A supplier’s TDS tells you what the tape did in a laboratory. It does not tell you what the tape will do on your cartons, in your dust, through your winter. Before you approve a supplier — or accept a full container — run these three bench tests. They take under two hours, need no special equipment, and catch the failures that actually cost money. Test 1 — The 72-hour seal ...
Double-sided tape fails for a different reason than carton tape. A carton seal fails when it peels; a double-sided bond fails when it was the wrong tape for the two surfaces in the first place. Tissue tape on a heavy panel, filament-backed tape on a delicate label, or a high-peel tape on a surface that must come apart cleanly — each is a mismatch, not a quality problem. Choosing double-sided...