Tape guide
Tape guide: everything you need to know about our packaging tapes
| Type | Kite premium acrylic | Vibac hot melt | Vibac low noise acrylic | Vibac low noise solvent | Vibac vinyl (PVC) |
Envirotape acrylic |
Envirotape hotmelt |
Gummed paper |
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| Vibac reference | - | Vibac 105 | Vibac 828M | Vibac 830/831 | Vibac 700 | - | - | - |
| Technical Info | ||||||||
| Core diameter | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 76mm | 38mm | 38mm | 38/76mm |
| Length | 66m | 66m | 66m | 66m | 66m | 150m | 150m | 200/100m |
| Carrier | polypropylene | polypropylene | polypropylene | polypropylene | vinyl | polypropylene | polypropylene | paper |
| Carrier thickness | 25 micron | 28 micron | 28 micron | 30 micron | 33 micron | 25 micron | 25 micron | - |
| Adhesive | water-based acrylic | hot melt | water-based acrylic | solvent | natural rubber | water-based acrylic | hot melt | starch |
| Adhesive thickness | 20 micron | 17 micron | 20 micron | 25 micron | 19 micron | 20 micron | 17 micron | - |
| Total thickness | 45 micron | 45 micron | 48 micron | 55 micron | 52 micron | 45 micron | 42 micron | various |
| 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 |
solvent smell, matt, easy tear |
sweet smell, glossy, does not tear, small core |
burnt plastic smell, glossy, does not tear, small core |
high tack, papery texture |
| Features & benefits | ||||||||
| Can be torn by hand | ||||||||
| Low noise | ||||||||
| Use in low temperatures | ||||||||
| Environmentally friendly | ||||||||
| Tamper evident | ||||||||
| Available colours | ||||||||
| Brown | ||||||||
| Clear | ||||||||