| It would be pretty hard to find someone who has | | | | dispensers may not even require a human to operate |
| never used tape dispensers in their entire lives. What | | | | them so that the tape dispenser can work |
| exactly are tape dispensers? For one, tape dispensers | | | | independently of human guidance. These are used for |
| are an indispensable part of office, school and home | | | | operations that really require speed and accuracy at |
| activities where repetitive use of sticky tape is needed. | | | | the same time. This engineering feat is a testament to |
| Basically, tape dispensers are a type of gadget, which | | | | the powers of human ingenuity at designing such tape |
| holds on to a roll of sticky tape (like masking tape or | | | | dispensers. |
| cellophane tape) and has a sharp cutting edge at one | | | | There are also special types of tape dispensers |
| end where you slice off the sticky tape. The purpose | | | | known as water activated tape dispensers, or |
| behind using tape dispensers is so you don't have to | | | | gummed tape dispensers. Such tape dispensers will |
| free both hands to cut off a length of sticky tape with | | | | release tape that will not stick to any surface until the |
| scissors - you simply let the tape dispenser hold on to | | | | tape adhesive has come into contact with water that |
| the roll of sticky tape and pull off a length with one end | | | | triggers the stickiness of the tape. This type of tape |
| being cut for you by the sharp cutting edge. This | | | | dispenser may frequently be seen used to tape down |
| makes repetitive use of sticky tape go much faster | | | | cardboard boxes in packaging and shipment |
| than with scissors. It also frees your hands to | | | | applications. |
| manipulate whatever you are wrapping or boxing. | | | | The types of tape dispensers most lay people would |
| The technology behind tape dispensers has advanced | | | | be acquainted with would be those you can buy at |
| so much that there are now semi-automatic electronic | | | | your neighborhood office supply store or bookstore. |
| tape dispensers that can dispense tape of a | | | | These would be the manual types of tape dispensers. |
| prescribed length much faster than you could with the | | | | Not only are these types of tape dispensers simpler to |
| manual tape dispensers. And since people use these | | | | operate, they are also far cheaper than the |
| automated tape dispensers for a variety of reasons, | | | | hard-working types of tape dispensers used for |
| you can now get light, non-industrial types of tape | | | | industrial applications. These manual tape dispensers |
| dispensers; industrial types of tape dispensers that are | | | | are so easy to operate, primary school children can be |
| meant to be used for even more than eight hours of | | | | easily taught how to use such tape dispensers without |
| work per day; and the heavy-duty tape dispensers | | | | hurting themselves with the sharp cutting edge. And |
| that permit round-the-clock non-stop use. You can | | | | most manual tape dispensers have sharp cutting |
| simply buy the electronic tape dispensers that best fit | | | | edges which are not sharp enough to cut your finger |
| your work needs. | | | | unless you really intended to hurt yourself. These are |
| For those who really need it, it is now possible to even | | | | the safer types of manual tape dispensers to use. |
| get fully automated tape dispensers. Such tape | | | | |