A hot melt tape is ideal for applications involving machine-applied tapes, overfilled cartons or cartons with a high degree of recycled content. They work well in temperatures ranging from 45°F to 120°F. Hot melt adhesive is a thermoplastic adhesive, also known as hot glue. Hot melt tapes have a significantly higher adhesion compared to acrylic tape.
They have superior holding power (referred to as shear value) and superior tensile strength, with fast adhesion. A hot melt tape is ideal for applications involving machine-applied tapes, overfilled cartons or boards with a high degree of recycled content. Hot melt tape is a strong adhesive tape that works well on recycled and corrugated boxes. A hot melt tape is known to withstand extremely high temperatures.
Due to its excellent water resistance, it can protect the item against any moisture conditions. Compared to acrylic adhesive tape, it offers greater adhesion. It also offers exceptional holding strength along with tensile strength. This tape is perfect for applications involving overfilled cartons and machine-applied tapes.
It works well in temperatures between 45°F and 120°F. Unfortunately, it's not always a high-level concern when viewing the packaging line, but failing to do so can lead to box sealing problems, such as packaging tape not sticking and loose box seals. Meanwhile, hot melt tapes are ideal for machine application, as they unwind quickly, offer instant adhesion and excellent holding power during automatic packaging processes. Shurtape HP 235, for example, is designed for taping highly recycled corrugated boxes, including 100 percent recycled.
If you're in a situation where you need to be more security-conscious, tape machines are easier to use and pose fewer threats to operators. One of the differences is in the two types of adhesives used to make tapes stick, hot melt and acrylic. Acrylic tapes also have a higher resistance to oxidation, which allows it not to be influenced by exposure to sunlight. Low cost but not quality, EconoPack is a hot melt adhesive made in the USA.
It is perfect for standard carton and carton closure applications. In general, hot melts are applied by extrusion, lamination or spraying, and the high melt viscosity makes them ideal for porous and permeable substrates. I know it sounds silly, but if you're not a packaging nerd like us, then packaging tape is just tape, but there's actually a difference in how they work and how much they cost. In addition to hot melt bars, HMA can be supplied in other formats, such as granular or power hot melt blocks for bulk melt processors.
In addition to the proven speed and cost benefits, hot melt can create a strong, continuous bond along each packing seam to which it is applied. Both acrylic tape and hot melt tape offer competitive prices, allowing you to save a significant amount of money on shipping your products. An optimized hot melt adhesive formula results in increased shear, adhesion and adhesion to produce better seals, regardless of the recycled content of the carton. With over 40 years of experience in carton sealing, BestPack can find the box sealer and tape product that best suits your needs.
