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

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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

• Conformable
• Chemical Resistant
• High Tensile Strength
• Low Coefficient of Friction
• Shelf Life 12-18 months

• High Dielectric Strength
• Service Temperature -100F to 500F
• FDA Approval of Direct and Indirect Food Contact

INDUSTRIES

APPLICATIONS

• Packaging
• Aerospace
• Electrical
• Food Manufacturing
• General Industries
• Electronics

• Anti Friction
• Composite Bonding
• Wire & Cable Insulation Wrapping and Bundling
• Conveyor Linings 
• Mold Release
• Roller Wrapping

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

• 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

INDUSTRIES

• Aerospace

• Electrical

• Food Manufacturing

APPLICATIONS

• Conveyor Belts and Conveyor Linings 
• 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
• Heat Seal Equipment Lining
• Gaskets and Seals

UHMW TAPES