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 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...

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...

Paper Tape:   Also known as “gummed tape” or “Kraft tape,” water-activated tape is made from paper, but reinforced with a network of crisscrossed synthetic fibers to provide extra strength and a water-based adhesive that bonds tightly to the surface of a package. When water is applied to the adhesive – using a tape dispenser – it triggers a capillary action, causing the tape to stick to your carton. Most tape dispensers feed, moisten and cut the tape. And once that tape seals, it forms a permanent bond, like what you would find after licking the adhesive on an envelope. While plastic tape can be peeled back, you will need to rip paper tape to get it open. This makes water-activated paper tape a simple yet highly effective method for preventing pilfering or package tampering. It is impossible for anyone to get the package open without leaving their mark. Paper tape is also a useful packaging tape for businesses whose boxes are filled with softer goods such as clothing, or wh...