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Duct tape ensures that items that need to be connected together get the necessary support. It comes on practical rolls. As an alternative name, you can also refer to it as tank tape or gaffer tape.

The Versatile Uses of Adhesive Tape

Duct tape can be used in a variety of ways. In many cases, it is used, for example, to secure luggage during transport. This can be wrapped around for better grip. This is necessary, for example, on flights, as it is known that luggage is often not handled with care. The tape can also be used to fix items. It has a wide base that adheres firmly and can be easily peeled off the roll. Roll holders assist in use by holding the tape and making cutting easier with an integrated knife or serrated "blade".

Adhesive Tapes Come in Different Sizes and Varieties

ASMC offers adhesive tape for various applications. Carpet tape is not only suitable for fixing carpets, it is also very useful when camping or engaging in other outdoor activities. It should always be carried along. Duct tape has very strong adhesive power. The name was adopted from the military sector, and the tape is also frequently used in military applications. However, it has also become common in normal life situations over time.

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Make Things Easier to Find in the Dark with Phosphorescent Adhesive Tape

Not only wrapping around weapons and placed on a flashlight, as is known from films, serves the easier handling in the dark. There are also similar applications for normal purposes. For this purpose, there is tape that charges with light during the day and emits light in weak glimmer at night by means of fluorescence / phosphorescent material. Ideal for finding things easier, for example, when in a tent.

Questions: Adhesive Tape

What is the difference between duct tape and adhesive tape?

Essentially, they are the same. Duct tapes are extremely tear-resistant and have been and are used primarily in military applications. The great advantage of these adhesive tapes is their extreme tear and adhesive strength. Hardly any other adhesive material adheres as well to unfavorable surfaces such as stone. Duct tapes usually adhere very well even there.

Where does the term gaffer or gaffa tape come from?

In English, the lighting masters in films and in theater are called "gaffers", hence over time gaffer tape has developed. With this, many cables are still provisionally sealed or laid in stage technology, so that nobody can trip over them.

Where does the English term "duct tape" come from?

The adhesive tape was probably invented for the military, as so often, to protect the openings or gaps of ammunition boxes from water. But soon, these extremely robust adhesive tapes also came into the hands of caretakers and homeowners. They liked to repair their pipes ("ductwork") for the gutters with this tape. This formed the "duct tape" over time. At the same time, the standard color changed from military green to the usual gray. Another reason could be the close relationship with the word "duck", which, in addition to the classic meaning of duck, also denotes a very durable fabric made of cotton.