Thursday, September 22, 2005

Dispensing Help for Boat Manufacturer

Is there a hand held dispensing solution for fine-line masking tapes used during the gel coat process? It is currently being applied by hand.

As you probably know, the general rule is most fineline is applied by hand. However, there are ‘dispenser programs’ set up to work with the customer to develop dispensers that are specific to their application. After the application opportunity is discussed, a custom dispenser would be built for the company and they can use the dispenser as long as they purchase tape from us. But the key is to get that custom dispenser in the user’s hands so it can begin helping them with their application. For more information on the free dispenser program, readers can contact tesa’s business unit masking application engineer, Amy Kaus at 800-568-8273 X5562.

This article was contributed by Ron Miaskiewicz, Market Manager – Industrial for tesa tape North America

Surface Protection

How can cars and trucks be protected from debris and rocks during transit?

Protection of surfaces during the production and transport of vehicles is vital, whereby reducing the need for replacement parts, repainting, or surface repair. The tesa product line includes products that provide protection for a variety of surfaces ranging from carpeting, painted/coated surfaces, glass, metal rails, and plastics.

Performance Grade Polyethylene Surface Protection Film - tesa 4848 datasheet
High Performance Polyolefin Adhesive Film "Bodyguard Tape" - tesa 50530 datasheet
Surface Protection "Glassguard Tape" - tesa 50550 datasheet

This information was taken from tesa tech notes, issue 8-04 and TapeInfo.com


Monday, September 12, 2005

Printing on Tape

What is the best method for printing on corona treated film? Would flexographic printing work?

Tape Manufacturer Web Links

Here is a quick reference guide to the Websites of the major adhesive tape manufacturers:

tesa www.tesatape.com; 3M www.3m.com; Saint-Gobain www.plastics.saint-gobain.com/; Avery Dennison stus.averydennison.com; Permacel www.permacel.com; Tyco Adhesives www.tycoadhesives.com; Intertape Polymer www.intertapepolymer.com; Shurtape www.shurtape.com; Ideal Tape www.abitape.com/tape/iframe_ideal.htm ; DeWAL www.dewal.com; Scapa www.scapa.com; Main Tape www.maintape.com; MACtac www.mactac.com