What uses can tape have in industry?

Electronic industry

One thing we can say for sure about the electronics industry -- it's the industry that keeps us glued to tape, like in our smartphones. A 2015 German survey showed that 17 percent of respondents had more than 31 apps installed on their phones. But what they didn't know was that there were about 45 different types of Desha tape in their smartphones.

Beneath the screen, as the user casually swips, each industrial specialty tape is doing its job: the tape holds each layer of the screen together (hard to spot because the tape is so pure and transparent); They block internal light and direct it in the right direction; They help dissipate heat from the processor and prevent it from burning out; They also cushion the impact should the phone drop along with its 31 apps and 45 types of tape. Completely unobtrusive and ultra-thin, the tape can be used in any design. Tape also has a place in LED TVS, laptops and digitizers, and car navigation and communication systems.

Automobile industry

800,000 square kilometers -- an area between the size of Australia and Brazil. That's roughly the same total area of tape used by the auto industry to attach two to five kilometers of cable to every new car every day.

There are as many as 50 kinds of tape used in each new car. Some tapes are used to assemble parts, some are used to provide protection during the painting process and are removed immediately after the new car rolls off the assembly line, and some require years of quiet work. They plug the pores left by the production process, secure the trim and sills, and bridge the gap with the body due to different thermal expansion and contraction. They reduce vibration and noise, such as the tape in seats and dashboards. Compared to using screws and bolts, they reduce the weight of a bobblehead doll, although we haven't actually measured them yet.

Paper and printing industry

Sometimes industrial tape also has to go all the way - more specifically: plate installation in the offset printing process. This is because each plate assembly is responsible for printing a different picture, so each plate needs to be mounted on the printing roll. The printing house can adjust the printing quality by selecting the tape used to mount the plate.

Newspaper printing, by contrast, is more about speed, or contact time. The tape needs to connect numerous rolls of paper within a few tenths of a second, ensuring that the machine is running at full speed while the paper is changing -- a process called "flying." The record is about 1,900 meters per minute.

Brand protector

Brands are of great economic importance to industry. As a result, they actively protect themselves from counterfeit or pirated products - in many cases by using special self-adhesive labels. Different industries use this approach to protect brands. Meanwhile, brand injuries cost the world about $230 billion a year.

scribos® offers self-adhesive labels that track and validate every industrial product. The data in the label can also be used to optimize distribution and logistics processes: by knowing how many products are produced and where they are being shipped, you can make the entire logistics chain transparent.

Construction industry

In the construction industry, tape is widely used in doors, Windows, elevators, air conditioners, furniture, glass partition walls, shop Windows, solar components and curtain walls of skyscrapers. Architects and developers are always looking for technical feasibility, so materials, designs and requirements change with their "imagination".

Household appliance industry

We refer to refrigerators, ovens, cooking ranges and other household appliances as "white goods". These appliances are usually bulky. As a result, tape has historically been used to ensure transportation safety or assist in the production process. But "white goods" are also increasingly combining electronics, new materials and tiny control panels. This requires the use of more and more special tape. For example, today's fridges have become "smart" with touch screens for making ice cubes or making coffee, and double-sided tape is used for control panels, ice-making units and glazing panels. It keeps these components firmly in place and keeps energy consumption within the green range.