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Guide: Packaging Tape

Tape Guide

Everything you need to know about our packaging tapes

Type Kite Standard
Acrylic 		Vibac Standard
Hotmelt 		Vibac
Low
Noise 		Vibac
Solvent 		Vibac
Vinyl (PVC) 		Envirotape
Acrylic 		Envirotape
Hotmelt 		Gummed Paper
Kite polypropylene tape Vibac polypropylene tape low noise tape solvent tape vinyl (PVC) envirotape envirotape gummed paper tape
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
Tape thickness 25 micron 28 micron 28 micron 30 micron 33 micron 25 micron 25 micron various
Carrier polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene vinyl polypropylene polypropylene paper
Adhesive water-based acrylic hot melt water-based acrylic solvent natural rubber water-based acrylic hot melt starch
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 N N N N Y N N N
 Low noise N N Y Y Y N N Y
Use in low temperatures N Y N Y Y N Y Y
Environmentally friendly N N N N N Y Y Y
Tamper evident N N N N N N N Y
Available Colours
Brown Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Clear Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N
White N Y N N N N N Y