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Tape guide

Tape guide: everything you need to know about our packaging tapes

Type Kite premium acrylic Kite hot melt Vibac low noise
acrylic
Kite solvent Kite PVC
alternative
Envirotape
acrylic
Envirotape
hotmelt
Envirotape
PET
Solvent
paper tape
Hotmelt
paper tape
Gummed paper Reinforced
paper tape
Vibac low noise acrylic Vibac low noise solvent Envirotape acrylic Envirotape hotmelt Gummed paper tape
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 76mm 38mm 38mm 38mm 76mm 76mm 38/76mm 76mm
Length 66m 66m 66m 66m 66m 150m 150m 150m 50m 50m 200/100m 50m
Carrier polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene PET (Polyester) paper paper paper paper
Carrier thickness 25 micron 28 micron 28 micron 30 micron 32 micron 25 micron 25 micron 15 micron 85 micron 105 micron - 115 micron
Adhesive water-based acrylic hot melt water-based acrylic solvent solvent alternative water-based acrylic hot melt hot melt solvent hotmelt starch hotmelt
Adhesive thickness 20 micron 17 micron 20 micron 25 micron 24 micron 20 micron 17 micron 18 micron 25 micron 25 micron - 35 micron
Total thickness 45 micron 45 micron 48 micron 55 micron 56 micron 45 micron 42 micron 33 micron 110 micron 130 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
solvent smell,
glossy,
does not tear
can be torn by hand
sweet smell,
glossy,
does not tear,
small core
burnt plastic smell,
glossy,
does not tear,
small core
burnt plastic smell,
thin feel,
does not tear,
small core
rough texture,
sticks to itself
smooth texture,
does not stick to itself
light brown colour
high tack,
papery texture
high tack,
visible reinforced filaments
Available colours
Brown
Clear
White