What is the water activated tape?

Water activated tape is a starch-based adhesive with a kraft paper backing, some are with reinforcement, you can also use the animal glue adhesive replace the starch-based. The starch-based adhesive becomes sticky when moistened. Before it be moistened the strach-based adhesive was not activate. It’s also named by Gummed tape or Gum tape.

Water Activated Tape applications.

water activated tape is a ideal solution for the eco packing. It’s one knid of eco packing tape.

1. Sealing corrugated cartons and boxes
2. Decorating
3. Art projects
4. Repairing
5. Reinforcing books and documents
6. Book binding

It is often used and is very effective for sealing corrugated cartons and boxes.

What is the Construction of Water Activated Tape

Non reinforced: Non reinfored water actiaved tape is made by kraft paper, starch-based adhesive and paper core.

1. The kraft paper backing can be different weight, Like 70gsm, 80gsm, 100gsm ect, the color can be nature and snow white.
2. The adhesive generally is Starch-Based
3. Paper core, the diameter of the paper core can be 38mm or 76mm, and some client also would choose non paper core tape.

Fiberglass reinforced: Fiberglasee reinfored water actiaved tape is made by kraft paper, Fiberglass, Hot melt adhesive, kraft paper, starch-based adhesive and paper core.

1. The kraft paper backing weight generally is 40gsm there are two layers so total is 80gsm paper, The color can be nature, white, snow white.
2. Fibergalss reinforced, the paper tensile strength is not very strong, for small box or light box is non reinforced water activated tape is enough, but for middle wight there will be requiry reinforced. 3 way fiberglass reinforcement can help water activated tape improve the tensile strength become more strong.
3. Hot melt will let the two layer kraft paper and fiberglass built it well.
4. The adhesive generally is Starch-Based
5. Paper core, the diameter of the paper core can be 38mm or 76mm, and some client also would choose non paper core tape.