Velcro was invented in 1941 and patented in 1955. It was discovered by accident when a plant, Burdock, clung to the clothing of an electrical engineer and his dog in the Swiss Alps. As scientist often do when observing unusual things, the engineer, Georges de… Read More »Velcro & Hook & Loop: A closer look
Tape liners allow adhesives to peel away from their surfaces on pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, If they didn’t, the tape would otherwise be useless as a double sided tape. The silicon coating on one side allows the adhesive to release with ease while holding the… Read More »Introduction to Liner-less DC Tapes
You have seen extended liner tapes on envelopes and boxes from USPS, FedEx, and UPS. They assist in removing the top protective adhesive liner; particularly when the liner is thin, it could be difficult to remove. Customers sometimes ask for a heavier or thicker release… Read More »Extended Liner (finger-lift) Adhesive Tape Types
If you use double-sided adhesive tapes, you will eventually hear the term “Killer Red” to describe a particularly aggressive double-sided tape with good adhesive grab and hold. But what exactly is this tape? It’s an 8mils thick acrylic adhesive double-sided tape with a pet film… Read More »The interesting history of “killer Red” double sided tape.
Removable and repositional double-sided tapes is used when you want to attach an object on a wall, then remove the object without damaging the wall surface or leaving glue residue. This is most often accomplished with double-sided foam tapes. The reason foam is used instead… Read More »Repostionable & Removable Ghost Tape
Ok, so I have been in the adhesive tape business for over 25 years, and I’m often asked how do you remove permanent foam tape from drywall or other surface. Over the years I’ve discovered that an industrial strength d-limonene and coconut oil mix has… Read More »Hack: removing foam tape from wall
With the extraordinary growth of e-commerce, more demand is placed on efficient machinery to process e-commerce or transit packaging. The on-line stores and popular shopping sites like Amazon need to make it easy for their customers to open packages with minimal materials and making it… Read More »Ecommerce Packaging
You might be inquiring of your tape supplier, because your customers are asking you, what adhesive tapes exist that you could use for e-commerce or transit packaging that are Eco-Friendly, Environmentally friendly, sustainable green and recyclable? What makes an adhesive tape Eco-friendly or green? We… Read More »Eco-friendly Adhesive Tapes