BENEFITS & SUPERIORITY OF GUMMED TAPE

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B. Closure Demonstrations

There are six demonstrations that can be used to prove to the customer why gummed tape is superior.  Electric machines are the best to use for these tests.

  1. The first test is the "Hair Dryer" test.  Seal one side of the box with gummed tape, the other with plastic tape.  Take a standard hair dryer and apply heat to the plastic tape.  The tape will easily come off the carton without damaging the carton or the tape.  Hand the hair dryer to another person, allow them to apply heat to the gummed tape.  It will not separate from the carton.  Considering how hot delivery trucks get in the summer, and that most delivery persons have a tape gun in their trucks to reseal boxes, do you feel your cartons are safe with plastic tape?

  2. The second test is the "leg" test. Dispense a strip of gummed tape approximately 12 inches long, fold it up against itself, and press it several times with the palm of your hand. Then pull it apart slowly and look at the "V" where it's tearing apart. The strings of glue that stretch out are called "legs", they show whether a piece of tape is actually moistened properly.

  3. The next test is the pattern and deposit demonstration. This is one of the primary demonstrations used to determine whether a machine is doing a  good job of moistening the tape. On a flat carton lying on a table, apply a piece of tape from the users current machine. Press this onto the corrugated and lift it off immediately. What's left is the "pattern and deposit".
    Repeat this procedure using tape dispensed from an electric tape machine.  There is a dramatic difference between a manual and an electric tape machine's pattern and deposit. The manual tape machine is doing a smaller percentage of the moistening job; whereas the electric does most of it. This test should always be done when making a call as it gives you a good reason for bringing in your electric tape machine.

  4. The tear test is done with a piece of reinforced tape. Apply a piece of tape to an open edge of a corrugated carton; after it's allowed to set up for 2 to 3 minutes, lift in a very sharp, brisk motion.

  5. Next is the box crush test. Take a small, corrugated box and seal it at both ends, use the competitive closure at one end, and reinforced gummed tape at the other. Place the carton on the floor and stomp on it with your foot. As a result of the permanent bond and reactivation of the glue, the tape fully conforms to every crack and cranny of that crushed carton and will not break open. Even if some of the tape is torn, it will still be held together by the reinforcing string.

  6. The last step is one of the most dramatic tests called "the man in the box test". Use a sizable corrugated box that is rectangular in shape. With one strip of reinforced tape, seal the end of the carton. Select someone to stand in the carton, lift the carton slightly off the ground. This demonstrates the good bond and strength of the closure.
    Further the demonstration by having the person step under 'the inner flaps.  Here, all of the pressure from the inside is being put onto the outer flaps.  Next, slit the side seams of the tape on the outside of the box. once again, lift the carton up, showing the strength of the reinforced tape closure. This demonstrates that reinforced gummed tape is as strong as the box in which the product is shipped in, that it has the same competent closure as other methods, and that with a permanent bond, uses all the strength of the closure material. When you use this test against other closures, the person, in most cases, will go through the bottom of the box.

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