Electrical tape (or insulating tape) is a type of pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other material that conduct electricity.

Research chemists and engineers at 3M set out to create a dependable, pressure-sensitive tape made of vinyl film that would have the required electrical, physical and chemical properties.

The company, which makes industrial pressure-sensitive tapes, saw its stock shoot up early in the quarter when it received a bid from Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Inc.

Short nanosecond bursts of X-rays peaking at 15-keV in energy may be reliably produced by peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive tape from its backing in a moderate vacuum.

The tape gun is designed to dispense straight and smooth pieces of tape, working in the same way as tape dispensers do for pressure-sensitive tape.

Then press the tape into place as you would pressure-sensitive tape.

Duct tape, or duck tape, is cloth- or scrim-backed pressure-sensitive tape often coated with polyethylene.

To apply pressure-sensitive tape, peel off the layer of protective paper from the backing and press the tape into place.

Currently the area is home to many leading manufacturers of furniture, fiber optic cable, and pressure-sensitive tape.

I. R. Industries distributes shipping-room supplies and manufactures its own pressure-sensitive tape.