| Adhesive Tape is also known as Pressure Sensitive | | | | be joined back to back. Single sided tape is |
| Tape (PSA), Stick Tape and Self Stick Tape. | | | | manufactured the same way but only one side of the |
| Adhesive Tape consists of a pressure sensitive | | | | material has the adhesive on it. Single sided tape |
| adhesive, this adhesive is coated onto a backing | | | | allows the joining of overlapping materials, the joining of |
| material, this material can be various different types like | | | | two adjacent materials and allows bonding to a |
| - Metal Foil | | | | surface. |
| - Paper | | | | In 1845 a man named Dr Horace was the first person |
| - Cloth | | | | to develop Adhesive Tape and of all the professions |
| - Plastic Film | | | | he happened to be a surgeon. |
| Some of these adhesive tapes have a removable | | | | The Varieties of Adhesive Tape |
| liner; this removable liner protects the adhesive until it is | | | | - Gaffer Tape – this is usually based on a plastic |
| removed and ready to be used. These layers can also | | | | tape or a heavy fabric, this tape gets its name from |
| be different some examples of what the layers can | | | | gaffers in the entertainment industry they used to use |
| have: | | | | it to hold down cables to eliminate tripping hazards. |
| - Primers | | | | - Masking Tape – This usually has a paper backing |
| - Adhesives | | | | and is used by painters, it is used to help them cut-in. |
| - Filaments | | | | This tape is only designed to be pressed against an |
| - Printings | | | | object for a short period of time. |
| - Easy Release Materials | | | | - Duct Tape – This is also known as Duck Tape. |
| They are all made for specific functions. | | | | Duct tape has many different uses and is usually |
| Adhesive tape does not require the use of a solvent, | | | | backed on to a fabric, this tears very easily and is |
| heat or water to help it stick, it does not require any | | | | good if you need to tear the tape you are using by |
| other aid to activate it except for pressure. Once the | | | | hand. |
| tape is pressed against the desired item, the pressure | | | | - Box Sealing Tape – This is used to close up |
| on the adhesive tape will activate it and cause it to | | | | packages; it is opaque or clear and can be printed |
| stick. | | | | upon. This is also known as Parcel Tape. |
| Adhesive Tape is used for a wide variety of purposes | | | | - Electrical Tape – This tape does not conduct |
| and is used commonly in Office, Institutions, Home and | | | | electricity and is made of materials like Vinyl. |
| Industries. | | | | - Double Sided tape – This tape is used to hold two |
| There are two different types of Adhesive Tapes, | | | | materials together, Contains adhesive on both sides of |
| Single Sided Tape and Double Sided Tape. Double | | | | the backing. |
| sided tape is an adhesive layered on both sides of a | | | | - Surgical Tape – This tape is used for wounds to |
| material and then covered on both sides with a | | | | help hold dressings in place, it is an adhesive bandage. |
| protective film. Double sided tape allows two items to | | | | |