Capabilities | Types of Tape | Terminology
Peel and Stick Tape Services at Classic Laminations
Our Peel and Stick Tape Options Go Above and Beyond!
Capabilities
Another area where our equipment investment has turned a business segment into a rapid growth area for Classic Laminations is special taping. Classic Laminations has three tape machines and eight tape heads to apply two-sided transfer tape to substrates ranging from easels to 28”x 40” printed sheets. We have a variety of pressure sensitive tapes to help create your finished project. These self-stick taping applications eliminate using messy liquid glue; just peel the protective release liner from the tape and apply.
Applications include shelf-marking, counter cards, and adhering printed sheets to various objects. We can even use two-sided tape to attach a spring to make an eye-catching 3D “wiggle” display.
Tapes are available in ¼”, ½”, ¾″, and 1″ widths with a convenient lift tab along one or both edges that makes it easy to remove the release liner. Talk with our specialists today to find the right option for your finished products.
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Types of Tape
Permanent Adhesive / Permanent Adhesive
When you need your printed item to be permanently bonded to an easel or other surface, you need an aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive. We use this specific stick taping product because it has strong holding power on both sides. This is common with counter cards, mounted mousepads, and much more.
Permanent Adhesive / Removable Adhesive
When you want to be able to remove the bonded item at a later time, consider a transfer tape that has removable adhesive on one side and permanent adhesive on the other. For example, we finish your printed materials by bonding the permanent adhesive side of the tape to the back of your printed signage, and the other side of the tape has the removable adhesive so the signage can be stuck to a wall and later removed.
Magnet Adhesive Tape
At Classic Laminations, we have the capability of transforming your mounted piece into a promotional magnet. We take your printed image and laminate it, mount it to special magnet adhesive tape, and die strike it to your shape and size. This is a great “giveaway” piece for tradeshows, a branded item to provide to customers as appointment reminders, and even save-the-dates!
Velcro® Transfer Tape
We can attach Velcro® tape to your printed piece with double-sided tape on top and bottom. The bottom layer of double-sided tape adheres the Velcro® to your printed piece, and the top layer allows the Velcro® to be separated into its two layers. This provides the hook and loop functionality of Velcro®. The top layer of pressure sensitive tape allows you to stick the mounted piece to most surfaces, but you can separate the Velcro® portion and change displays if needed. Velcro® tape is especially handy for trade show displays.
Double Sided Foam Tape
Tapes with a foam carrier are used when the item to be mounted has an uneven surface. The double sided foam helps the tape conform to the uneven surface and distributes the load to prevent stress concentration, which results in a stronger, more permanent bond. Our print finisher experts can recommend the right adhesive tape to ensure success with your next project.
Terminology
Adhesive, Pressure Sensitive
Adhesives that adhere to a surface when the sticky taping side is brought in contact with the surface and pressure is applied to the tape or label facestock. These adhesives are “tacky” to the touch and remain tacky after the bond is formed with the substrate. Due to their inherent tackiness, pressure sensitive adhesives are protected with a release liner prior to application to remain dirt-free and prevent them from sticking before intended. The ultimate bond obtained is a function of many variables including time, pressure, application temperature, and the substrate’s surface smoothness and polarity. This term is also called peel and stick tape adhesive and self-stick taping adhesive. You may also find it abbreviated as PSA or PS adhesive.
Adhesive, Permanent
Reference term for a tape or label with a permanent adhesive that cannot be removed from the surface it is applied to without the tape or label being destroyed. Attempts to remove often leave residue on the object that it was applied to.
Adhesive, Aggressive Permanent
This type of adhesive is used when a general purpose permanent is not strong enough. It has more initial tack and superior adhesion strength.
Adhesive, Removable
Term referring to a removable tape or label can be removed from the substrate it is applied to without part of the tape or label remaining on the surface. Depending on its level of tack, a removable tape or label can damage the surface of some materials such as wood and suede. After a period of time or exposure to weather, a removable tape or label may become permanent.
Adhesive, Ultra-Removable
This type of adhesive allows a label to be reapplied in another area and is not limited to the number of times it can be repositioned. The adhesive does not become permanently adhered over long application times. The label can subsequently be repositioned elsewhere. Post-it® Notes are an example of ultra-removable adhesive. An alternative term for this is repositionable.
Carrier
This is double-coated tapes that have a thin “carrier” of film or tissue paper to which one or two types of PSA adhesive is coated on each side.
Peel and Stick Adhesive
This is another name for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive.
Release Liner
Reference term indicating the backing material or carrier sheet of a pressure sensitive tape or label, which protects the adhesive until time of use. It generally has a release coating applied to the surface in contact with the adhesive to allow the adhesive to easily release or peel from the liner. It is also referred to as the backing or liner. “Linerless” or self-wound tapes and labels do not have a liner but generally still have a release coating on the unwind surface to enable the adhesive to easily peel away from the previous layer.
Self-Stick Adhesive
This is another name for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive.
Self Wound or Single Wound or Linerless
Term in reference to describe pressure-sensitive tapes when comparing them to linered tapes. Each subsequent layer of tape has the exposed adhesive in direct contact with the backing of the previous layer which has a release coating on its surface to allow the adhesive to “release” from it.
Shear Force or Shear Stress
This is the work that results when two contiguous parts slide past each other in opposite directions and parallel to their plane of contact.
Shear Adhesion
This is the level of bond strength a pressure sensitive adhesive has to a substrate when shear force or stress is applied. For example, a PSA used to hang a picture on a wall needs to have excellent shear adhesion in order to work well.
Transfer Adhesive Sandwich
Reference term relating to pressure sensitive adhesive that is coated between release liners with a release differential. This refers to when one side of the liner has a higher release force versus the other side. This allows the release liners to be peeled away successively for application of the adhesive to a substrate such as an easel. To use the adhesive, the remaining layer of release liner is removed to expose the other side of the adhesive, allowing the easel to be attached, for example, to the backside of a mounting board. It is also referred to as transfer tape and double-sided tape.