Filament strapping tape is a pressure-sensitive heavy-duty tape. Most filament tapes contain thousands of filaments woven and embedded into the adhesives backing. They are also fiberglass reinforced, which makes them extremely strong and durable.
Filament strapping tapes are known for their clean removal and are more robust than most glues and twines, making them the perfect shipping tape.
What is Filament Strapping Tape Used For
Filament strapping tapes are versatile and are used in various industries, including:
• Appliances• Automotive
• Electronics
• Food and beverage
• General manufacturing
Most industries use filament strapping tapes for packaging due to their high bundling strength. It also has excellent reinforcing applications.
Filament tape can seal corrugated boxes for shipment and is an excellent box repair tape.
Tensilized polypropylene appliance tape has a rubber adhesive system that is excellent at securing appliances. For example, it can be used to hold refrigerator doors shut while in transit.
The automotive industry has various uses for high tensile polypropylene tapes. These uses include:
• Bumpers
• Wheel covers
Both filament and polypropylene strapping tapes are excellent options for packaging and shipping. However, they do have a few differences that are important when selecting a tape for your business. These differences include:
• Price: the filament tapes are less expensive than the tensilized polypropylene appliance tape. It’s crucial you know the maximum weight of the objects you’re planning to tape.• Application: Polypropylene strapping tapes maintain their strength when they’re stretched and won’t snap. The filaments in filament strapping tape prevent the tape from stretching.
• Eco-friendly: Polypropylene strapping tape is made with a recyclable plastic. Filament strapping tapes are not recyclable. If staying green is important to your business, then you should consider polypropylene tape over filament tape.
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