Die Cut Masking Tape

Industrial Masking Tape Applications

Industrial manufacturers mask surfaces to protect critical areas from exposure to paints, chemicals, or high temperatures that could cause product failures.

Masking tape may be widely used and recognizable, but that doesn’t mean they’re all the same. When they’re designed, developed, and manufactured to be true masking tape solutions, they’re not just paper masking tape.

With Strouse as your partner, you have an experienced masking converter on your side. Our engineers help identify the best material for you to easily apply and remove without any hang-ups.

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Masking Tape Die Cutting and Converting

Strouse has over 40 years of experience converting masking tape and other pressure-sensitive adhesives to custom sizes, shapes, and formats.

As a specialty adhesive tape converter, Strouse provides tape slit to custom widths or custom shapes and dimensions. Finished components can be provided in multiple formats including parts wound on a roll of liner, parts on single sheets of liner, or parts as individual pieces with liner on one or both sides to protect any potentially exposed adhesive. These formats are designed to simplify your assembly process.

Whether you apply masking tape components by hand or use automated machinery, Strouse can design a solution that meets your functional needs while integrating with your existing processes.

We work on projects of all types from concepts drawn on a napkin to pre-designed components already spec'd into a project. Our diverse manufacturing capability allows us to provide you with the material you need in the exact size, shape, and format required for your design and process, while scaling for production in a cost-effective manner.

Custom die cut masking tape components.

One of our slitting machines cutting masking tape into custom roll lengths.

A fine line masking process.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Masking Tape FAQ

What is Die Cut Tape?

Die cut tape components are simply tape products that have been cut into specialty shapes and sizes. This is done using a custom steel blade, or 'die,' that matches the user's design.

Is there any difference between painters' tape and masking tape? Yes. Essentially, painters' tape is a type of masking tape that uses a weaker type of pressure-sensitive adhesive to ensure a clean removal.

What are the reasons to use die cut masking tape?

There are many reasons why a business may choose die cut tape, but here are a few:

1. Die cuts can help eliminate scrap waste during masking

2. The consistent parts make it easier to avoid mistakes and keep track of the individually masked pieces

3. They can SIGNIFICANTLY cut down on labor time, at times even doubling process speeds

“Strouse handles the difficult converting projects flawlessly. If there is an application other converters can’t solve, I know to come to Strouse. Their knowledge and expertise make the impossible projects possible.”

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