Anybody who has sliced thru a boxed item while trying to turn a shipping carton into a point-of-sale display will appreciate this new carton sealing tape from Adalis. Sesame Tape, as in “Open Sesame” makes the box cutter obsolete. It is a two tape system that will allow a shipping carton to be opened in […]
Cotton futures have reached a 12 month low, down by almost a third since this time last year. Since the primary component in most cloth tapes is cotton, the price of these tapes should remain stable for the foreseeable future. While oil prices (the primary component in high quality tape adhesives) have been less stable, […]
3M, the 1000 lb. gorilla in the tape manufacturing universe, has awarded master electrician Tim Frost a new Ford F150 pickup truck in its “Made In America” contest. The contest was used to promote 3M Scotch Super 33+ electrical tape. If you’re interested in good electrical tape at a price that doesn’t include a mark […]
Midsun Speicalty Products, the makers of well known silicone self-fusing tape, now offers a new version of the product called Nitro Tape. Nitro Tape is designed for extreme environments, particularly automotive. It will withstand temperatures up to 500 degrees fahrenheit and is rated to provide electrical insulation up to 8,000 volts. Allabouttape.com is your source […]
A great article in Gizmodo explains the science behind what everybody already knows. Duct tape will fix anything. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety tapes, duct tape, vinyl tapes and new developments in tape technology. Share your comments and questions with us.
The tape of the future may use tiny suction cups instead of adhesive to create a reusable bond. Experiments with materials that use thousands of micro suction cups are proving useful in creating bonds between two surfaces that can be released at will, leave no adhesive residue and can be used over and over again. […]
This article on “electrically conductive adhesives” got me to thinking. If adhesives can be made to be electrically conductive, then why wouldn’t it be possible to replace an audio cable or an extension cord with a piece of tape? While it is true that the current application for adhesives that conduct electricity is primarily to […]
Dunmore, a Bristol, PA tape and film manufacturer developed a special thin film tape for protecting sensitive wiring on the Mars rover. Construction of the space vehicle by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) made use of the special reinforced tape to insure that current from different electrical systems did not interfere with each other. You […]
The map of London that spectators and a billion international televison viewers saw on the arena floor as part of last week’s Olympic opening ceremonies was designed using specially printed tape made by tape manufacturer Le Mark. Le Mark, a British manufacturer that has been in business for 30 years, worked with the event designers […]
German researchers are turning to organic compounds made from renewable raw materials in their efforts to bring new tape adhesives to market. One of their most interesting projects involves attempts to mimic the adhesive that a common marine organism called the “bouy barnacle” uses to firmly attach themselves underwater surfaces. You can read more about […]