When we hear about the word "Adhesive Tape" we immediately imagine sticky tapes we use to play within schools. Before these Pressure Sensitive Adhesives or PSAs were invented, paper and glue were used to bind and secure packaging. But the invention of sticky tapes changes the ways humans were working otherwise.
These pressures or otherwise known as Adhesive tapes, are abbreviated as PSA. However, in common life, they do exist with other names like self-stick tapes or cello tapes. They are made of materials like plastic films, paper, cloth and in some cases metal. This tape comes with a special type of adhesive that does not need any heat or water to stick to anything. This tape comes with a variety of thickness and will wither glue or unglue easily or will adhere on first pressure. With a variety of options and uses these types, there are different types of adhesive tapes available in the market.
Sticky tapes are made in fashion the same as a ribbon. These wide rolls of film are coated with specially curated adhesive and then run through a slitting machine to create a tape of various widths. These files are then wounded into rolls at specific tensions to allow the film to split. Excessive or not enough tension will cause a fault in the tape. The winding and tension will add a little bit stretch in the film. To understand more about adhesive tapes, in this comprehensive guide, we list a variety of most commonly used adhesive tapes.
Sticky tapes are also known with many other names depending on the use and country. The most common name is cello tape that comes in two popular 18mm and 12mm. These widths fit easily on any sticky tape dispenser. These tapes are generally used in home and office along with many other industries. In schools and college, the most, common type is known as scotch tapes that are available in the 3M brand. This is identical to Sellotape. These tapes are available in several widths and adhesive strength of various uses.
these tapes are also known as packing tapes, box sealing or parcel tapes. These are commonly manufactured in 48mm wide rolls. Packing tapes are pressure sensitive and are made of adhesive-coated polypropylene, polyester film, or BOPP. The extra width of these tapes helps in taping up the moving boxes or cartons fast and simple. These tapes work best with hand-operated tape gun dispenser. You can find them in a variety of options, namely Water Activated Tape or WAT; Filament Tapes; and Tear Tapes. Each ideal for different types of packaging boxes.
Bondage tapes can adhere to themselves and without any sticky adhesive. There are available in different variety named as Parafilm; Eco Paper floral tapes; and Elastic Bouquet tying tapes. These are generally used for bouquet making or gift wrapping. At the same time, a duct tape (also known as gorilla tape) is usually 48mm wide and have strong adhesive of plastic or rubber. These rapes can easily be torn on the long part of the tape but still almost impossible to tear on the horizontal. Duct tapes are also common among professionals like electricians and plumbers for many reasons.
They are of many different types. First one is the masking tape that is highly pressure-sensitive and made of crepe paper backing and is easily released pressure-sensitive adhesive. It peels easily and leaves no residue. Whereas, painter tape is much similar to masking tape. The road masking takes the one that comes with a high level of adhesiveness and is made from polymer. They can be applied both permanently and temporarily. Here the security tapes are another important type – used for packing consumer goods and moving boxes to indicate if the box has been opened in the mid-way or not.
