UltraTape Cleanroom Tapes
High Purity, Cleanroom Certified, Particle Free Adhesive Tapes
High Purity, Cleanroom Certified, Particle Free Adhesive Tapes Cleanroom Construction Tapes Medical and Pharmaceutical Tapes Semiconductor and Aerospace Tapes

Technical Information

ultratape vinyl quality

“Residue Free” Tape

  • No visual material transfer on Glass
    • Over 24 hour at room temperature
  • Acrylic (low and medium tack)
    • Lowest residue over long period of time (years)
  • Synthetic Rubber
    • Low residue over shorter time (month)
  • Natural Rubber
    • Highest residue over long time

Tape Cleanliness

  • Proprietary Manufacturing process
  • Cleanroom Certified
    • Particle counts (bag and pull counts)
    • Standard Tape ( avg. ›100K 0.3 um )
    • Ultratape CR (range ‹1 to 100 0.3 um)
    • Double bagged and sealed in a cleanroom to assure cleanroom delivery

Tape Selection Criteria

  • Application surface
  • Temperature
  • Permanent vs. removable (time applied)
  • Chemically resistant
  • Cleanliness – particle free
  • Residue Free
  • Anti-Static or Conductive
  • Color

Tape Applications

  • Circuit Board Masking
  • Clean Room
    • Box sealing
    • Plastic tenting
    • Pipe wrap
    • Floor marking
    • ESD Tape
  • Medical / pharmaceutical
    • Autoclavable
    • Surface Protection
    • Sterilization indicator
  • High Temp

Glossary of Technical Terms

Adhesion: (Peel Adhesion) How well the tape sticks to a surface. Usually measured in ounces of pull (force) required to remove a one-inch wide strip of tape from a steel plate (i.e., adhesion to steel). Usually measured in ounces/inches. The same tape usually adheres differently to different surfaces.

Adhesion to Backing: The force necessary to peel the tape from its own backing. (i.e. to unwind the tape).

Adhesive: The most common type of adhesive is a blend of rubber and resins. Other pressure sensitive adhesives are acrylics and silicone. Acrylics are highly solvent and weather-resistant while silicones have a high resistance to heat.

Backing: The material on which the adhesive is carried (i.e., paper, cloth, film, vinyl, etc.).

Carrier: Sometimes used to refer to the backing material, particularly in double-faced pressure-sensitive tapes.

Conformability: The ability to be applied to irregular surfaces. This property is related to the elongation (stretch) of the backing.

Creeping: The ability of certain plastic tapes to shrink back to their original length after being stretched (i.e., vinyl). Also called elastic memory.

Elongation: (Ultimate) The percentage of stretch at the breaking point of the tape.

Liner: The material used between tape layers to prevent adhesion of the tape to itself—usually used for double-coated tapes.

Quick-Stick: The adhesive adheres immediately to the surface when applied. Rubber adhesive have good quick-stick properties.

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive: A sticky substance which adheres by application of pressure alone, and does not require the use of water, heat, or solvents.

Release Coating: A thin layer of a waxy substance, which reduces the adhesion to backing (i.e. reduces the unwind strength).

Residues: Adhesive transferred from the tape to the surface applied. Heat, moisture, sunlight, reactions to the surface, creeping, tape age, and many other factors influence the potential to residue.

Tack: The property of the adhesive, which is defined by the stickiness (i.e., high-tack, medium-tack, low-tack).

Telescoping: Deformation of the roll due to the winding force exceeding the adhesion to backing. The tape roll begins looking like a “telescope”. Smaller widths telescope more than larger widths. Heat accelerates.

Tensile Strength: Force needed to break the tape, frequently expressed as oz/inch.