Cloth Tapes

Cloth tape is a flexible wrapping tape, with adhesive applied to a woven or felt fabric carrier, used to wrap cable bundles. It is preferred in vehicle, machine and panel cable installations to hold the bundle together, protect it against abrasion and reduce noise caused by vibration. This category contains Coroplast-branded black fleece and non-fleece cloth tapes in 9 mm, 19 mm and 50 mm widths on 15 m and 25 m rolls, and Konsan-branded white cloth tapes in 19 mm and 25 mm widths on 25 m rolls. Choose the width by the diameter of the bundle to be wrapped, the fleece or non-fleece construction by whether noise damping or abrasion resistance is the priority, the roll length by the volume of work, and the temperature resistance by the environment the cable will pass through. Fleece tapes reduce the noise caused by the bundle rubbing against its surroundings with their soft surface, while non-fleece woven tapes are used where a thinner wrap and abrasion resistance are needed. Cloth tape does not form a waterproof seal; it cannot replace self-fusing tape on splices that must be sealed against moisture.

Tapes Selection Guide: Technical Criteria and Engineering Practice