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Surface Protection & Masking

Keep scratches, overspray, and handling damage off finished surfaces. Low-tack foam tapes, adhesive-backed films, and die-cut masking components built for paint booths, assembly lines, and transit.

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Recommended Materials

Protective films, foams, and masks

Surface protection is a tolerance and adhesion problem. Pick the wrong PSA and you’ll leave residue; pick the wrong foam and you’ll mar what you’re protecting.

PE Foam Tape

Thin-gauge protection · cost-tier · die- and kiss-cuttable

Polyimide Masking

High-temp paint & powder-coat masking · no-residue grades

PSA-Backed Felt

Class A glass & trim protection · automotive standard

Closed-Cell PE (Anti-Mar)

Surface-safe foam · contact-cushion · machine-friendly

Microfiber-Faced Foam

Lens-grade protection · OLED & display assembly · non-marring

Low-Tack PSA Liner

Removable film · no-residue · short-term transit protection

Case Studies

When the surface is the product

Automotive

Class A paint masking residue

ProblemTier-1 supplier’s incumbent masking tape was leaving PSA residue on Class A surfaces after paint cure, requiring a post-paint cleaning step on every body panel.

SolutionHigh-temperature polyimide kiss-cut masks with no-residue PSA, custom shape per panel. PAX delivered cuts on liner for line-side peel-and-place.

MaterialsPolyimide film · high-temp no-residue PSA · kiss-cut on liner

✓Zero rework on 200K vehicles

Display Manufacturing

OLED glass micro-scratch defects

ProblemHigh-end TV manufacturer seeing micro-scratches on OLED glass during enclosure assembly, with rejection rate at 2–3% on premium panels.

SolutionMicrofiber-faced PE foam pads die-cut to assembly tooling geometry, PSA-backed for pick-and-place feed. Cleanroom-compatible packaging.

MaterialsPE foam + microfiber laminate · cleanroom PSA · auto-feed reel

✓Scratch defects −98%

Related Capabilities

How we build surface protection parts

→Flatbed Die CuttingThrough-cut and kiss-cut on liner for peel-and-place feeding. →Rotary Die CuttingHigh-volume rolls of pads, masks, and protection strips. →Precision SlittingEngineered widths of foam and film tape on continuous rolls. →Adhesive LaminationFoam + microfiber and foam + film composites for non-marring contact.

Industries Served

Where surface protection ships

Automotive (Class A)Display ManufacturingAerospace (Paint Mask)Furniture / CabinetryGlass & MirrorAppliancesConsumer Electronics

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