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Duraco Specialty Materials® is a uniquely positioned performance materials company, leading in cutting-edge specialty tapes, precision-converted parts, advanced functional coatings, and custom release liner solutions.
Composed of three business units, Duraco Specialty Tapes & Liners, Duraco FlexPack, and Duraco Laminated Solutions, we’re dedicated to meeting the unique needs of our customers with best-in-class service and responsiveness.
Duraco Specialty Tapes & Liners is a leading manufacturer of specialty tapes, which are sold into highly attractive end markets including point-of-purchase displays, appliances, transit packaging, construction, signage, and HVAC.
Application-specific tapes are strong alternatives to mechanical fasteners and traditional glues, offering longevity, strength, and efficiencies in customer assembly operations.
Duraco FlexPack combines the history and vast wealth of flexible packaging experience of Filmquest (Questar PET films, Questar metalized PET films, Questar lidding films & Questar Soft Touch films) and Rayven (Soft Touch Matte & Ultra-Soft Touch Matte PET film).
By unifying these legendary brands Duraco FlexPack provides one of the largest portfolio offerings of film and coating solutions in the industry, continually advancing as we develop new solutions to satisfy the varied needs of our customers.
Duraco Laminated Solutions, made up of 3 Sigma and Strata-Tac, manufactures cutting-edge pressure-sensitive adhesive products with a wide range of face stocks, coatings, adhesives, and liners that let us build the exact product you’re looking for. Duraco Laminated Solutions works with customers to manufacture both custom and stock products to meet the unique specifications of a wide variety of applications across multiple markets and industries. Key market segments include food & beverage, business forms, graphics, product security, industrial, health & beauty, retail & promotional, durable & outdoor, and toll coating. This versatility allows us to offer more design options, quicker production, and the opportunity to grow through diversification and speed of service.
The diversity of the Duraco Specialty Materials portfolio is unmatched with a broad array product offerings and manufacturing expertise, integrating the top-tier products and production capabilities of:
- Duraco’s 75+ year legacy of innovation in specialty tapes
- Infinity Tapes and Liners
- Rayven’s flexible packaging and liner solutions
- Filmquest’s technical films and coatings
- 3 Sigma’s custom tapes and labels
- Strata-Tac’s multi-layer constructions
Proudly produced in the USA, Duraco Specialty Materials® empowers thousands of businesses across retail, decor, e-commerce, flexible packaging, healthcare, and industrial sectors to thrive with tailor-made, innovative solutions. As an industry leader, Duraco Specialty Materials® leverages an integrated and seamless approach that guides customers from concept to market success with a proven portfolio of trusted solutions.
Company Information
Since its start in 1980, 3 Sigma has continued to refine its material and process technologies to provide its customers with the highest level of service unmatched by the competition. 3 Sigma’s multiple coating lines and coating methods give necessary to meet the demands of the industry. 3 Sigma’s manufacturing associates are trained to handle the considerable number of job changeovers and set-ups necessary to rapidly meet custom product production in a concise lead-time window. 3 Sigma is one of the few companies that offer hot-melt, emulsion, and solvent-based adhesive technologies under one roof.
3 Sigma is one of the most versatile manufacturers in the pressure sensitive adhesives industry. This versatility allows 3 Sigma to offer more adhesive design options, quicker production, and the opportunity to grow through diversification and speed of service. The key to success in most markets today is to be more innovative and faster than the competition. 3 Sigma helps customers achieve this through formulating custom constructions based on market and industry application expertise. 3 Sigma’s product specialists have over 100 years of experience and understand the critical characteristics of each component in label and tape construction. They are highly skilled in designing the proper combination of product attributes and functional features to ensure optimal application performance.
3 Sigma is part of the Duraco family of companies. Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC is a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive tapes and specialty materials. The Duraco family of companies is a portfolio company of Open Gate Capital.
3 Sigma Locations
Headquartered in Troy, OH with additional production facilities in Lancaster, OH, 3 Sigma continuously seeks to address and improve critical business needs, development and commercialization, product efficiency, product performance, and quality.
In December of 2021, 3 Sigma was acquired by Duraco Specialty Tapes LLC, an OpenGate Capital portfolio company, and leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive tapes and specialty materials. 3 Sigma was one of four total portfolio companies purchased by Duraco since 2020, and is now part of the Duraco Specialty Materials family of companies. Duraco Specialty Materials comprises three innovative business units, Duraco Direct, Duraco Specialty Films & Labels, and Duraco Specialty Coatings & Release Liner. The integration of these companies advances 3 Sigma’s mission to expand into other industries and complement its overall product offering.
To learn more about these innovative and complementary companies, please review the company descriptions below and click on the links to be directed to their websites.
Conveniently located in Forest Park, IL Duraco’s headquarters is the heart of quality manufactured products and efficient distribution. As a leading manufacturer and supplier with over 65 years of knowledge and experience, we exist to help companies find specialty tape solutions for their desired application. From the beginning of design conception to the end of production, you can count on our team of experts. We have positioned ourselves to ensure your experience is timeless as we provide innovative adhesive solutions and top-quality customer service. We’re ready to be the one-stop-shop that meets all your adhesive needs.
Filmquest Group is the largest merchant converter of polyester films in the USA, supplying the market exclusively with Questar® brand polyester films, complemented with a full range of value-added products. Questar® Polyester Films portfolio includes PET films, Metalized PET films, and Coated films. Questar® brand coated films include Soft Touch matte, no gloss matte, high barrier, heat sealable, anti-fog, shrink, anti-static, polymer pigmented, PCR, tactile, and Nanoshield® clear high barrier film.
At Infinity tapes, we are very proud to provide our customers with the highest quality products and customer service. We are a U.S. manufacturer of Double Coated Tapes, Adhesive Transfer Tapes, Tamper Evident Films & Tapes, and Silicone Coated Papers & films. We have the capability to provide custom solutions in formulation and conversion to meet your specific application needs.
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Rayven Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company with over 60 years of experience manufacturing custom silicone release liners and PSA products. Founded in 1954, we have grown from one coating line for producing polyester label stock, to two manufacturing plants: one in St. Paul, Minnesota and our newest facility in Owatonna, Minnesota. Today, Rayven Inc. is an industry leader and has many capabilities that set us apart from others in the market. Our capabilities include coating (silicone and PSA), converting and packaging which allows us to be your Complete Solution.
Strata-Tac is a leading manufacturer of pressure sensitive self-adhesive products and top coated films, delivering a wide range of products to the converting market, combining various face stocks, coatings, adhesives, and liners since 1995.
Professional and Industry Associations
Individually and collectively, each of the Duraco Specialty Materials companies are committed to our industry’s future and to its continued growth. A sense of community and the mentorship of tomorrows leaders are both important, so you’ll see us supporting these likeminded organizations through membership or involvement of our executives on their leadership committees.
