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Carton Sealing Tape Makes Securing Your Packages a Pleasurable Task

By: Anthony Abram

Carton sealing tape is just one of the many kinds of that highly useful range of products, tapes. Made of paper or plastic like polypropylene, carton-sealing tapes are self-adhesive, and secure the cartons in which you ship your products.

They are typically two or three inches wide, and come in rolls of different lengths. The rolls are packed 24 or 36 or more per carton (which is then sealed with one of these same kinds of tapes!) The glue used for providing adhesion might differ depending on the strength of sealing required.

Different Kinds of Cartons and Sealing Tapes

There are lightweight cartons, heavyweight cartons and cartons falling between these two in the matter of weight. Then there are single wall cartons, multi-wall cartons and corrugated cartons. There are also over packed cartons that tend to bulge and under packed cartons that tend to fall in awkward shapes.

If all sealing tapes were produced to maximum specifications (of material and adhesive strength) to handle all the above carton situations, it would be overkill. It will push up the costs for simple packaging needs. The cost of the superior kinds of sealing tapes tends to be two to three times that of the simple varieties.

For lightweight single wall cartons packed normally, the comparatively inexpensive variety of carton sealing tape will be quite enough to secure it during short transits. On the other hand, a heavyweight multi-wall or corrugated box that is under packed will need the best kind of sealing tape to secure it for a longish trip.

Carton sealing tape suppliers thus supply different kinds of tapes in different price ranges. The tape material used could be strengthened with blends and weaves, and the glue could be faster sticking with very high bonding strengths. A normal sealing tape might have a tensile strength in the range of 20 pounds while the higher grades might have 35 pounds or more.

Carton Sealing Tape Pricing and Features

Carton sealing tapes are made with paper, polypropylene, PVC, UPVC and other materials, including blends. The glue can be acrylic, synthetic rubber adhesive and such. Widths are typically 2 inch or 3 inch. Each roll can be, say, 110 yards.

Tapes differ in their tolerance of temperature ranges, color, water resistance and resistance to splitting, peeling, cracking and drying.

They come packed with different numbers of rolls per carton. There might be 24, 36, 72, 144 and more rolls per pack. You are likely to get lower prices per roll if you order the higher roll cartons.

The carton sealing tape can be a clear transparent tape, or colored in specific colors. They can be overprinted with handling instructions or promotional messages.

Conclusion

Carton sealing tape is just one kind of the many kinds of special purpose tapes available for different applications. They come with different characteristics and in varying prices depending on such things are the strength of material used, and that of the glue. The tape requirements vary depending on such things as the package weight, type of carton material used and other factors.

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Carton sealing tape is just one of the many kinds of that highly useful range of products, tapes. Made of paper or plastic like polypropylene, carton-sealing tapes are self-adhesive, and secure the cartons in which you ship your products.

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