3M’s claims that its new Performance Plus duct tape can be removed cleanly for up to six months after applying without leaving adhesive residue. The new tape also features a backing that is UV resistant so that it will stand up to direct sunlight exposure for up to a year. Allabouttape.com is your source for […]
Our tape-related news feeds are full of stories about high school kids making prom dresses for the big spring event. There is even a tape manufacturer that awards scholarships for the best prom fashions. Occasionally, we come across tape clothing creations that rise so far above the usual high school projects that we feel like […]
Manufacturing of duct tape is a complicated industrial process that combines cloth, natural rubber adhesive and a polyethylene coating. The cloth gives it strength and “tearability”. The natural rubber adhesive creates a strong, long lasting bond. The polyethylene coating makes the tape water resistant and gives it its color and shiny appearance. For more information […]
Green masking tape, one version of painter’s masking tape, the stuff that is supposed to not leave a residue, has been around for awhile. 3M’s “Greener” masking tape is about sustainability, not about the color of the tape. This new product is made from 56% renewable resources. The adhesive is natural latex rubber and the […]
In a response to the continued price pressures on synthetic, oil based adhesives, global demand for natural latex rubber is expected to increase in the coming months. An anticipated increase in demand of more than 3% is expected to change the consumption ratio between natural rubber and the synthetic alternative. This follows a 1.9% increase […]
You would think that new ideas for dispensing a product that was first brought to market over eighty years ago would be long gone. Not so. 3M, the giant global manufacturer of almost everything, including Scotch brand cellophane tape, has won a prestigious Red Dot design award for their Scotch Box Dispenser. Click here to […]
Electricians use a standard color coding scheme to know “What’s hot and what’s not”. The coding is usually applied with electrical tape. Black Low Voltage Phase A Red Low Voltage Phase B Blue […]
Here’s a guide to a Photoshop exercise for creating an image that looks like it has been taped to a piece of parchment paper. If the item is virtual, the tape might as well be virtual too. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety […]
Louis Sharpe, writing in the Journal of Adhesion, shares this info on what makes tape “sticky”. Sharpe describes pressure sensitive tapes as being “tacky” because they exhibit a combination of the characteristics of high viscosity liquids that also elastic. This means that they will attach themselves to a surface in a process described as “wetting”, […]
The FDA cited the use of duct tape and cardboard to repair its product filling lines as one of the many reasons that Pax-All would no longer be allowed to export their products to the United States. The Food and Drug Administration pointed to what it said was inadequate testing, labeling and documentation in their […]