Surgical adhesive tapes may appear similar to other cloth tapes, but there are subtle differences in their manufacturing process that make them appropriate for a very delicate job. Use of rayon, silk or some other non-irritating (hypoallergenic) fiber for the tape backing is necessary to minimize skin irritation. The material also needs to be able […]
The urban legend that duct tape will remove warts has been confirmed by no less an authority than CBS News Healthwatch. Research reported in the the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine found that use of duct tape for wart removal was more effective and less painful than using liquid nitrogen, the process that freezes […]
3M Kind Removal Silicone Tape makes use of new silicone-based adhesive technology to improve the balance between securement (adhesion) and gentleness. Creating a product that allows medical technicians to reduce the trauma of removing medical tape means the likelihood of tape related injury is decreased and patient discomfort is minimiaed. 3 M will introduce this […]
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 […]
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 […]