The Sticky Board
An Unlikely Hero: How Sticky Tape Led to the Nobel Prize
Graphene – a perfect carbon atomic lattice and the strongest
and thinnest material in the world. Merely one atom thick, graphene is a better
conductor than copper of both electricity and heat. Without sticky tape, it would not exist.
The U.S. Air Force and a Surprising Use of Tape
The U.S. Air Force is full of leaders, innovators, and warriors who work to protect the country in the air and in space, carried by the most impeccably designed aircraft in the world. Some faster than the speed of sound, the aircraft feature the most advanced technology known to flight. But here’s something that may surprise you…
Tape Philadelphia: Enter the Cocoon
With our headquarters residing just outside of Philadelphia in Moorestown, NJ, we were so excited to hear about the installation of a new sculpture made from… You guessed it… Tape!
Leathercraft: A Timeless Tradition
Today, we’re taking a look at a time honored tradition that dates back to an ancient age, but has never gone out of style: leather crafting. Nowadays, we often see leather when we look at our shoes, wallets, belts, and purses. Leather is so common that we forget it has been part of our history since before 50,000 BC.
Out of This World Tape
Here on Earth, we use duct tape for many things in our daily lives. However, few people know it isn’t only used on the ground. Rockets, space shuttles, and space stations use duct tape, and it flies on every NASA mission. Tape has helped save astronauts’ lives, and it is easy to see why they – and we – are over the moon about it.
A Marvel-ous Use of Tape
Everyone needs tape sometimes, even superheroes. In Deadpool 2, Deadpool uses duct tape to repair and hold his suit together. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II, Rocket Raccoon needs tape to cover up a dangerous button and even interrupts a battle to have Starlord search for it. So when nine year-old Jackson Napolitano and his dad, Philip, decided to take on a super project of their own, they too turned to tape.
Our Troops and Tape
In honor of Flag Day and the U.S. Army’s Birthday, we discovered some interesting ways the U.S. military has used duct tape.
ABI Tape’s Annual Orange Extravaganza 2019
With a core value of Social Responsibility, ABI Tape gives back to the community whenever we can. That’s why each year, ABI Tape supports Community Treatment Solutions (CTS) by celebrating an unusual holiday: Koningsdag.
110 Years of ABI: Looking Forward to the Future
As we conclude our series highlighting the storied history of ABI’s 110 years of business, we’d like to thank you for following along on our journey. We hope you enjoyed a peek into the past and we’re looking forward to the future with a few words from Michel Merkx, our Vice President and General Manager…
110 Years of ABI: The Safety Transformation
Through the 2000s, as ABI Tape continued to prove itself to the world with top notch brands, we began to look inward. Behind every great brand are the hard-working people who design, engineer, manufacture, sell and continue to perfect the products we present to the world…
