Tape guide
Tape guide: everything you need to know about our packaging tapes
| Type |
Kite premium acrylic |
Kite hot melt | Low noise acrylic |
Kite PVC alternative |
Envirotape acrylic |
Envirotape PET |
Self-adhesive paper tape |
Gummed paper |
Reinforced paper tape |
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| Features & benefits | ||||||||||||
| Can be torn by hand | ||||||||||||
| Low noise | ||||||||||||
| Use in low temperatures | ||||||||||||
| Environmentally friendly | ||||||||||||
| Tamper evident | ||||||||||||
| Technical Info | ||||||||||||
| Core diameter | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 38mm | 38mm | 76mm | 38/76mm | 76mm | |||
| Length | 66m | 66m | 66m | 66m | 150m | 150m | 50m | 200/100m | 50m | |||
| Carrier | polypropylene | polypropylene | polypropylene | polypropylene | polypropylene | PET (Polyester) | paper | paper | paper | |||
| Carrier thickness | 25 micron | 28 micron | 28 micron | 32 micron | 25 micron | 15 micron | 85 micron | - | 115 micron | |||
| Adhesive | water-based acrylic | hot melt | water-based acrylic | solvent alternative | water-based acrylic | hot melt | natural rubber (performs like rubber) |
starch | hotmelt | |||
| Adhesive thickness | 20 micron | 17 micron | 20 micron | 24 micron | 20 micron | 18 micron | 25 micron | - | 35 micron | |||
| Total thickness | 45 micron | 45 micron | 48 micron | 56 micron | 45 micron | 33 micron | 110 micron | various | 150 micron | |||
| How to identify |
sweet smell, glossy, does not tear |
burnt plastic smell, glossy, does not tear |
sweet smell, glossy, does not tear, quiet off roll |
can be torn by hand |
sweet smell, glossy, does not tear, small core |
burnt plastic smell, thin feel, does not tear, small core |
rough texture, sticks to itself |
high tack, papery texture |
high tack, visible reinforced filaments |
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| Available colours | ||||||||||||
| Brown | ||||||||||||
| Clear | ||||||||||||
| White | ||||||||||||