Double sided materials are replacing traditional fixing methods in a range of industries and applications. They also offer additional functionality such as sealing, damping and conducting.
Our range of medical grade materials offer unique characteristics for stick to skin applications and can be sterilised by EtO, gamma and steam. Other products include speciality films and foils for a range of medical applications.
We offer coated and non-coated foam and rubber materials for a variety of applications including gasketing, sealing, vibration and sound dampening and energy absorption.
We offer a selection of the most versatile and satisfactory RFI and EMI shielding solutions, for effective shielding of wirelessly transmitting devices.
As electronics become smaller and more powerful, the need for effective thermal materials increases. We offer a variety of products to suit most applications.
For the management of temperature, humidity, gases and pressure, and the prevention of liquid, dust and chemical contamination. We hold an expanding range of materials to suit your every application.
We offer our customers access to a superior range of medical grade materials for the varied applications found within the healthcare market. Our commitment to quality, demonstrated by our ISO 13485 registration, FDA registration and ISO Class 7 Clean Room capability means our customers are confident in the superior quality we can achieve for their medical products.
We fully understand the key needs of the automotive market; we offer quality management to ISO 9001, clean room manufacturing and TS16949 compliance. This, combined with our access to World leading materials, makes us the first choice partner in the manufacture of automotive components.
We supply adhesive components into a range of electronics applications, from bonding of dissimilar substrates, to sealing, cushioning, shielding and insulating of components. Whatever your needs, our access to a variety of products, and the ability to create bespoke constructions and components, will ensure we have a solution to your unique requirements.
Industrial grade materials offer strength and resilience, as well as resistance to UV, chemicals, oil and extreme temperatures. Whatever your needs, our experts can advise on the optimum product for your application. We can convert your material into bespoke components for enhanced manufacturing efficiencies and cost savings.
The safety critical applications of this market require trusted adhesive solutions to ensure high quality and reliability of products. We offer a range of materials for bonding, sealing, insulating, shielding and venting for a range of detection, monitoring and emergency devices. Whatever your needs, we have the experience, materials and converting expertise to offer the optimum solution to the unique requirements of your products and processes.
We offer a range of specialist products and manufacturing processes to satisfy the safety critical needs of the defence industry. With Quality Management accreditation to ISO 9001, Clean Room manufacturing and SC21 accreditation, we are confident in meeting the quality expectations of our military and defence customers.
Adhesive tapes offer a range of trusted solutions for aerospace applications and are commonly used for bonding and sealing, as well as vibration dampening, shielding, cooling, masking and venting. We have access to a vast range of materials, which we can convert into bespoke components for enhanced quality and manufacturing efficiencies.
We offer a range of bonding tapes and films for the assembly and protection of furniture, partition walls, flooring systems, HVAC products, doors and windows. Whether you require a permanent bonding solution or temporary protection, we can advise on the optimum product for your unique application.
Modern lighting utilises many adhesive components to enhance the aesthetics and the efficiency of lighting products. We provide bespoke adhesive components to efficiently bond, seal, vent, dissipate heat and reflect light in a range of lighting applications.
Solar and wind energy products are subject to the harshest external environments throughout their lifetime. This includes extreme temperatures, UV light, wind, rain and debris. We offer a range of performance materials to protect components and resist these environmental extremes, as well as efficiently bond, insulate and vent internal components.
We have over 50 years experience in converting tapes and flexible materials for a diverse range of industries and applications. During this time we have built long lasting relationships with suppliers and customers and have built on our experience, capabilities and our reach throughout Europe and beyond.
From design conception to final production and assembly, quality is paramount in providing our customers with products that consistently reach their desired quality standards. We do this through external accreditation and auditing, as well as internal practices and performance monitoring.
Parafix is proud to partner with world leading tape and material manufacturers. With access to a broad range of products we offer our customers extensive choice and the opportunity to combine complimentary materials from any manufacturer, unique to their requirements.
We are proud of our ‘can do’ attitude at Parafix, always striving to solve our customers’ challenges. We are also committed to quality and aim to treat our customers, employees and communities fairly and with care.
Our company values ensure we add value to and maintain the high levels of service throughout all of our activities. Read our company values on this page.
In 1969 we started our journey as a small distributor of adhesive tape. Today we’ve become a leading converter in Europe, creating complex adhesive components used globally.
One of our company values is to support the local communities in which we operate. This page shares some of the community activities we engage in and good causes we offer our support to.
There are many reasons why tapes are replacing traditional fixing methods. Among these is the strong and reliable bond that tapes provide and their additional functionality such as sealing, shielding, insulating and cushioning. In addition to these benefits, joining with tape offers greater design options, product quality and enhanced manufacturing efficiencies.
A customised adhesive component offers a number of benefits to designers and engineers. Product designs can be streamlined with invisible joins and product manufacture is made simple with a convenient and easy to handle component. Adhesive parts can be designed with application aids, or for use in automated assembly processes.
Tape is replacing traditional fixing methods across many applications. Here we compare the benefits of using a tape in place of traditional fixing methods.
When choosing an adhesive product, there are some key criteria to consider so that the desired performance is achieved. By understanding the end product and conditions it will be subject to, a material can be specified that will last the full life of your product.
The way you use your tape is an important factor in ensuring the desired performance is achieved. We’ve put together some tips on looking after your material and applying it correctly.
THE WAY component parts across a wide range of industries are assembled is changing. Many manufacturing firms still use traditional adhesive and mechanical bonding methods, such as rivets, screws and glues, but technology is rapidly moving on and there are now a number of efficient alternatives. Pressure Sensitive Adhesive tapes, or PSA tapes, are among one of the fastest emerging fixing options, with hundreds of types developed by leading tape companies such as 3M.
From mobile phones and televisions to cars, life-saving healthcare equipment and fighter jets, PSAs have proven to be a superior bonding and fastening method. Yet according to research, only 30% of those who are familiar with PSA tapes currently use them as joining methods. (Research conducted by Afera, the association for the European self-adhesive tape industry.)
Leading UK adhesive tape converter Parafix has recognised this trend, and has developed systems to deliver PSA tapes to very accurate specifications across a broad range of industries such as healthcare and automotive.
PSAs can be blends of natural or synthetic rubber and resin, acrylic, silicone or other polymer systems, with or without additives. With PSA tapes, any fixing requirement can be met, thanks to its ability to go beyond the need for heat, water or solvents in order for it to work efficiently. One of the key outstanding features of PSA tape is that it can be customised to specific requirements whether those be size, time (permanent, semi-permanent, etc.), or bond strength. In addition, PSA tapes can be used on machines and systems which companies already have installed, thus reducing potential extra costs. As well as being flexible in its requirement usage, PSA is also environmentally friendly and recyclable, cost effective, and can be used on an extremely diverse range of products.
For Parafix, who primarily specialise in three core areas including health, electronics, and motoring, the use of PSA tape has been highly beneficial. Within each of the fields they specialise in, Parafix has found a number of different uses for PSA tape. To help companies decide which bonding method is the most appropriate, Afera commissioned Meijer + Voermans Consulting to create a comparison tool. The Afera M+V tool, now used by Parafix to assist its clients, allows a direct comparison of all joining methods on the evaluated criteria. The comparison tool includes data of 19 joining methods judged on joint features and production related aspects. Several factors are taken into account related to the feature of the joint (e.g., stress distribution, sealing function) and production related criteria (e.g. assembly time, equipment). A strength-weakness analysis of all joining methods is conducted through the judgement of these factors.In many cases, the Afera M+V tool concludes that PSA tape is the most appropriate bonding method. Yet although companies such as Parafix are delivering PSA tape solutions, general awareness of PSA tapes as a joining method in consumer electronics is, at 63%, relatively low.
Mike Punter, Managing Director of Parafix, said: “There is no doubt that PSA tapes offer many advantages over traditional bonding methods in terms of delivering improved manufacturing efficiency and productivity. “However, we face a real challenge in highlighting those benefits to customers who are happy with their existing bonding solutions, even if PSA tapes could be far more suitable for key products. “We have found the Afera M+V tool is useful in showing when PSA tapes are more appropriate but more work needs to be done to raise the awareness of PSA tapes and ultimately increase the use of self adhesive tape in the consumer electronics market.”
