High Strength Tapes
High strength solutions for product and package integrity
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Easy Access
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•Gives consumers easy access to packaged goods
•Wide selection for use on paperboard and
•corrugated fiberboard products
•Popular alternative to traditional opening methods
3M has high strength, reliable and affordable solutions for virtually
any packaging, bundling, or reinforcing challenge. Whether it’s
closing boxes, stabilizing pallets, securing appliance components
during transportation, or providing tear strips on courier parcels,
we have the tape for you.
Box Closing
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•Wide range of product constructions exhibiting an excellent
balance of tensile strength and adhesive holding power
•An alternative to staples, strapping, and glues for closing
non-typical box and carton styles
Bundling and Reinforcing
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•High impact and cut resistance
•Exceptional tensile strength
•Heavy-duty, industrial design
Clean Removal
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•Removes cleanly from almost any surface
•Popular for securing modular appliance parts and
electronic components during shipping
•Great for tabbing metal coils
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Scotch®Box Closing Solutions
Scotch®Filament Tape 8988
3M developed this solution to provide
long lasting closures on hard-to-adhere-
to recycled corrugated fiberboard.
Traditional pressure-sensitive adhesive
systems just can’t maintain their
holding power on high recycled
content corrugated surfaces. Scotch
Filament Tape 8988 has a heavy
duty film backing reinforced with
low stretch glass yarn filaments to
provide a tight, long-lasting closure.
Scotch high performance filament
and film strapping tapes secure your
package with maximum holding
power and durability. Whether you are
sending small or medium size
parcels, such as books or electronics,
or transporting large merchandise,
such as large home appliances or
furniture, these Scotch products
make practical alternatives to less
reliable, traditional closure methods.
When closing a box or carton style,
other than Regular Slotted Cartons
(RSCs), such as a full overlap, five
panel folder, or a full telescope
carton, Scotch filament tapes are the
preferred solution. Their exceptionally
strong filament reinforcement
combined with unsurpassed holding
power, even under extreme condi-
tions, provides you with safe, cost-
effective solutions for a variety of
packaging applications.
Scotch®High Strength Filament
Tape 890
This heavy duty, high performance
tape was designed especially for
holding the lift flap in place on
Basiloid containers. With glass yarn
filaments, it provides exceptionally
high tensile strength, low stretch
levels, and high impact resistance.
Scotch High Strength Filament Tape
890 is the manufacturers’ choice for
vertical stacking in warehousing
operations where racking is not
feasible and fast loading for rail and
truck transport is required.
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Scotch®Filament Tape 898
An excellent choice for “L” clip
closures or “C” clip reinforcement of
light to heavy duty corrugated boxes.
Its high tensile strength combined
with an excellent balance of initial
adhesion and adhesive shear properties
provide an exceptionally well-balanced
tape construction.
Scotch®Bi-Directional Filament
Tape 8959
For cartons requiring extra strength in
a closure solution, this bi-directional
glass filament reinforced tape
provides strength in both directions.
Its bi-directional filaments allow it to
resist center seam splitting when used
as a single strip closure or “H” seal
closure on heavy duty single, double,
or triple wall regular slotted containers
(RSCs). Scotch Bi-Directional
Filament Tape 8959 provides
exceptionally high adhesion to most
corrugated fiberboard substrates.
Scotch®Reinforced Strapping
Tape 8651
This polypropylene filament rein-
forced clear strapping tape is perfect
for “L” clip closures of packages
bearing important graphics. Barcodes
are still scannable, virtually error free,
through Scotch Reinforced Strapping
Tape 8651. With its high strength
polypropylene backing and patented
continuous monofilament ribs, this
tape resists breakage even if nicked
or punctured during handling. Its
adhesive system is formulated for use
on printed or recycled paperboard and
corrugated fiberboard surfaces.
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Scotch®Bundling and Reinforcing Solutions
3M has developed a wide range of high
strength tapes specifically designed
for the bundling and reinforcing
challenges faced in the industrial
marketplace. Applications for these
high performance products can vary
dramatically—from tabbing the end
lap of metal coils to stabilizing pallets
to reinforcing large bulk containers or
just a single carton. Their balance of
tensile strength and adhesive holding
power, even under extreme conditions,
provides secure, cost-effective
solutions for a variety of strapping,
bundling, and reinforcing applications.
Scotch®Filament Tape 898
This high performance glass rein-
forced tape features an aggressive
high shear rubber resin adhesive. Its
construction makes it especially
effective for the reinforcement of
heavy corrugated fiberboard boxes.
Scotch Filament Tape 898 is extreme-
ly nick, abrasion, and moisture resist-
ant to provide excellent performance
in the roughest shipping and handling
conditions.
Scotch®Stretchable Tape 8884
Scotch Stretchable Tape 8884 is
perfect for securing goods on pallets.
It provides extremely good pallet
stability for applications such as
intra-plant movements of goods.
And Scotch Stretchable Tape 8884
won’t damage graphics on cartons
when applied. When optimally
stretched to 500%, this linear low-
density polyethylene film backed
tape is an excellent choice for light
to medium duty pallet containment.
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Scotch®Filament Tape 880NR
This filament tape features a polyester
film backing reinforced with polyester
yarn to provide excellent impact and
cut resistance. Typical applications
include the bundling of heavy or sharp
objects, such as tubing, rods, and
lumber, and tabbing the end lap of
large metal coils. Its specially formu-
lated rubber resin adhesive bonds
with high initial adhesion, high shear
strength, and excellent, long term
adhesion on fiberboard and metals.
Scotch®Reinforced Strapping
Tape 862
Scotch 862 polypropylene mono-
filament reinforced strapping tape is
specifically formulated to provide
high adhesion to PVC, metallic, and
fiberboard surfaces. The patented
polypropylene ribbing makes the tape
extremely nick, abrasion, and moisture
resistant. Its UV resistance (in black
only) makes it a preferred choice for
bundling and storing products, such
as plastic and metal piping.
Scotch®Filament Tape 892
This general purpose tape reinforced
with glass yarn filaments is popular
for strapping and bundling. Scotch
Filament Tape 892 provides good
initial adhesion and excellent holding
power on most surfaces. Its clear
polypropylene backing is nick, abra-
sion, and scuff resistant.
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Scotch®Easy Access Solutions
Scotch®Tear Strip Tape 8626
Scotch Tear Strip Tape 8626 is
designed for medium to heavy weight
corrugated fiberboard. Its tensilized
polypropylene backing provides
superior tensile strength for high
pull-rate success in tear strip opening
applications. It is also excellent for
products that must remain functional
after opening, such as household
detergent boxes.
Tear strip tapes allow consumers
“easy access” to shipped goods by
eliminating the need for a knife or
scissors when opening parcels and
envelopes. 3M offers not just one,
but a wide selection of tear strip tapes
for use on paperboard and corrugated
fiberboard packaging materials. Easy
access tapes are economical, attrac-
tive, and increasingly popular alterna-
tives to traditional opening methods.
Scotch®Tear Strip Tape 8618
This high performance tear strip tape
is great on boxes containing heavy
electronic products. Its rubber resin
adhesive bonds to most paperboard
and corrugated fiberboard surfaces,
including those with high recycled
content. Reinforced with continuous
polyester filaments, it resists breakage
and insures extremely high pull-rate
success in the most demanding
convenience opening applications.
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Scotch®Tear Strip Tape 8621
A tensilized polypropylene tape rein-
forced with continuous polypropylene
monofilaments, this tear strip tape is
an ideal choice for overnight courier
envelopes and mail order boxes. Its
rubber resin adhesive bonds to most
paperboard and corrugated fiberboard
surfaces, including recycled materials.
And it has superior resistance to
edge nicking and tearing compared
with other film tear strip tapes without
reinforcement.
Scotch®Tear Strip Tape 8624
This is a tensilized polypropylene
tape designed for light to medium
weight corrugated fiberboard. It’s a
perfect choice for CD mailers, books,
and overnight courier packages.
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Scotch®Clean Removal Solutions
Today’s transportation environment
mandates packaging methods requir-
ing extremely high strength tapes that
leave no residue when removed. 3M
offers a variety of tapes specially
designed to remove cleanly, without
staining, from a number of substrates,
including painted and unpainted
metal, vinyl, glass, and various plastic
surfaces. These tapes are popular for
securing modular appliance parts
during transportation, such as refrig-
erator doors, and for the tabbing of
metal coils. Their exceptionally strong
film backings or filament reinforce-
ment and holding power combined
with their clean removability, make
these tapes safe, cost-effective
solutions for a variety of holding and
protection applications.
Scotch®Filament Tape 8919
If maximum impact resistance is
required for heavy duty applications,
such as securing hinged appliance
doors or parts during shipping, this
tape reinforced with high strength, low
stretch glass filaments provides the
solution. Scotch Filament Tape 8919
is also popular for securing the end
lap of steel or aluminum coils, and
doesn’t leave a residue when removed.
Its thick film backing is easy to handle
and dispense, and provides excellent
resistance to abrasion, moisture, and
scuffing in the most demanding rough
handling conditions.
Scotch®Filament Tape 8896
This high performance clean removal
tape utilizes a tensilized polypropylene
film backing for high tensile strength.
It is ideal for use in the appliance
industry to secure and stabilize moving
or loose parts during shipping. Its
rubber resin adhesive bonds firmly
to many surfaces, including metal and
plastic, but doesn’t leave a residue
when removed.
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Scotch®Filament Tape 8916
As a high performance tape, reinforced
with continuous glass filaments, this
tape is preferred by appliance manu-
facturers and the shipping industry
because of its clean removability,
excellent holding power, and afford-
ability. Its specially formulated
rubber resin adhesive resists staining
on most surfaces, including powder
coated paint finishes.
Scotch®Wafer Grinding
De-Tape 8653
This specialized monofilament
reinforced tape is preferred by the
semiconductor industry for wafer
grinding de-taping applications. It has
a high level of adhesion to the film
tapes used to protect semiconductor
wafers during the grinding operation.
And its backing resists breakage and
is less prone to tearing than other
tapes used in the de-taping process.
Scotch®Filament 8898
A popular choice in the electronics
industry, this tensilized polypropylene
film strapping tape has high strength
and removes cleanly. Its adhesive
bonds firmly to many plastic surfaces,
such as those found on computers, but
doesn’t leave a residue when removed.
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Tape No. Backing Backing Reinforcement Adhesive Elongation Tensile Adhesion Thickness
Color at Break (lbs/in) (oz/in) (mils)
Tape No. Backing Backing Reinforcement Adhesive Elongation Tensile Adhesion Thickness
Color at Break (lbs/in) (oz/in) (mils)
Box Closing Tapes
Easy Access Tapes
863 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 155 60 5.0
864 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 190 67 5.6
865 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 240 74 6.4
892 Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 170 60 6.0
893* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 300 60 6.4
896 White Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 240 60 6.4
898* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 380 70 6.4
8651 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 175 N/A 5.6
8959 Clear Polypropylene film Bi-directional Synthetic rubber resin 6% 150/50 100 5.7
glass yarn
8981* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 380 70 6.4
8988* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 380 N/A 6.7
*The information for this product is based on limited production data from 3M’s transition to environmentally reformulated products using
3M’s solventless adhesive coating processes.
8612 Clear Scotchpar™ film Polyester yarn Natural rubber resin 15% 213 22 N/A
8618 Clear Scotchpar™ film Polyester yarn Natural rubber resin 15% 213 20 N/A
8621 White Tensilized Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 160 64 N/A
polypropylene film monofilaments
8624 Blue Tensilized None Synthetic rubber resin 30% 160 65 4.5
polypropylene film
8626 Ivory Tensilized None Synthetic rubber resin 30% 220 75 6.2
polypropylene film
8648 Clear Scotchpar™ film Polyester yarn Natural rubber resin 15% 240 21 N/A
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Tape No. Backing Backing Reinforcement Adhesive Elongation Tensile Adhesion Thickness
Color at Break (lbs/in) (oz/in) (mils)
Tape No. Backing Backing Reinforcement Adhesive Elongation Tensile Adhesion Thickness
Color at Break (lbs/in) (oz/in) (mils)
Bundling and Reinforcing Tapes
Clean Removal Tapes
862 Clear/Black Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 120 50 4.6
863 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 155 60 5.0
864 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 190 67 5.6
865 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 240 74 6.4
880* Clear Scotchpro™ film Polyester Synthetic rubber resin 15% 265 70 8.4
880NR Clear Scotchpar™ film Polyester Natural rubber resin 15% 265 60 8.0
890* Clear/Black Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 600 70 8.4
892 Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 170 60 6.0
893* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 300 60 6.4
894* Black Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 300 60 6.4
896 White Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 240 60 6.4
897 Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 170 60 6.0
898* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 380 70 6.4
898NR Clear Scotchpar™ film Glass yarn Natural rubber resin 3% 380 50 6.0
8981* Clear Scotchpro™ film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 380 70 6.4
8884 Clear Linear low density None Synthetic rubber resin 710% 20 59 5.0
polyethylene
8886 Clear Linear low density None Synthetic rubber resin 720% 28 56 7.0
polyethylene
8898 Blue/Ivory Tensilized polypropylene None Synthetic rubber resin 25% 160 65 4.5
8959 Clear Polypropylene film Bi-directional Synthetic rubber resin 6% 150/50 100 5.7
glass yarn
*The information for this product is based on limited production data from 3M’s transition to environmentally reformulated products using
3M’s solventless adhesive coating processes.
8915 Clear ScotchproTM film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 170 60 6.0
8916 Clear ScotchproTM film Glass yarn Synthetic rubber resin 3% 170 65 6.0
8919 Clear ScotchparTM film Glass yarn Natural rubber resin 3% 380 70 7.0
8896 Blue/Ivory Tensilized polypropylene None Synthetic rubber resin 25% 160 40 4.5
8898 Blue/Ivory Tensilized polypropylene None Synthetic rubber resin 25% 160 65 4.5
8653 Clear Tensilized polypropylene Polypropylene Synthetic rubber resin 30% 240 75 6.5
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Tape Dispensers
Tape No. Product Description Product Applications Max. Tape
Recommendations Width
H-10 Durable plastic tape dispenser All high strength tapes Box closing, bundling & reinforcing 24mm
H-12 Features a hand brake to add tension All high strength tapes Box closing, bundling & reinforcing 24mm
to the tape roll
H-38 Stretchable tape dispenser 8884, 8886 Pallet stabilization & load 38mm
containment
H-120 Durable metal hand dispenser All high strength tapes Box closing, bundling & reinforcing 24mm
H-128 Heavy duty durable metal hand dispenser 8959, 890 Heavy duty box closing 48mm
H-130 Tape dispenser with hand brake All high strength tapes Box closing, bundling & reinforcing 18mm
H-131 Applies an ‘L’ clip of tape with a one All filament tapes Box closing 18mm
handed motion
H-133 An economical dispenser that applies All filament tapes Box closing 18mm
‘L’ clips with a one handed motion
M-82 Definite length dispenser delivers 36mm All high strength tapes Definite length of clean removal 96mm
to 384mm length of tape and box closing tapes
S-634 Applies ‘L’ clips of tape to a box as it’s All high strength tapes Box closing 18mm
slid across the sealer’s top surface
S-857 Semi-automatic dispenser applies ‘L’ clips All filament tapes Box closing 24mm
to a wide variety of box shapes and sizes
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