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Tapes

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Glossary of Taping Terms

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Vinyl Electrical Tapes

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Insulating and Splicing Tapes

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Sealing and Insulating Mastic Tapes

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Corrosion Protection Tapes

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Mining Tapes and Kits

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Special Use Tapes

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Packaging and Palletizing Tapes

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In the early 1940s, vinyl plastic emerged as a highly

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versatile material for a wide range of applications, from

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shower curtains to cable insulation. Research chemists

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and engineers at 3M set out to create a dependable,

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pressure-sensitive tape made of vinyl film that would have

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the required electrical, physical and chemical properties.

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Finally, in January 1946, inventors Snell, Oace and

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Eastwood of 3M applied for a patent for a vinyl electrical

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tape. The first commercially available version of the tape

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was sold for use as a wire-harness wrapping. Interestingly,

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this original black tape wasn't black at all. The first 3M tape

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sold was yellow, and later versions were white. White tape,

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because of its instability in ultraviolet light, was eventually

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replaced with black tape, although colored vinyl tapes

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are still used as identification and marking tapes. Black

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became the standard industry color for vinyl tape, primarily

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because of its ultraviolet resistance. 2006 marked the

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60th Anniversary of Scotch" Super 33+" Vinyl Electrical

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Tape, and 3M has improved the tape 16 times since

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its invention.

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Vinyl Rubber Mastic & Filler Varnish Arc Proofing Silicone Glass Cloth Mining and Jacket

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Tapes Tapes Putty Tapes Cambric Tapes Tapes Tapes Repair Tapes

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Protective jacketing

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Electrical insulation

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Moisture sealing

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ID and color-coding

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Harness and bundling

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Mechanical padding

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Shaping

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Arc proofing

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Connection re-entry

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