Tape Shapes has provided innovative solutions to help customers in just about any industry
AEROSPACE
Tape Shapes has the ability to manufacture aluminium window masks to protect aeroplane windows during painting and refurbishing processes for the aerospace industry. We also provide a range of adhesive tapes and protection films that offer physical and electromagnetic shielding properties.
MARINE
Dual Lock Fasteners are highly useful to the marine industry. This unique interlocking system allows for storage cavities to be opened and closed with ease, without unsightly clamps that may be prone to rusting. Many other adhesive tapes and allied flexible material conbinations exist. Please contact us to find out more.
AUTOMOTIVE
There are endless adhesive tape applications in the automotive industry; from bonding badges and paint masking to permanent or temporary attachments used in place of rivets, bolts or spot-welds which eliminates prospective rust spots that makes double sided tapes a preferred option. Our die cutting facility allows us to offer custom sized products that is unique to your application.
DEFENSE
Tape Shapes provides sealing materials such as gaskets, packings and seals as well as thermal and electrical insulating materials that are laminated with adhesive tapes and die cut to a specific shape or size for the defence industry.
CONSTRUCTION
The construction industry utilizes adhesive tapes to a great extent.
This includes weather-strip single sided foam tapes to seal doors and windows, double-sided foam tape for boltless mirror attachments, 3M Very High Bond (VHB) acrylic foam tapes to permanently bond aesthetic fascia’s, aluminium foil to insulate ducting, high-visibility PVC tapes for lane-marking and masking tape for painting, just to name a few.
ELECTRONICS
The ultra-thin properties of adhesive tapes are becoming more and more favoured in the electronics industry. Tape Shapes is able to supply electrical and thermal conductive tapes for component attachments, EMI shielding, gaskets and gap filling and protection tapes to prevent fingerprints and handling marks.
MARKETING
The application of “Wobblers” in the Marketing and Point of Sale industry is another innovative product available from Tape Shapes. This is a strip of clear PVC with two pads of adhesive tape die cuts attached to both ends used to display in-store advertising. They are available in a wide range of shapes, sizes and materials and can be customised to user requirement. They can comprise of double-sided die-cut squares or rectangles available in high grade permanent polyurethane foams or a more economical option.
PRINTING
We understand that manufacturing time is very important to the printing industry. By partnering with Tape Shapes, our extremely fast lead-times can increase your productivity without compromising on quality. Adhesive tapes and flexible materials can be die cut and used to protect rollers, fill gaps in printing media and bond different substrates together.
OPTICAL
Uniquely die cut double sided adhesive foam tapes are used to hold a lens in place when grinding it to the shape of a frame. The foam tape also protects the lens during this process. The specially formulated acrylic adhesive allows for the die cut tape to be removed cleanly without leaving any adhesive residue. Single sided stretchable polyethylene foam tapes are also used to protect and anchor the lens in the polishing process.
MEDICAL
The medical industry is constantly using adhesive tape technology; from securing intravenous drips and plasters to bonding ECG connectors and medical drapes that are used in surgical procedures.