Continuing economic challenges have caused more and more gift givers to take the “do it yourself” approach to gift giving for the upcoming holiday season. Printed duct tape is the latest in a long line of tape products that “do it yourselfers” have available to personalize their projects. Several major manufacturers including Shurtape, Henkel and […]
Adams Magnetic Products has a new tape product that is designed to attract magnets. Unlike magnetic tape (think “refrigerator magnets” ) The Adams Magnetic product is adhesive backed and can be attached semi-permanently to signs, point of sale displays, crafts, etc. that would then be attached to something that was magnetized, like a blank display […]
French tire manufacturer Michelin has partnered with renewable fuels company Amyris to develop rubber that is made from renewable materials. The two companies are working to develop renewable isoprene, a chemical used in the making of synthetic rubber. Working from raw materials found in renewable organic feedstocks, the partnership hopes to be able to bring […]
The Rolatube, an invention by British scientists, can be rolled up like gaffers tape and then extended into a rigid material with the strength of steel. Imagine a measuring tape that starts out as cloth and ends up as steel. Using carbon fiber composites and thermoplastics, Rolatube can be fashioned into lots of different items […]
The lowly roll of Scotch Tape hasn’t changed much since it was developed back in the 1930’s. The tape does pretty much the same job it was designed to do back then, and it still has the same problem it has had from day one. That problem is getting the tape unwound from the roll […]
After standing on the sidelines for several years while arts and crafts types took duct tape and re-purposed it to entirely new uses, major tape manufacturers have stepped up to recognize this market. The old school model of using yards of duct tape to secure cables to the floor, sometimes taping the same mic cable […]
Ongoing research at the University of Colorado-Boulder may someday lead to a safe, organic, biodegradable tape adhesive. Graphene, a material derived from wood, has proven to have very powerful adhesive qualities that may well lend themselves to the manufacture of adhesive backed tapes Graphene combines flexibility with adhesion, two very important characteristics for adhesives. You […]
A Sarasota, FL company, Aso Corp., reports in the Herald-Tribune that they are currently producing more than two billion adhesive-backed tape bandages a year. Aso, a Japanese company, distributes their products through major retailers like Target, Wal-Mart and CVS. Click here to learn more about their Florida operation. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about […]
Banner Ups, a maker of accessories and supplies for banner manufacturers has announced their Mega Tape, an adhesive tape designed for hemming banners without sewing or installing grommets. Once the tape is folded into the hem of a banner, it is invisible, so it can be used on two sided displays. Banner Ups has tested […]
This new tape is intended as a first aid item, but on a hot July day, a new product from Fieldtex Products might be just what the doctor ordered. Ice Tape is designed to cool by evaporation. It is a “self adhering” tape that can bring immediate relief from swelling by applying directly to an […]