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There are great differences between Water-Activated Tape (WAT) and traditional pressure-sensitive Tape (such as transparent Tape, cloth-based Tape) in structure, usage and application fields. The following contrasts the two from multiple dimensions.
Wet adhesive tape is usually made of kraft paper and vegetable starch or animal glue with a water-soluble adhesive on the back. In use, need to wet the adhesive tape to activate the viscosity, so that it adheres to the surface. Traditional adhesive tape is usually made of a plastic substrate (such as polypropylene or polyester) combined with a synthetic rubber or acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive. It can be used on-the-spot and requires no additional steps.
Once wet water adhesive tape is stuck on the carton or other surface, it forms a very firm seal after drying. As the adhesive is a fiber that permeates into the carton through water, it has a strong stickiness, and it is difficult to tear or destroy when sealing the carton, suitable for long-term storage, transportation, especially in the packaging of heavier items. On the contrary, the adhesion of traditional adhesive tape depends on pressure-sensitive adhesive, if the packaging is impacted or tape failure (for example, due to temperature changes, increased humidity, etc.) , easy to tilt, especially when used for heavy packaging, multiple layers of packaging are often required to improve stability.
Wet-water tape is more environmentally friendly because it is mainly made of paper and natural adhesives, easy to degrade and recycle. When the used wet water adhesive tape is recycled together with the carton, no additional separation is required, thus reducing the recycling cost. Because of using plastic material, the traditional adhesive tape has a long decomposition period, and it is difficult to separate from other recycled materials.
The advantage of traditional tape is that it is easy to use, that is, tear, no need for additional tools, suitable for daily life of lightweight packaging or short-term sealing needs. Wet adhesive tape must be used before wetting the adhesive on its back, which usually requires a specific wet adhesive tape machine, although this step is slightly cumbersome, but for industrial or large-scale packaging, this tape provides a more reliable sealing strength.
Wet adhesive tape has a certain tear-proof, because its adhesive layer in-depth packaging material fibers, once torn will not be able to re-adhesive, so can play a theft-proof, anti-counterfeiting role. In the fields of logistics, transportation and e-commerce, wet tape can increase the safety of commodity transportation. And the traditional tape is easy to be torn and even after being unsealed can be again attached, so in security and security slightly inferior.
The cost of wet tape is generally slightly higher than the traditional tape, especially in the use of professional wet tape machine, the initial investment is larger. But in a large number of packages, the use of wet tape and packaging effect is better than traditional tape, in the long run may reduce the cost of secondary reinforcement and rework. But the traditional tape price is lower, the equipment demand is less, the short-term use cost is low, but in a large number of packages or heavy goods packaging often need to wrap tape, resulting in increased costs.
Wet adhesive tape with natural paper texture, relatively high-end appearance, and easy to print patterns or company logo, can enhance the image of the brand. And traditional tape because of more transparent or colored plastic material, relatively ordinary in the visual, but there are some for custom-made color or pattern choice.
With its strong adhesive force, environmental protection and anti-counterfeiting, wet water adhesive tape is widely used in industrial packaging and heavy transport, especially suitable for high safety requirements of packaging scene. Traditional adhesive tape has an irreplaceable position in daily life and light package because of its convenience and low cost. According to the specific needs, choosing the right type of tape can improve packaging efficiency, reduce costs and ensure the safety of goods.
