Protective tapes are available with a broad range of adhesive formulations. They are applied without wrinkling or bubbling and can be removed easily. They offer excellent abrasion resistance and can withstand laser cutting.

They are manufactured from a variety of materials including light polyethylene, vinyl chloride, and air permeating papers. Bonding agents are made of rubber, acrylic, or polyolefin materials, each with a different bonding strength. Ease of peeling the tape off surfaces will vary depending on the type of material it is bonded to, the passage of time after attaching, and thermal conditions.

These are available in a wide variety of products, colors, widths and lengths for indoor and outdoor applications. Applications include construction, road maintenance, manufacturing, veterinary and sport.

Applications
Protective tapes are used for protecting delicate surface from scratching and marring. Also used to protect the metal surface during stamping and shearing operations as well as during transit and installation. They offer protection of parts during assembly, shipping and installation. They have an extensive history of surface protection in commercial, business, civilian and military aviation applications.

Protective tapes are also used in wafer grinding system. They are applied by a tape applying mechanism to a surface of a wafer suction-supported by a chuck table. The protective tape is cut to the shape of the wafer by a cutter unit. Then, a protective tape is cut to the shape of the wafer by a cutter unit. Then a protective tape having stronger adhesion than the first protection tape is applied over the protective tape. The protection tapes in piles are separated together from the surface of the wafer in one separating operation of a tape-separating device.