Berry Plastics, the manufacturer of Nashua duct tape, has announced a price increase on the colored (all but silver and black) versions of their popular 398 duct tape. 398 duct tape, a premium grade 11 mil duct tape, is preferred by many tape users because it is stronger and easier to handle than utility grade […]
Chris and Colby Moyer, two brothers from East Stoudsburg, PA, are taking advantage of a new program at CES, the giant Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, to show off their adhesive tape product Dockem. Dockem is a tape product designed for wall mounting of electronic display devices like tablet computers. It is intended for mounting […]
Researchers at the University of Toronto are developing a new adhesive that “self-monitors”, meaning that it will have the ability to provide information to technicians about possible failure before the adhesive bond actually is at risk of coming apart. This technology is focused on the new adhesives that are replacing rivets in modern aircraft. Using […]
Industrial mega-corp 3M is projecting that its revenues in its adhesive and tapes division will be more than $3 billion this year. 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 […]
Imagine our disappointment when we learned that the products made by an Australian company called Duct Tape Games have nothing to do with duct tape! Anyway, here’s a link to their site. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety tapes, duct tape, vinyl tapes […]
Market Watch, the online publication of the Wall Street Journal, recently posted this profile of Fortis Designs, the Raleigh, NC maker of printed designer duct tape. Fortis is currently featuring Christmas themed products that are sure to appeal to “do it yourself” gift makers and holiday decorators. You can purchase Fortis’ Platypus Designer Duct Tape […]
Duck Tape, a brand name owned by tape manufacturer ShurTech Brands, LLC, has announced that they will offer online sales through the duckbrand.com web site. The site is currently featuring Duck’s line of holiday tape products. To date, Duck branded tape products have been offered by other online sellers and brick and mortar retailers, but […]
Here’s a link to a Polyken tape converter in action. Tape is manufactured in large rolls and then converted by slitting to the proper width to meet customer applications. Three small rolls from a single larger one. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive tape industry. All the news about gaffers tape, safety […]
Last weekend’s launch of NASA’s latest Mars rover included couldn’t have happened without duct tape. Dunmore Corp., makes a special tape created to insulate the wiring inside the rover vehicle Curiosity which left Florida for Mars on Saturday. The tape has special electrical insulating characteristics that keep electrical currents from interfering with other on board […]
The “invisible” side of the tape may be just about its stickiness to most users, but the formulation of the adhesive is extremely important in how the tape performs. Natural rubber, also known as latex, is one of the most common adhesive components and is used on many commonly available tape products like duct tape. […]