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To change the properties of an adhesive by chemical reaction or heat alone or in combination without pressure.

The tendency of a tape to curl back on itself when unwound from the roll and allowed to hang from the roll.

The net increase in length after tape has been elongated without breaking and allowed to recover.

A separation of splitting of the tape such as separation of the backing into two distinct layers, separation between laminations of a tape consisting of more than one backing, or the separation between filaments and backing of a filament-reinforced tape.

See Latent Stain.

Any of a variety of tools or devices used for cutting material to a desired shape.

The line of severance between a pressure-sensitive label and its matrix or adjoining label made by the cutting edge of a die.

Pressure-sensitive labels mounted on a release liner from which the matrix has been removed.

A measure of the electrical strength of a material as an insulator. Dielectric strength is defined as the maximum voltage required to produce an electrical breakdown through the material and is expressed in volts per unit thickness (mils). The higher the dielectric strength of a material the better its quality as an insulator.