Test 6 (AWEBER) - DISCOVER SOMETHING SPECIAL: TEFLON & UHMW TAPES

Published: Tue, 10/15/24

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PTFE FILM TAPES

PTFE COATED GLASS CLOTH TAPES

UHMW TAPES

You may not realize it, but you come into contact with many items throughout your day that were processed using PTFE Film Tapes, PTFE Coated Glass Cloth Tapes and UHMW Tapes. PTFE tapes are commonly referred to as Teflon® Tape.

These tapes are used in various manufacturing and packaging industries to ensure items travel smoothly through processing without sticking to the equipment, as well as allowing heat dispersion without damaging the finished product.

Items such as food packaged in sealed bags, packets and containers, sterilized medical devices for hospitals, printed bags for retail and bottles or cans for liquid packaging all use these tapes.

Take a look at some of the applications that should be using

Elite Tape’s Teflon® & UHMW Tapes!

PTFE FILM TAPES

PTFE Film Tape carriers are processed in a few different methods.

Skiving is the most common method of production for the PTFE Film used for finished tapes. The dense PTFE is applied in a large cylindrical format onto a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel then drives the PTFE material against a sharp, heated cutting blade assembly mounted at a precise angle/depth to ensure consistency of thickness for the finished product.
Extruded PTFE film provides the strongest, purest PTFE carrier available. The PTFE is formed through high temperature, flat die extrusion equipment, which ensures consistency of the finished thickness. The equipment then has a series of rollers that allow the PTFE to travel through curing ovens and cooling rollers to create the finished carrier. The PTFE film carrier is then etched, for good adhesion promotion, and is direct coated with a high temperature, silicone adhesive system. PTFE fluoropolymer is most commonly used due to its wide temperatures capabilities down to -100F and up to 500F+ continuously.

PTFE Film Tapes are known for their exceptional weather, chemical and fire-resistant properties that can be utilized in applications such as mold release, composite bonding and wire wrapping/bundling.

KEY FEATURES

INDUSTRIES

APPLICATIONS

Conformable
Chemical Resistant
High Tensile Strength
Low Coefficient of Friction
High Dielectric Strength
Service Temperature -100F to 500F
FDA Approval of Direct and Indirect Food Contact
Shell Life 12-18 months

Packaging
Aerospace
Electrical
Food Manufacturing
General Industries
Electronics

Composite Bonding
Wire & Cable Insulation Wrapping and Bundling Masking
Conveyor Linings
Mold Release

PTFE GLASS CLOTH TAPES

PTFE Coated Glass Cloth Tapes are manufactured by submerging a woven fiberglass substrate into a PTFE bath and tracking the coated substrate up a drying tower. This coating process is repeated to increase the longevity of the finished product. Each coating pass increases the chemical, abrasion, tear and puncture resistance. The PTFE coated fiberglass carrier is then etched, for good adhesion promotion, and is direct coated with a high temperature, silicone adhesive system. A release liner is nipped in directly to the adhesive system to allow for easy application in end uses.

PTFE coating is most commonly used due to its wide temperature capabilities down to -100F and up to 500F+ continuously. PTFE Coated Glass Tapes are well known for their non-stick, abrasion resistance qualities which provide an easy release for films, fabrics, trays and boxes to travel through machinery.

KEY FEATURES

INDUSTRIES

APPLICATIONS

Good Dielectric Strength
Low Co-Efficient of Friction
Thermal Insulation
Flame Resistant
Abrasion, Tear and Puncture Resistant
High Tensile Strength
Silicone Adhesive
FDA Approval for Direct and Indirect Food Contact
Shelf Life 12-18 months

Aerospace
Electrical
Food Manufacturing

Conveyor Belts and Conveyor Linings
Heat Seal Equipment Lining
Garment Manufacturing
Film and Fabric Bag/Pouch Manufacturing
Mold Release in Composite Manufacturing
Cable & Wire Harness Wrap
Flash Breaking
Shrink Wrap/L-Bar Seal Covers
Blister Packaging
Form-Fill-Seal Equipment Cover

UHMW TAPES

UHMW stands for Ultra High Molecular Weight and is manufactured much like a PTFE film tape. The UHMW is either molded or extruded and then skived. The dense UHMW is applied in large cylindrical format onto a rotating mandrel. The rotating mandrel then drives the UHMW material against a sharp, heated cutting blade assembly mounted at a precise angle/depth to ensure consistency of thickness for the finished product. The UHMW film carrier is then etched, for good adhesion promotion, and is direct coated with an aggressive, acrylic adhesive system.

UHMW is most commonly used due to its high impact and abrasion resistance at lower operating temperatures -100F to 225F. UHMW Tapes are most commonly used on the chute linings and conveyors to ensure finished goods travel safely, without obstruction, on their way to the final packaging stations.

KEY FEATURES

INDUSTRIES

APPLICATIONS

High Impact Resistance
Abrasion Resistant
Chemical Resistant
Low Moisture Absorption
Electrical Insulations Properties
High-Slip - Low Coefficient of Friction
Service Temperature -100F to 225F
Acrylic Adhesive
FDA Approval for Direct and Indirect Food Contact
Shelf Life 12-18 months

Automotive
Mechanical
Food Packaging/Bottling
Printing
Woodworking

Bearing, Chute, Guide Rail Linings
Protect Machinery
Protect Blades
Mouse Pads
Furniture
Drawer Slides
Medical Implants

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