Abbey Tapes

Customise your material and achieve supply cycle benefits

DS Smith Sheetfeeding offers an excellent range of AbbeyTapes on conventional grades, which add useful performance characteristics to finished cases, ideal for use within RRP, E-commerce and Consumer packaging markets.

The tapes available are

Blue double sided tape

This double-sided adhesive tape is suitable for self-sealing cases such as CD boxes, mail order catalogues, easy-seal boxes.

•    15mm blue tape with an 8mm self-adhesive tape
•    6 tapes across width of corrugator
•    Minimum 120mm between each tape
•    On the outside of the inner liner
•    Tapes can be applied to R, B, C, E, RB, BE and BC flutes

Rippa tape

A self-adhesive tape applied to inside liner for quick and easy opening of the case, without use of a knife.

•    4mm red tape
•    8 tapes per corrugator width
•    Minimum 120mm between each tape
•    On the outside of the inner liner
•    Tapes can be applied to B, C, R and E flutes
•    RB, BE and BC recommended for lightweight grades only

White double sided closed faced Sesame tape

This is internal tape for reinforcing hand holes (e.g. ‘carry home handles’) and side walls.

•    19mm blue tape
•    4 tapes across width of corrugator
•    Minimum 200mm between each tape
•    Between outside liner and flute
•    Tapes can be applied to R, B, C, E, RB, BE and BC flutes

Edgemaster tape

A self-adhesive tape applied to inside liner for quick and easy opening of the case, without use of a knife. Tear Tape is stronger

•    Both 19mm and 9mm blue tape
•    4 tapes across width of corrugator
•    Minimum 200mm between each tape
•    Position of tapes is as Sesame and Tear Tapes together
•    Tapes can be applied to R, B, C, E, RB, BE and BC flutes

Tear tape

A self-adhesive tape applied to inside liner for quick and easy opening of the case, without use of a knife. Tear Tape is stronger than Rippa Tape and has a cleaner edge.

•    9mm wide blue tape
•    6 tapes per corrugator width
•    Minimum 200mm between each tape
•    On the outside of the inner liner
•    Tapes can be applied to R, B, C, E, RB, BE and BC flutes