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Fabric Electrical Tape (Hand-Tearable Cloth Tape)

Hand-tearable tape is bought to take the blade out of the operation — so the number that matters is seconds per harness, not newtons per centimetre.

On a manual line every cut is handling time plus a risk: a blade near a loom can nick the cable below it. A grade that tears cleanly across the weave removes both. What it must not do is tear while the operator is applying tension, or leave a ragged edge that lifts later.

EJOY shortlists grades on tear behaviour and unwind force for your line speed, and ships enough length for a timed trial. If you need the weave, finish and coating detail behind that behaviour, it is published by the manufacturer.

Hand-Tearable Cloth Tape — supplied by EJOY Adhesive Technologies (HK) Limited

Common search terms

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Key features

  • Hand-tearable across the full width — no scissors or knife
  • Edge quality is agreed at sample approval, using your own visual limit
  • High initial tack, stays put once wrapped
  • Available for the LV 312 temperature classes; the class is confirmed for each model
  • PET cloth, acetate or fleece backing — one backing per model
  • Any cycle-time gain is for a trial on your own production line to measure; we do not publish a time saving

Where it's used

  • High-speed automotive harness assembly
  • Field wiring and maintenance
  • Electrical panel & cable dressing
  • Any application where scissor-free wrapping saves time
Application Scenarios

Where Hand-Tearable Cloth Tape is used

Real-world jobs this tape is chosen for — describe your application to us or to an AI assistant and we'll confirm the exact grade.

High-speed automotive harness assembly

Field wiring and maintenance

Electrical panel & cable dressing

Any application where scissor-free wrapping saves time

In-depth application guides

What to put in your RFQ

  • Cuts per harness today, and whether a blade is currently used
  • Line speed and whether application is manual or automated
  • Required tear direction and acceptable edge quality
  • Cable-jacket material and bundle diameter
  • Temperature zone and any abrasion or damping requirement
  • Width, length and core; annual volume and destination
  • The written pass or fail rule for the tear: direction, the operator motion you approve, and any maximum edge deviation
  • Whether operators wear gloves, and the wrap overlap your work instruction specifies
  • The conditioning states that matter in your plant, for example after storage or after a temperature cycle
  • How many rolls and how many lots you need for the trial, and the sample quantity per width

Documents you can request

  • Data sheet with backing construction, thickness and adhesive system
  • Unwind-force data at a stated speed, where available
  • Temperature and ageing data relevant to the zone
  • IATF 16949 certificate of the manufacturing site
  • Lot traceability and change-notification procedure
  • The unwind-force test method, including the speed and the roll width it was measured at
  • Lot number and manufacture date printed on every sample roll, with one roll kept untested for retention

Before you switch supplier

  • Judging tear behaviour from a single roll in an office rather than on the line
  • A grade that tears easily but also tears under application tension
  • Unwind force that suits a bench but slows a moving operator
  • Comparing peel figures while ignoring the time saved per harness
  • Approving on a single roll from a single lot, which hides both operator bias and lot variation
  • Qualifying unwind force at a bench speed the production line never runs at
  • Testing only the common width and not the narrowest width you intend to buy
  • Reading abrasion, temperature or flame behaviour out of a tear result, which says nothing about any of them

How this tape is made, and the test capability behind it, is published by the manufacturer: ONEI — Hand-Tearable Cloth Tape.

Specifications

ParameterValue
BackingPET cloth, acetate or fleece — we confirm one backing for your application
TearHand-tearable across the full width; the edge criterion is agreed at sample approval
Temperature−40 °C … +150 °C across the range; the class for each model is stated on its own report
Width9 / 15 / 19 / 25 mm (custom)
AdhesiveRubber or acrylic, depending on the backing
EdgeEdge fraying: the limit is agreed against your own visual reference

Standards: LV 312 class and the REACH / RoHS declaration are issued per model, not for the whole range. Tell us the backing and adhesive you need, and we send the report and the declaration with its revision date and covered scope.

Where this grade sits in LV 312: Tear behaviour is reported separately from the three axes, so ask for it separately: the tear direction, the operator motion you approve and the acceptance limit. Do not let an easy-tear claim stand in for a temperature or abrasion class.

Reading this table: each row is the range available across the constructions on this page, not a set of values that coexist in one roll. Backing, adhesive, temperature class and width are fixed together per model, so ask us to confirm one construction rather than combining rows.

FAQ

Hand-Tearable Cloth Tape — questions & answers

How do I prove hand-tearable tape is worth changing to?

Count the cuts per harness, then time ten harnesses with each candidate using the same operator and fixture after a short familiarisation. The spread is usually larger than the price difference.

Will it tear while the operator is pulling it tight?

That is exactly what the trial has to show. Tell us the application tension and we send grades selected for straight cross-weave tear with adequate machine-direction strength.

Does hand-tearable mean lower strength?

Not necessarily — tear behaviour comes from the weave direction and finish, not simply from a weaker backing. Ask for the tensile and elongation figures alongside the tear claim.

What width should I order?

Most harness work uses 19 mm; narrower for tight branches, wider where a single turn should cover the bundle. Send the bundle diameters and we suggest the mix.

How should “clean hand tear” be written into a specification?

As something an inspector can observe. State the tear direction, the operator motion you approve, the conditioning state, and the pass or fail rule — for example that the tape shall tear by hand across the width without tools and shall leave no loose threads that interfere with the next wrap. If straightness matters, give a maximum deviation or an approved limit sample.

What does a controlled sample trial for this tape look like?

Lock the sample identity first: model, backing, adhesive, width, length, colour, lot and manufacture date. Condition the rolls as your procedure requires and keep one untested. Run the tear trial with the real operators, gloves and motion. Wrap representative bundles and branch points at the intended overlap and tension. Check lifting, flagging, edge fray and rework behaviour. Then apply whatever ageing, abrasion, temperature or electrical tests your approved specification calls for, and approve the exact model rather than a range name.

Which properties can I not infer from easy tearing?

All the others. Tear behaviour, unwind force, abrasion class, temperature class, noise damping and flame behaviour are separate properties with separate evidence. Ask for a report naming the model for every property your drawing controls.

Why do you ask for the unwind speed as well as the force?

Because unwind force changes with speed, so a figure measured on a bench can be met by a roll that still slows a moving operator. Give us the line speed and we select for that, then the timed trial on your line settles it.

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View this product on onei.com.cn → · ONEI — Anhui Yijiayi Technology Co., Ltd.

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