Two rolls of adhesive tape. Adhesive tape is an adhesive-coated fastening tape used for temporary or, in some cases, permanent adhesion between objects. Adhesive tape that will stick with application of pressure only (i.e. without activation by water, solvent or heat) is known as pressure-sensitive tape. Image File history File links Information. ...
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Single-sided tapes allow joining of two overlapping or adjoining materials, while double-sided tape (adhesive on both sides) allows joining of two items back-to-back.
Adhesive tape was invented in 1926 by Richard Drew of 3M. (The history of adhesive tape is disputed, see discussion page). The original tape was a paper-backed masking tape. Transparent and other tapes grew from this invention. Richard Drew may refer to: Richard Drew (inventor), an inventor Richard Drew (photographer), an AP photographer Richard Drew (specialty photographer), an independent panoramic photographer Category: ...
3M Company (NYSE: MMM; formerly Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company until 2002) is an American corporation with a worldwide presence that produces over 55,000 products, including adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental products, electrical materials, electronic circuits, optical films and supply chain management software. ...
Masking tape Masking tape is a type of adhesive tape made of easy-to-tear paper backed with a weak adhesive. ...
Like 'Hoover' used to refer to vacuum cleaners in general, Scotch Tape (A brand and trademark of 3M: in the USA and other countries, such as Argentina), Sellotape (in the British Isles), Tixo (in Austria) and Tesa (in Germany) have become almost-genericized trademarks, being used to refer to adhesive tapes in general. Scotch Tape denotes the line of adhesive tapes manufactured by 3M as part of the companys Scotch brand. ...
Sellotape is a European brand of transparent, cellulose-based, pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, and is the leading brand of clear sticky tape in the United Kingdom. ...
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Varieties of adhesive tape
- Transparent Tape ("Sticky Tape" or office tape) is transparent and often has a cellulose-based backing and an acrylic adhesive.
- 'Gaffer tape' is normally based on a heavy fabric or plastic tape. The name derives from its use by gaffers in the entertainment industry among others, to hold down cables particularly to obviate or prevent tripping hazard.
- Duct tape (sometimes referred to as "duck tape") has a fabric backing and many uses, but is mainly used by people needing to tear tape by hand.
- Box Sealing Tape is a type of packaging tape which is a clear or opaque used for closing packages for shipment. It is usually two inch (48 mm) or three inch (72 mm) wide and is made of a polypropylene backing.
- Masking tape is used to cover areas that shouldn't be painted. It usually has a paper backing and an adhesive designed to remove from surfaces (after a limited time).
- Electrical tape is made of materials like vinyl that do not conduct electricity.
- Surgical tape is an adhesive bandage used to hold a dressing on a wound.
- Double-sided tape is adhesive on both sides
- spike tape, A thinner version of gaffers tape that is usually bright colored. Used to mark places of furniture or actors on a stage.
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Gaffer tape Gaffer tape (also, gaffers tape, gaff tape, gaffa tape, gaffing tape, cloth tape, (The) Gaff, Roll of Gaff) is a strong cotton cloth pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used in the motion picture, television, stage (music and theater) and audio visual production. ...
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A gaffer in the motion picture industry is the head of the electrical department, responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. ...
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Masking tape Masking tape is a type of adhesive tape made of easy-to-tear paper backed with a weak adhesive. ...
Electrical tape, standard black Electrical tape, color coded (grounding) Electrical tape is a type of pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other material that conduct electricity. ...
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Surgical tape is a form of adhesive tape used in medicine and first aid as a bandage to hold a dressing onto a wound. ...
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In stagecraft, a spike is a marking (Usually a piece of tape) put on the stage to show placement for set pieces, furniture, actors and the like. ...
Tape glossary - Backing (substrate). The primary component of tape upon which an adhesive is applied. Examples are cloth, paper, metal foil, film etc.
- Conformability. Ability of a tape to make total contact with a surface.
- Creped. Paper that has small "folds" to provide stretchability and conformability.
- Double-coated, or two-sided tape. Pressure-sensitive tape with adhesive on both sides of the carrier material.
- Gapping. Openings between layers of tape within a roll.
- Release coating. A very thin coating applied to the impervious tape backing so as to allow the tape to be unwound at a controlled level.
- Tack. The sticky feel of the tape
- Telescoping. A sideways sliding of the tape layers, one over the other, so that the roll looks like a funnel or telescope.
- Unwind. The act of removing or unwinding the tape from a roll.
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