Hot Melt Packing Tape
Our hot melt polypropylene packing tape provides strong, fast-bonding adhesion, ideal for high-volume packaging tasks. It offers excellent durability and resistance, ensuring secure seals for boxes and packages in various conditions.
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Hot melt packing tape is a type of packaging tape that uses a rubber-based adhesive that is heated to a high temperature during manufacturing. Tapes that use a hot melt adhesive offer quick bonding and strong adhesion.
Typically, hot melt tapes perform effectively between 4-48°C, has a good high tack and offers superior adhesion to corrugated materials. This means it's ideal choice for sealing boxes quickly, so it's suitable for high speed packing environments.
At Macfarlane Packaging, we offer a wide range of packing tapes with hot melt adhesives, including polypropylene hot melt tape.
Yes, it is compatible with most standard handheld tape dispensers, making it easy to apply in busy packing environments.
Hot melt tape offers fast adhesion, strong bonding and excellent tear resistance, making it ideal for high-volume packaging and medium to heavy-duty applications.
This type of adhesive is best used in packing environments with ambient temperatures between 4°C to 48°C.
It works effectively on a variety of surfaces, including cardboard, plastic and paper, ensuring secure seals for most packaging materials.
Yes, hot melt tape offers excellent durability, with high resistance to tearing, splitting and rough handling during shipping.
It’s ideal for high-volume, fast-paced packaging operations, as well as for sealing medium to heavy-duty cartons and boxes.
Macfarlane Packaging’s hot melt tape has a good initial tack, sticking quickly to surfaces for high levels of performance.
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Strong & durable hot melt packing tape
As one of the largest packaging suppliers in the UK and Ireland, we have an unmatched choice of packing tape. Perfect for ensuring your packages remain securely sealed.
Hot melt packing tape is a versatile and highly effective solution for fast, reliable packaging. This tape uses a rubber-based adhesive, which provides strong, immediate bonding upon application, making it perfect for high-volume, quick-sealing tasks. Hot melt tape offers excellent adhesion on a variety of surfaces, including cardboard, plastic and paper, ensuring that your packages stay securely sealed during transit.
At Macfarlane Packaging, our hot melt packing tape is designed for use in busy packing environments, offering both strength and efficiency. Its superior resistance to tearing and splitting makes it ideal for sealing medium to heavy-duty cartons and boxes, providing long-lasting durability in different storage and shipping conditions.
Hot melt tape performs well in ambient temperatures, making it suitable for environments where temperatures range from 4°C to 48°C - such as warehouses and distribution centres. Available in different sizes and thicknesses, hot melt packing tape from Macfarlane Packaging offers flexibility to meet your specific packaging requirements.
For businesses looking to streamline their packaging process while maintaining strong, secure seals, hot melt packing tape is the ideal choice.