Adhesive Tape Solutions

Embossing & Tape Supplies are your adhesive tape solutions specialists. We have been serving Sydney, Greater NSW, and other parts of Australia since the early 1970's.

We are suppliers of high-quality specialty and industrial tapes for an extensive range of industries, with a solid reputation for quality service and quality products - both online and offline.

Embossing & Tape Supplies is proud to be major distributors of all 3M, BDF (Tesa), Husky, and Stylus tapes, with a wide range for all industries. We compliment this with a comprehensive range of industrial packaging supplies.

Types of Adhesives

Acrylic Adhesive

The most commonly used system for double sided tapes and foam as it is regarded as having very good, long ageing properties. It also provides good UV & solvent resistance and has good temperature resistance. There are some different types of acrylic adhesives often referred to as modified acrylic, aqueous acrylic and solvent acrylic. Acrylic adhesive is used with most high performance tapes but can also be found on the cheaper end packaging tapes which exhibit impressive long term performance when applied correctly. They should be applied in temperatures from 15°C - 40°C.

Acrylic Mass

Solid acrylic adhesive that exhibits high cohesive strength with high initial tack. The adhesive bond strength increases over time from initial installation. Elasticity of acrylic mass is ideally suited for applying to substrates that are exposed to contraction and expansion. Has excellent resistance to weathering, UV, solvents & extreme temperature variations from -30°C to +100°C.

Butyl Adhesives

This adhesive system exhibits high adhesive strength with low cohesive strength. Has excellent ageing characteristics & resistance to weathering and moisture. Ideally suited for sealing applications.

Differential Adhesive (Removable Adhesive)

This is an acrylic solvent-based adhesive which can be removed cleanly for up to a couple of weeks (depending on its exposure to certain conditions) leaving no residue after it has been applied. Removable double sided tape has a permanent adhesive on the open side, and a removable adhesive on the closed (liner) side.

Foam Coated Acrylic Mass

Open weave foam impregnated with solid acrylic adhesive that exhibits high cohesive strength with good initial tack. The adhesive bond strength increases over time from initial installation. Elasticity of foam cored acrylic is ideally suited for applying to substrates that are exposed to expansion & contraction. Has great resistance to UV, weathering, solvents & extreme temperature variations from -30°C to +93°C.

Natural Rubber (Rubber Solvent)

This adhesive system is referred to as the best system for packaging tape and some masking tapes and double sided tapes. This system offers moderate initial tack with very good adhesion offering a superior bond to a variety of recycled and virgin board, performing well in the freezer applications as well as hot humid conditions. Not suited to very long term bonding as the adhesive strength will gradually break down with age & yellow. Fair resistance to UV, weathering & solvents. Should be applied in temperatures from 10°C - 40°C.

Silicon Adhesive

This adhesive system is relatively uncommon, expensive and used for specialised applications. It will withstand extreme temperatures over 200°C. and is the only adhesive that will stick to silicon coated paper (release liner on tape and labels) and is generally used for securing the end of the roll or splicing applications. This adhesive exhibits very low tack when first pulled off the roll.

Synthetic Rubber (Hotmelt)

This adhesive system is commonly found on mid range packaging tape and some inexpensive single & double sided tapes. This system offers good initial tack but is limited to short term less critical applications as the adhesive has limited long term performance. The adhesive is degraded by UV light & should not be used in applications where the tape is subject to UV exposure. Resistance to solvents is poor and the adhesive does not perform well in high temperatures. It can also lose some of its tack in cold conditions. Should be applied in temperatures from 15°C - 30°C.

Adhesives for the Exhibition and Display Industries

We have a range of products designed the the exhibition & display industries, some of these products are double-sided cloth tape, removable (exhibition grade) double-sided cloth tape - gaffer tapes (Nashua, 3M, Husky), Velcro, 3M dual lock.

Adhesives in the Facilities Maintenance and Asset Services Industries

We have a range of tapes available for use in facilities maintenance / asset maintenance / operations maintenance / building services industries.

Some of these Products include

- Double-sided tape (sign installation / maintenance)
- Reflective tape (dark areas, cars)
- Barrier tape (cordon off areas)
- Lane marking tape (marking out walkways)
- Velcro/3M dual lock (hiding panels)
- Waterproof repair tape
- Extreme sealing tape (to replace where silicone is used)
- Anti-slip tape (stairs, walkways)

Adhesives in the Joinery, Kitchen, Shop Fitting and Furniture Industries

We have a range of double sided tapes, foam tapes, masking tapes, protection tapes & other specialised adhesive sprays & other products used in joinery, kitchen, shop fitting & furniture manufacture.

Adhesives in the Manufacturing Industries

Embossing & Tape Supplies have a huge range of specialty Tapes used in manufacturing & the manufacturing process. We can also die cut our range of single-sided & double-sided tapes to just about any shape, to ‘value add’ to your manufacturing processes or installation Kits. We work with our customers & their individual requirements with our value added products, such as die-cuts & custom slitting of tape to have a continual supply to prevent stoppages in your production lines.

Some of our specialty tapes used in manufacturing include teflon tapes for heat sealing machines, slick surface (UHMW) tapes for conveyers and production lines, high temperature tapes for oven baking, transformers, specialised masking tapes for critical masking jobs, protection tape & films to protect finished goods when they are shipped.

Adhesives in the Metalwork Industries

We have a range of tape & protective films used in the metalwork industries. Some of our products used in metal / sheetmetal fabrication include

- Protection film
- Protection tape
- Masking tape
- Foam tape
- Double-sided tape
- Double-sided high bond tape

Adhesives in the Nameplate Industries

We have a range of double-sided tapes designed for attaching or mounting nameplates. Our double sided tape can be slit to specific widths, and die cut to the shape you require to fit your individual nameplate requirements. We have a range of specialty tapes for the nameplate industry from 3M, Tesa, Husky & Stylus.