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  Choosing the right tape for your business is vital, it ensures your products arrive safely, can speed up the packing process, reduce cost and waste. With different tapes available it is important to understand the benefits to help you make the right decision. Whether you are looking for an eco-friendly, temperature-tolerant or tamper evident tape, there is certainly a paper tape solution for you. Recyclable: Ensuring that your packaging is recyclable. Much of the time we do not think past the cardboard box that our products are shipped in but what about the inner packaging and tape? All our paper tapes are fully recyclable, allowing customers to recycle the packaging without removing the tape. Things to consider when looking at paper tape is the type of adhesive and strength it offers. Gummed paper tape is a water activated tape and is the most environmentally friendly and strongest option. Other paper tape options include hotmelt kraft tape and solvent kraft tape. These str...

 Built for durability and reliability, our water-activated tape is manufactured in the USA and designed to perform in tough conditions securing packages with confidence. While e-commerce selling has opened countless new revenue streams for many businesses, it has also opened many new challenges.   For example, safely delivering valuable goods to your customer is an often-overlooked aspect of the e-commerce transaction.   To ensure your customers receive your products without the risk of theft or tampering, your business needs to use water activated tape. Advantages of Water Activated Tape: -Proven Security. -Theft Prevention.   -All Weather Use. -Cost Effective. -Printable Surface. Water Activated Tape is designed to create a superior seal on your cartons while providing advantages that other carton sealing methods do not.   To apply water activated tape, the user needs to use a specially designed water activated tape dispenser.   Proven R...

Paper tape is an eco-friendly and durable solution for sealing. Perfect for closing boxes securely, while offering sustainability & easy recycling. Self-Adhesive Paper Tape: Self-adhesive paper tape is an eco-friendly, durable alternative to plastic tape. It offers strong adhesion, easy application and is fully recyclable, promoting sustainability without compromising performance. Machine Applied Paper Tape: Machine-applied paper tape is a fast, efficient, and eco-friendly tape option for use with case sealers. Ideal for high-volume operations, it offers strong adhesion, easy application and is fully recyclable. Gummed Paper Tape: Gummed paper tape offers a strong, secure seal with a water-activated adhesive. Ideal for heavy-duty packaging, it ensures a reliable closure, enhances tamper evidence and is fully recyclable for eco-friendly solutions. Reinforced Gummed Paper Tape: Reinforced gummed paper tape offers extra strength for heavy-duty packaging. Featuring water-ac...

Polypropylene tape is often the sticking point for businesses wanting plastic-free packaging. After all, it’s cheap, effective, and familiar. However, kraft paper tape is an excellent alternative now available that is fully recyclable, removing any uncertainty around putting out an entire package, complete with tape, for collection. Plastic tape is non-recyclable and whilst small portions are permitted to pass through a recycling plant, larger quantities can cause considerable sorting difficulties, slowing the operation and making it more expensive to sort and recycle. Water Activated Gummed Tape: Our Gummed Tape is an eco-friendly paper tape with a water activated adhesive. This tape contains organic starch glue which forms a formidable bond with cardboard surfaces. Available in both white and brown, the water activated tape comes in regular and reinforced grades. Reinforced water activated tapes feature cross-woven filaments for extra strength, making it a solid choice for sealing ...

If you’re currently using plastic tape to seal your boxes, its worth considering water activated reinforced paper tape (also known as gummed paper tape) as it can offer you lots of advantages. Here are a few reasons water activated paper tape is rapidly becoming a top sealing choice: Reduce waste & improve sustainability: As water activated tape is made from paper, it’s 100% recyclable and sustainable. This means your packaging waste is instantly reduced! Cut your tape costs: When combined with an automated dispenser, you’ll have full control over the amount of tape being used to seal your boxes. This reduces excess use and waste, lowering the amount of tape you need to buy. Improve pack presentation: Using water activated tape will improve your pack presentation and the customer experience as it looks great and is less wasteful. Minimize packer fatigue & improve productivity: When used with a dispenser, gummed paper tape can help reduce fatigue for your staff. Pl...

  Water-activated tape (WAT), often referred to as gummed tape, is a robust and efficient solution for carton sealing. Unlike traditional pressure-sensitive tapes, WAT is activated by water, creating a highly secure bond with cardboard surfaces. Here is a breakdown of how water-activated tape works and why it is essential for shipping and packaging. Water-activated tape consists of a starch-based adhesive that, when moistened, forms a strong bond with the surface of corrugated cardboard. This bond is so secure that the tape fuses with the carton, creating a tamper-evident seal. Here is the step-by-step process: Activation: The adhesive on the tape is dry and dormant when on the roll. To activate it, the tape must pass through a heated water dispenser. A consistent layer of water moistens the adhesive, triggering its bonding properties. Application: Once the tape is moistened, it is applied to the carton. Since the adhesive interacts directly with the cardboard fibers, it qu...

We know that you rely on our tape dispensers to keep your packaging process running smoothly. However, like any piece of machinery, your tape dispenser can experience wear and tear over time. When this happens, it is important to replace any damaged or well-worn parts with genuine replacement parts. Get your Better Pack 555 E tape dispensers into Quick Pak Inc for an overhaul.  We clean the units, check the blade, and make sure the dispenser is running at peak performance.     Why are genuine BP 555 E replacement parts so important? Quality: Genuine replacement parts are designed specifically for your tape dispenser, so you can be sure they will fit and function properly. Non-genuine parts may be cheaper, but they can also be of lower quality and could damage your machine. By investing in genuine replacement parts, you can be confident that your tape dispenser will continue to perform at its best for the entirety of its lifetime. Safety: Using non-genuine r...

Paper based packaging tapes are much more environmentally friendly due to being made from paper, and they have a stronger adhesive, offering a much more secure way to seal boxes and packages. It is also water resistant and works well in humid conditions, making it suitable for sealing up boxes ready for transit or storage.  The types of paper-based tape are as follows: Self-Adhesive Kraft Paper Tape: made from kraft paper but with an adhesive that is already active when released from the roll, self-adhesive kraft tape is a better option for anyone who is looking for a paper tape that acts the same as the standard type of packaging tape. Like gummed paper tape, self-adhesive kraft tape can be recycled with the box that it is still attached to. It can also be used with a standard pistol grip tape dispenser whilst also being easy to tear and apply by hand. Kraft Reinforced Tape: Tired of cleaning up after gummed paper tape? Reinforced self-adhesive paper machine tape is the perf...

The rise in internet retail has driven a significant increase in UPS, FedEx, and Amazon shipments.  Businesses will have millions worth of stock in transit at any given time, and carton security can be critical in ensuring that their products arrive at their destination intact. One effective way to improve carton security is by using gummed reinforced paper tape. Also known as water activated tape, this eco-friendly and tamper-evident packaging solution can enhance the security of packages during their journey. Typically made from Kraft paper, which is known for its high tear strength, the application of gummed reinforced paper tape forms a permanent adhesion to cartons.   This means that it is highly noticeable if someone tries to peel it from the carton. Unlike traditional plastic tape, reinforced gummed paper tape adheres tightly to a variety of surfaces, including cardboard boxes and envelopes. As the tape is moistened, the fibers of the tape and corrugation combin...

If you are currently using plastic tape to seal your boxes, it’s worth considering water activated paper tape (also known as gummed paper tape) as it can offer you lots of advantages. Here are the main reasons water activated paper tape is rapidly becoming a top sealing choice: Reduce waste & improve sustainability:   As water activated tape is made from paper, it is 100% recyclable and sustainable. This means your packaging waste is instantly reduced! Cut your tape costs:   When combined with an automated dispenser , you will have full control over the amount of tape being used to seal your boxes. This reduces excess use and waste, lowering the amount of tape you need to buy. Improve pack presentation:   Using water activated tape will improve your pack presentation and the customer experience as it looks great and is less wasteful. Minimize packer fatigue & improve productivity:   When used with a dispenser, gummed paper tape can help reduce fatig...

Add Strength to Your Seal: Water activated tapes are commonly printed on white or natural colored paper. With a strong adhesive, it creates a sturdy seal that will be held under a variety of packaging conditions. Reinforced tape options are available for packaging solutions for heavy products that require additional strength in their seals or box reinforcement. Water-Activated Tape is great for a variety of harsh packaging environments (Dusty, Dirty, Cold, Hot). Increase Corrugated Box Security:   Water-activated tape forms a tight seal on your boxes that shows clear tamper evidence if the case is opened. Commonly referred to as a destructive seal, water-activated tape will permanently bond with corrugated material. Any attempt to remove the tape or open the box will leave direct evidence of tampering. Custom Printed Gummed Tape: Gummed tape is an excellent option for product branding during shipping. With paper based backing water-activated tape is customizable. Add a...

There is growing pressure for businesses to become more environmentally friendly and to demonstrate this commitment to customers. If you are looking for ways to improve your environmental credentials, there are many “quick wins” out there to help you make simple switches. One example is to use gummed paper tape to seal cartons. Made from sustainable and naturally degradable materials, gummed paper tape is 100% recyclable and does not require removal from cartons before recycling. It’s also biodegradable, which makes it a perfect environmentally-friendly alternative to standard packing tape. Of course, just substituting packaging products for more sustainable solutions isn’t enough to help the environment alone. Businesses also need to consider how they can use less packaging – how they can do more with less material. Gummed paper tape is a good example of how the “more with less” principal can work in packaging. If the tape is applied with an electronic dispenser , which ca...

A Guide to Packaging Tape Whether you want to speed up your packing times, use less materials or become more sustainable, the packing tape you use can be the catalyst for lots of these improvements. And as a business owner, the types of packaging materials you choose, will have an impact on customer perception. If you would like to learn more about packing tape, check out our full guide here! What is packing tape made from? Generally, packing tape is composed of 2 to 3 main parts. Here’s a short explanation of each: The backing or carrier – this the material it’s made from. In the case of packing tape, the backing is often made from polypropylene, vinyl or kraft paper.  Other more technical tapes might have a backing or carrier made from other materials such as crepe paper or even cloth. The adhesive – this is the stuff that makes packaging tape stick.  There are several different adhesives including acrylic and solvents! The liner – when it comes to packing tape, ...