tesa 4338 Green reportedly reduces complexity and increases process efficiencies for manufacturers and provides improved operator friendliness.
tesa recently introduced tesa® 4338 Green, a high-performance, finger-friendly masking tape solution that can withstand multiple high-temperature drying cycles across a variety of applications. Finding the right masking tape to meet the demanding requirements of industrial painting applications can be difficult. Manufacturers are often forced to stock multiple, hard-to-work-with masking tapes, each for different needs, including general purpose, fine-line and high-temperature applications. tesa 4338 Green reportedly reduces complexity and increases process efficiencies for manufacturers and provides improved operator friendliness, both during masking and removal.
According to Stefan Sell, director of General Industrial Markets for tesa North America, specialty vehicle and boat manufacturers and painting operators identified a number of specific challenges they face when choosing a high-temperature masking tape. "Customers told us that traditional masking tape solutions for the transportation market—including boats, RVs, trucks, and trains—can be challenging to apply, degrade easily in sunlight and result in messy paint lines," Sell said. "Painted items can't be left outside for drying—and have to be remasked to withstand multiple drying cycles. For operators, masking tapes can be hard to unwind, difficult to reposition—and many leave residue behind. Plus, some tape backings can be tough on operator's fingers."