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More about the author More about the blog Museum Artifacts Drive. Early Products. New Brunswick. Iconic Products. Local Interest. Unusual Products. Public Health. Video Posts. The cloth is what gives the tape its tensile strength. It makes it easy to hand tear and keeps the tape stuck to a surface once it's laid down. Finally, there's the backing. The backing is made from polyethylene, the same plastic material used to make bags and shampoo bottles. Once the backing is ready, all of the materials are put together.
Ashley Luke: So there's basically two ways that the backing can be incorporated into the tape: either laminated or co-extrusion. The co-extrusion basically melds together the backing, the cloth, and then the adhesive. So it gives you a stronger tape that won't delaminate.
It's gonna be really good in different weather applications. Narrator: Once the layers are combined, the strength of the cloth and the plastic-like nature of the backing combine to give the tape the strength and durability we know and love.
The tape comes out in one jumbo roll that weighs over a ton. Each giant roll can produce over 30, small rolls. To get it to a smaller size, the roll is sliced into strips. Then, the smaller tape strips are put into cores and rerolled.
In every strength test, Gorilla was stronger. In our tests, it proved itself to be nearly as strong as Gorilla, but with the added handling of a mil tape. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.
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