Alimac Tape business unit is 100% focused on manufacturing tape carry handles.
A tape carry handle is an innovative handling system made of a strip of flexible polypropylene (or other materials) with a coating layer and a non-adhesive part for the hand.
It is applied to packaging to make it more comfortable to carry, thus improving the consumer shopping experience and sales.
The Alimac Tape business unit has been manufacturing tape carry handles for over 25 years and is the historic core business of the Alimac Group.
The quality product is at the top level of the international market.
Alimac Tape designs and manufactures all kinds of tape carry handles:
a) Traditional.The back insert or inlay (=non-adhesive area) is separate from the film and has to be coupled by the handle applicator.
b) Prelaminated.The tape carry handle is manufactured with the back insert / inlay integrated (laminated together), no coupling is needed.
Alimac is the No. 1 manufacturer worldwide of tape carry handles.
The Alimac manufacturing process is at highest level and 100% of strategic production is in-house.
In addition, more than 49,500 quality tests are carried out every year in Italy and Germany and include all strategic parts, components, processes and working phases.
More than 600 case studies worldwide are a wealth of technical “lessons learned” making Alimac production at the top for technology and performance.
The Alimac tape carry handle makes packaging more functional, convenient and eye-catching. Consumer shopping experience levels and impulse purchases can increase.
The Alimac tape carry handle is eco-friendly. It is used instead of plastic bags (20 grams v. 1 gram tape carry handle) and is recyclable.
Alimac has produced more than 140 billion of tape carry handles so far and production is still growing.