How to choose the rihgt PP strapping tape for your business?

The material should be your first consideration when choosing a PP packing belt. High-quality materials are usually made of high-density polyethylene or polypropylene, which offer wear resistance, tear resistance, and other important characteristics. 

You should also pay attention to the tensile strength of the packing belt, as a good packing belt should have enough tensile strength to ensure the package’s safety. Additionally, you need to choose the appropriate width and thickness of the packing belt, which will better fix the item.

This article provides a quality identification guide and various considerations for packing tape. 

1. Confirm The Use Method

The mode of use is generally divided into hand and machine mode, and the machine mode is further divided into semi-automatic and fully automatic mode. If you are using the hand method, you only need to choose an ordinary hand belt with a thickness of 1.0mm or more. If you are using a machine, you will need to confirm whether it is a semi-automatic or a fully automatic machine. If it is a semi-automatic machine, you only need to choose a general packaging belt. However, if it is a fully automatic machine, you will need to choose a better quality lightweight, and transparent packaging belt, as these two types of packaging belts have better load-bearing capacity than the general packaging belt.

2. Select The Suitable SPEC

1) The specifications of the hand packing belt are generally 15mm in width and 1.0mm-1.3mm in thickness, which is a relatively cheap packing belt; The width of the general packing belt is 9-13mm, the thickness is 0.8-1.0mm; The recommended specification for the tape for full automata is 6-13mm in width and 0.6-0.9mm in thickness

2) Weight: general gross weight 8.5 or 10.5KG, paper core 0.5KG

3) Length: the specification, material and weight of the packing belt will affect the length of the packing belt, the length of the hand packing belt is 500 meters, the length of the general packing belt is generally about 1000 meters, and the length of the transparent packing belt is generally about 2500 meters.

4,) Tension: the specification and material of the packing belt will affect the tension, the hand belt is 50KG, the universal packing belt tension is 70-100KG, the light belt is 100-120KG, and the transparent packing belt is 120-150KG.

3. Physical Strength

The physical strength of the packing belt is related to the material. PET packaging is more suitable for use with heavier products, while PP packaging belts are suitable for lighter-weight products. The raw materials used in these two types of packaging belts are different, which affects their tensile and load-bearing restrictions. For example, the 1508 specification pp packing tape has a tensile strength of 1600N, while the tensile strength of pet packing tape is 4200N.

4. Appearance Performance

Whether using PP packaging tape or PET packaging tape, the edge of the packaging belt must be smooth and burr-free, and the belt should feel smooth to the touch. This type of packaging belt will not scratch personnel and does not require special cutting tools. Good packaging tape should have a bright and shiny color, and packaging tape made from pure new material should be translucent. When the tape is attached to paper, the text can still be read through the packaging tape regardless of its thickness.

5. Easy to Use

The length and weight of the packing belt are relative, and the longer the total length, the heavier the total weight. The conventional weight of PP packing belt is 10kg/roll, and the conventional weight of PET packing tape is 20kg/roll, which is a weight with high portability and is easy to use. If you require a specific length of packaging tape, the manufacturer can set the total length of each roll when rewinding according to your needs.

6. Logo Printing

Packaging tape can be printed with logos to serve as a form of publicity. However, due to the material and surface texture of the packaging tape, the printing content should not be too complex, and the printing color should be limited to two colors.