The endless possibilities with the hook & loop strap system….
Hook and loop straps are everywhere. They’re in every market and have every conceivable use.
As an example, who would ever guess that a brightly colored hook and loop strap would be used to clearly identify cows that need medical treatment?
Straps are particularly prevalent in the medical Industry, used in many orthopedic and sports injury products, patient positioning solutions for beds, surgical tables, and stretchers, and for securing ventilator and CPAP masks, as well as many other uses including blood pressure cuffs.
But hook and loop straps are also used in a wide variety of general industrial, defense, construction, and display/graphics industries.
Examples of their use include:
- Bundling of construction materials, wire harnesses, and cable
- Products for the military, firefighters, police, and first responders including tourniquets
- Assembly of booths, displays, tents, and awnings
- Aids in sports training and fitness equipment
- Securing and cinching hydraulic hoses
If you’re an engineer or product designer, it might be helpful to understand the different kinds of straps and how they’re constructed. The most common types of straps are clench straps, back straps, face straps, and double face straps. You could also consider a die-cut hook and loop cable tie to be a type of strap.
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Custom Strap Solutions. There are endless variations of these straps and additional ways to customize them. Some customers, who prefer stronger straps, may ask to have polypropylene, nylon, or polyester webbing material sewn into them. Customers in the medical, sports or personal care markets may need straps to be made out of stretchable elastic loop material. Consumer products, retail, and other highly branded companies might want custom printing done on either the hook or loop materials. Hardware features may include a grommet or a buckle. Below are some examples of straps that can be manufactured.
From Left to Right, Examples shown above feature, Top L ; Buckle straps, Wearable stretch wrist straps, Standard straps, Automotive Securement Straps.
Bottom Row L Alligator M2 Clench tabs, Industrial Webbing Buckle straps, Medical Tourniquet Straps……. Whatever your need may be for a custom strap – V Tapes has both the specialty hook and loop materials and the converting capability to make the strap you need.
Call one of our sales engineers today to learn more and have V Tapes make you a prototype.