Pro Tapes & Specialties, a tape converter in North Brunswick, NJ has released an new and improved version of their “glow in the dark” vinyl tape. This new version of a product that has been a staple of their arts and entertainment line of specialty tapes now is capable of providing luminance for up to […]
OSHA (The Occupational Safety and Health Administration) has developed a color coding system to help workers identify dangers in the work place. In response, tape manufacturers have developed adhesive backed tapes that can be used to clearly mark these hazards. Here is a brief explanation of what these various colors mean. Red Identify fire equipment […]
We have recieved yet another price increase notification, this one particularly important, since it comes from our primary converter for gaffers tape. Pro Tapes & Specialties, is taking a different approach. They have chosen to decrease the length of a roll of gaffers tape from 60 yards, the standard for many years, to a new […]
Yesterday’s posting about “rebranding” a product in order to serve a new market reminded us of the first time we were exposed to this concept. We used to be located on Main Street in our town, so we got some walk in traffic, most of it related to local theatre companies and organizations affiliated with […]
Taking a product made for one purpose, giving it a new name that resonates with a narrow customer niche, and focusing your marketing on building a new brand is a time honored way of expanding a manufacturer’s footprint. I came across this Yahoo Sports News posting and thought it was an excellent example of how […]
3M, one of the largest, if not the largest, tape manufacturer in the world reported solid profits for the fourth quarter of 2011. They earned $1.08 billion ($1.49/share), up 16% from the same period in 2010. 3M is one of the manufacturers whose price increase letters we linked to in last week’s blog. The letter, […]
If you read my post yesterday, then perhaps you noted a bit of optimism. Hoping that a strong downturn in the cost of the raw materials used to make tape products would ease price pressures seemed like a bright light at the end of a year long tunnel. As a distributor of cloth tapes like […]
Futures trading activities in the three raw materials that provide the most important components in tape manufacturing have all seen significant downturns in the last week. Cotton pricing (cotton is the primary backing material for cloth tapes), Oil (major component of adhesives and vinyl tape backing), and rubber (primary adhesive component in tapes using natural […]
3M, the maker of the iconic Scotch brand of adhesive backed tapes is introducing a new green version of its “invisible tape. Scotch Magic Invisible Tape will now be offered in a version made of 75% recycled or renewable material and it will come in a refillable dispenser. 3M’s new version of this familiar product […]
There have been lots of technological advances since the invention of adhesive-backed tape in 1925. Click here to see how it’s done today. (Thank you , Discovery Channel) Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry.