Filament tape

China Product


Uses

The tape is most often used as a closure for corrugated boxes such as a full overlap box, five panel folder, full telescope box. "L" shaped clips or strips are applied over the overlapping flap, extending 50 - 75 mm (2 - 3 inches) onto the box panels.

Heavy loads or weak box construction may also be aided by the application of strips or bands of filament tape to the box. perfume atomizer

Application wholesale perfume bottle

The tape can be applied manually with a stationary dispenser but is more often applied with a hand held tape dispenser: this allows the user to more efficiently place the tape on the box, cut it off, and rub it down. perfume atomizers

Automated machinery for application of tape to high speed lines is also common.

Related products

Some PSA tapes are available which have a highly oriented polypropylene backing with high strength in the long (machine) direction. Some of these have shaped filaments which help resist tearing across the tape. These tapes are sometimes used in a similar manner as filament reinforced tapes.

Some filament tapes (or strapping tapes) are sometimes used similarly to strapping.

References

ASTM D3330 Standard Specification for Pressure Sensitive Tape for Packaging, , Filament Reinforced

ASTM D1974 Standard Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing and Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes.

ASTM D5168 Standard Practice for Fabrication and Closure of Tripplewall Corrugated Containers

Brody, A. L., and Marsh, K, S., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN 0-471-06397-5

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