Duraco Hook and Loop Tapes are Introduced by Essentra Specialty Tapes

FOREST PARK, Ill. - Oct. 3, 2014 - PRLog -- The popular hook and loop micro-fastening technology has been enhanced by Essentra Specialty Tapes with a large variety of innovative tape  options, mated sets and sizes to accommodate many closure or fastening needs.

Essentra Specialty Tapes offers a large selection of continuous rolls and coins of hook or loop tapes.  However, an “Essentra Exclusive” is their unique offering of mated sets of Hook and Loop pre-cut pieces and coins, which save time in assembly and mounting.  Mated sets allow the user to easily match up the tape position on each substrate without measuring or guesswork.  Essentra Specialty Tapes offers the largest variety of mated Hook and Loop pre-cut pieces and coins in the market.

Duraco Hook and Loop Tape is an ideal closure for many applications which require frequent opening, closing or updating of signs or components.  Popular mounting uses include signage, banners, trade show graphics, exhibits and P.O.P. displays.  Duraco Hook and Loop can also be used as a closure device for folders, boxes, binders, enclosures, sample kits and books.  In addition, these tapes are ideal for a variety of industrial applications, including sewing and auto/marine seat coverings.  These Hook and Loop tapes bond well to corrugate, chipboard, glass, wood, powder coated metal, low surface energy plastics and others.

The Duraco Hook and Loop Tape product offering includes:

1.      Duraco Hook and Loop spools, continuous rolls, pre-cut pieces and coins on a roll, plus mated sets of pre-cut pieces and coins.

2.      Duraco Hook and Loop Low Profile tapes are approximately 40% less thick for closure applications that require a less conspicuous presence, and yet maintain strength and durability features.

3.      Duraco Thick Hook and Loop tapes are offered in pre-cut pieces and coins, and include the addition of a foam tape in thicknesses of 1/32”, 1/16”, or 1/8”.  This hook and loop tape is often used when a pop-out or 3D dimensional effect is desired or for better gap filling and conformability with substrates.

4.      Duraco Hook and Loop Sew-on tape is available in continuous rolls.

All Duraco Hook and Loop Tapes are made of 100% nylon.  They feature a permanent rubber-based adhesive, and include a clear polyester liner.  Application temperature ranges from +65°F to +100°F and service temperatures range from -20°F to +150°F.

Essentra Specialty Tapes maintains a strong stock position with its Duraco Hook and Loop Tape products, including pre-cut pieces and coins on a roll.  Product inventory is maintained at seven distribution centers located throughout the U.S.  These regional centers provide quick and local access to products, including same day shipments.

For more information on Hook and Loop Tapes, please go to: http://www.essentraspecialtytapes.com/Hook-and-Loop

About Essentra Specialty Tapes, Inc.

Essentra Specialty Tapes offers a wide selection of uniquely functional tapes required by market segments such as Point of Purchase Displays, to effectively merchandise store products in retail establishments; by appliances, to make them water-tight and quiet; in buildings, to reinforce structural or design elements; in schools and museums, to provide permanent and temporary fastening solutions for changing needs; for sealing envelopes, securing package contents prior to shipping, and for many more customer requirements.

Products include foam tapes, transfer tapes, hook and loop fasteners, film and laminating tapes, high bond tapes, weather stripping, bumpers and magnetic tapes, among others. All products are available in stock, and the company accommodates custom orders as well.  The company has almost 70 years of design and manufacturing expertise that ensures dependable product performance and unmatched service.  The company’s express distribution locations are positioned to provide customers fast, local and convenience service.

About Essentra PLC

Essentra is a leading international supplier of specialty plastic, fiber, foam and packaging products with four principal operating divisions: Component & Protection Solutions, Porous Technologies, Packaging & Securing Solutions and Filter Products.  The company continuously produces and distributes millions of small, but essential, components to a variety of industries. Its products are often unnoticeable or even unrecognizable, but are found everywhere.

The company’s international network extends to 33 countries and includes 42 principal manufacturing facilities, 64 sales and distribution operations and five research & development centers.

Shares in the new company are now traded on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the Tradable Instrument Display Mnemonic of ESNT.L.  Essentra’s ISIN and SEDOL numbers, being GB00B0744359 and B074435 GB respectively, are unchanged.