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 […]
Fortis Designs, A Raleigh, NC based distributor of designer duct tapes has released a series of “how to” videos on YouTube for making duct tape crafts. You can view the videos by clicking here. You can purchase Fortis Design Platypus Designer Duct Tape by clicking here. Allabouttape.com is your source for information about the adhesive […]
The recent, and difficult to explain recent surge in oil prices will probably impact the cost of many tape products in the coming year. After trending down since the last round of tape price increases in the early summer, the cost of oil, a primary component in synthetic adhesives has spiked in the last 30 […]
The story of Ryanair mechanics doing a temporary windshield repair, reportedly with duct tape, continues to make the news. Now The highly regarded publication, The Economist, has weighed in with some new information that should have been made public when the story first broke. The Economist Story reports that the product actually used was something […]
An eight year long program to burn chemical weapons at an Alabama army depot has ended, leaving 70,000 unused emergency shelters and supply kits ready to be surplussed. The kits were assembled to provide safety support in the event that there were problems with the weapons burn that impacted the surrounding community. The kits included […]
3M, one of the largest tape manufacturers in the world has lowered its earning expectations for this year. While the primary slowing was in their electronics division, they cited slowing international growth as the reason that their sales are expected to grow by 3-4 percent as opposed to earlier projections of as much as 7%. […]
The TimesTranscript, a Canadian online news source reports that The Red Green Show, a humor show featuring Steve Smith holds the distinction of being the longest running Canadian tv show to ever air in America. The show featured Smith in his role as Red Green, a humorous handyman who promotes all things duct tape. Smith […]