Packing is everywhere these days. The world is getting closer and logistical operations are part of the everyday life of any company that trades or handles goods. Germany’s most widely used shipping service provider alone sends out around 5 million parcels a day nationally. Demand for cardboard boxes and packing tapes is correspondingly high. As […]
Proper sealing during construction is indispensable. Wherever different materials and components are installed next to or on top of each other, the question of the right seal arises. After all, neither when building a house, nor when building a caravan, or even when building a boat, you don’t want moisture to get in. Shielding from […]
Just like the egg-laying lizard or the Easter bunny who hides eggs, high-performance adhesive tapes that are nevertheless easy to remove seem to be pure wishful thinking. But unlike the first two, the 3M™ 4658F is not mere fiction, but an extremely practical tool for creating short-term yet strong connections. The fact that the tape […]
Having already presented an introduction to the world of gummed paper tapes in our last post, in this one we take a closer look at the different varieties of tapes and tape dispensers. After all, the diverse requirements of logistics companies cannot be served with just a belt and a manual dispenser. Depending on the […]
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic in all areas of our daily lives. For companies that ship their goods in packages, the focus will inevitably fall on the packaging tapes used sooner or later. Although there have long been paper self-adhesive tapes that are at least no longer made of the plastics PP and […]
The days are slowly getting longer again, better weather is in sight and in various areas of the trade, preparations are being made for the coming season. And since good preparation can often be the decisive advantage, we would like to present three adhesive tapes in this article that are perfectly suited for various insulation […]
The VHB™ series from the innovative US technology group 3M™ has been synonymous with unprecedented adhesion in the field of adhesive tapes since the 1980s. VHB tapes excel not only in their adhesive strength, but also in their very high immediate adhesion and sealing ability. Added to this are high tensile and shear strength as […]
Many will know it: you try to glue something – whether with a tape or a liquid adhesive – and what first looks like a success turns out to be a failure after a short time. Either the adhesive comes off or does not adhere properly in the first place. It is often assumed that […]
The history of electrical insulation goes back as far as the history of electricity itself. In the early days, for example, a fabric tape was used, which at that time was still made of gutta-percha, rosin and wood tar. However, quite a bit of time has passed since the 1890s and insulating tape has evolved […]
Like hardly any other adhesive tapes, masking tapes accompany us unobtrusively in everyday life. Thereby, when painting as a cover or to temporarily label a surface are only two of many possible uses. This versatility makes a reliable material all the more valuable. This is where the 101E and 301E masking tapes from adhesive specialist […]