence, Acid Resistant, Alcohol Resistant, Good Thermal Stability, Solvent Resistant
ARseal™ 90880 is a clear polypropylene film coated on both sides with a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. This is a double-sided construction protected on each side by a PET release liner.

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ARflow®
AR’s proprietary ARflow® adhesive technologies reduce the surface tension of aqueous fluids (water, urine or blood), allowing for rapid flow from the inlet area to a remote reagent site within diagnostic and microfluidic devices. AR’s ARflow® hydrophilic surface technologies are available as pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs), heat-seals and coatings.
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ARcare®
ARcare® double-coated spacer tapes are used to create capillary channels in diagnostic and biosensor devices for maintaining accurate sample volume and flow. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing process coupled with in-line measurement gauges ensures a tightly controlled overall tape thickness.
