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Differences between Reinforced vs Non-Reinforced Water Activated Tape

Non-Reinforced Water Activated Tape Features:

  • Made of Paper
  • Rips Easily
  • Great for lighter-duty shipments

Reinforced Water Activated Tape Features:

  • Made with fiberglass strands that make it reinforced
  • Unable to rip or tear it by hand cleanly
  • Great for heavy-duty shipments

Video Transcript

Hey everyone. Ricky Chu from Chu’s Packaging Supplies here.

One of the questions we get asked a lot is what the difference is between reinforced and non reinforced water activated tape. I have two rolls of tape here. So I could show you the difference.

On the reinforced, you can see here that there’s fiberglass strands.

That makes it a lot stronger.

So if I try to tear it, I can’t tear it by hand.

So this helps for security and for heavy shipments.

For a non-reinforced, you see the surface is a lot smoother. There’s no fiberglass strands in there for lighter duty shipments. It’s also paper, but you can see rips really easily.

For more information about our full line of water activated, reinforced, and unreinforced tapes, check out our website at www.chuspkg.com.