Sustainable
48mmx200m GSI60 Gummed Paper Tape
Gummed paper tape performs well on all grades of cardboard and when applied, creates a permanent seal. However, it is also easy to open with no scissors or blade required. Gummed... Read More
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Description
Gummed paper tape performs well on all grades of cardboard and when applied, creates a permanent seal. However, it is also easy to open with no scissors or blade required. Gummed paper tape requires water to activate the adhesive. Using paper tape with an electronic preset dispenser prevents unnecessary waste in the packing operation. 48mm x 200m per roll. 60GSM.
Sustainable Range
AquaTEK™ Gummed Paper Tape also known as Water Activated Tape (WAT)
This paper tape with an environmentally friendly water activated adhesive is rapidly gaining popularity for carton sealing because it has near-perfect eco credentials and at the same time outperforms conventional plastic tapes. As an added bonus, it works out cheaper per sealed carton.
What is WAT?
Gummed Paper Tape Explained
Standard Gummed Paper Tape is a single layer of pure kraft paper with a water-soluble, natural starch-based adhesive.
Reinforced Gummed Paper Tape is two layers of pure kraft encapsulating glass fibre reinforcement filaments.
The adhesive on gummed paper tape is activated as it emerges from a manual or electronic dispenser. Many of these have unique features that differentiate them and suit them to particular applications.
Comparisons
Why is Gummed Paper Tape Different To Plastic Tape
Most carton sealing tapes use what we call ‘pressure-sensitive’ adhesive, meaning that the only agent required to adhere the tape to the carton is pressure. This adhesive stays tacky throughout its service life, never fully curing. If the carton is made from low-grade corrugated, isn’t totally flat or has space behind the tape seal, the adhesive will struggle to keep hold of the carton. Over time, or if exposed to extremes of temperature or moisture, the adhesive will lose its tackiness and the carton seal will no longer be secure.
In contrast, water activated adhesive becomes semi-liquid when moistened and soaks into the carton’s fibres, so that as it dries and cures it becomes an integral part of the cardboard. It is almost impossible to reactivate, requiring so much moisture to do so that the carton itself would be destroyed, and possibly its contents.
The benefits of this are threefold: less tape is needed to create a far superior, more permanent bond; permanently-taped seams add to overall carton strength and rigidity, so they are less likely to collapse when stacked; it is impossible to remove the tape without leaving some evidence, so the carton’s tamper-resistance is improved.
The Old Way
The Challenge With Plastic
The challenge with plastic tape is that if it is left on the carton neither the tape or the carton can be recycled as it is mixed waste which may well have to go to landfill. This means that to recycle either part the tape or the carton the tape has to be removed which is a fiddly manual process that wastes time. Even when the tape is removed from cartons before the recycling process leaves behind adhesive residue that compromises the strength of the recycled cardboard and causes damage to screening and filtering sections of the recycling plant.
Fully Sustainable
Paper Tape Has The Edge
A simple and cost-effective solution is gummed paper tape or water activated tape – kraft paper tape made from fully sustainable, managed softwood and a natural starch adhesive. It is entirely biodegradable and can be left on cartons sent for recycling, as the kraft paper is compatible with the cardboard for creating new, recycled materials and the adhesive simply dissolves in the water used in the process, leaving behind no residue that will damage equipment or threaten the environment.
Looking Good
Improving The Presentation
Gummed Paper Tape or water activated tape is made from natural kraft paper which is thicker and more dimensionally stable than plastic. It is less prone to distortion and adheres instantly and permanently to cardboard, requiring only one strip of tape per seam.
Water activated tape blends well with natural brown or white corrugated cartons as it is available in three colours – natural brown, snow white and oyster, which is a lamination of white kraft on top of brown kraft. It is also perfect for single or multicolour overprinting if additional security or brand promotion are required. Furthermore, it sends a clear signal to consumers that you are an environmentally-responsible company.
Cutting Costs
Reducing Time, Waste And Packaging Spend
A US-based independent testing and verification company investigated and found that the higher cost per metre of water activated tape is more than compensated for by two factors: the amount of tape required to obtain a satisfactory seal and the time taken to apply this amount of tape equated to considerable cost reductions when using water activated tape compared with plastic pressure-sensitive tape.
So even without the other benefits that water activated tape brings, a reduction in packaging costs should be a compelling reason for companies to replace plastic with paper.
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