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Class 17: Pressure sensitive industrial tapes with silicone and acrylic adhesive systems for use in industrial, consumer and military applications namely, release materials, covering of heat-sealing surfaces, insulation, padding and roll coverings.

The DuraStick® Industrial Tape (250 Series)

The DuraStick® Industrial Tapes are manufactured from woven fiberglass substrates, possess an optimal PTFE (Fluon®) content, leave a minimal fabric impression, and have a proprietary silicone or acrylic adhesive system on one side. As AFC’s most popular and versatile tape series, DuraStick® Industrial Tapes provide the highest value to customers by offering an excellent balance of heat transfer, release, and flexibility. These tapes are an excellent choice when cut-through, load carrying, or harsh industrial environments require the unique surface characteristics of PTFE.

The DuraStick® Zone Tape (260 Series)

The DuraStick® Industrial Zone Tapes are manufactured from woven fiberglass substrates, possess an optimal PTFE (Fluon®) content, leave a minimal fabric impression, and have a proprietary adhesive system on the edges of one side. The absence of adhesive in the center zone allows for faster heat transfer through the tape, and makes the tape an excellent choice for specific types of impulse sealing applications. The DuraStick® Zone Tapes are a quick, easy and economical means of applying a non-stick surface to heat-sealing platens.

The DuraStick® Silicone Sponge Tape (300 Series)

The DuraStick® Silicone Sponge Tapes are manufactured by applying a specially formulated acrylic adhesive to a high-temperature, fiberglass reinforced silicone sponge. The resulting tapes are highly compressible, flexible and conformable; however, the fiberglass reinforcement allows the sponge to keep its shape and reduces stretch. DuraStick® Silicone Sponge Tapes are easy to apply and are excellent for use as gaskets, heat-sealing pads, cushions and thermal insulators.

The DuraStick® Skived PTFE Film Tape (360 Series)

The DuraStick® Skived PTFE Film Tapes are manufactured by applying a silicone adhesive* to a skived PTFE film, are the most conformable and have the highest elongation of any PTFE tape produced by AFC. Pure PTFE film tapes, such as these, exhibit the best chemical, fire and weathering resistance of any tape we manufacture. In addition, these tapes have exceptional electrical properties and are ideal for wire and cable insulation and protection.

The DuraStick® Extruded PTFE Film Tape (364 Series)

The DuraStick® Extruded PTFE Tapes are manufactured by applying a silicone adhesive* to an extruded PTFE film and are widely used for roll protection in high speed, high temperature flat die extrusion applications. Pure PTFE film tapes, such as these, exhibit the best chemical, fire and weathering resistance and are the toughest PTFE film tape we produce. DuraStick® Extruded tapes are commonly used to insulate coils and transformers because of their exceptionally high dielectric and tensile strengths, and low elongation.

The DuraStick® UHMW-PE Tape (370 Series)

DuraStick® UHMW-PE Tapes are manufactured by applying a rubber adhesive* to an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene film. These tapes provide excellent anti-stick, reduced friction and noise-reduction properties. Their superior abrasion resistance properties make them ideal for surface wear applications such as chute linings, conveyor systems and guide rails.

The DuraStick® Fiberglass Cloth Tape (380 Series)

DuraStick® Fiberglass Cloth Tapes consist of a tightly woven, high tensile fiberglass cloth coated with a silicone adhesive. These tapes posses a high thermal rating, are flame retardant, abrasion and edge-tear resistant, conformable, and provide superior solvent resistance. DuraStick® Fiberglass Cloth Tapes are an excellent choice for electrical and mechanical applications where chemical resistance properties of PTFE (Fluon®) are not required.

The DuraStick® Rubber Lagging Tape (381 Series)

DuraStick® Rubber Lagging Tapes are manufactured by applying a silicone adhesive to a silicone rubber coated fiberglass. The tape is mainly used to lag drive pulleys for belting applications.

The DuraStick® Polyimide (Kapton®) Tape (390 Series)

DuraStick® Polyimide (Kapton®) Tapes are manufactured by applying a silicone adhesive* to a polyimide film and provide the greatest dielectric strength of any product in AFC’s line of tapes. Because of their unique properties, DuraStick® Polyimide Tapes are ideal for use as electrical insulation in the aerospace and electronics industries.

* Acrylic adhesive is available upon special request.