VELCRO® Brand products are well-loved worldwide, adhering to and fastening everything from roof panels to diapers, and known for their familiar and reassuring fastening sound. Hook and loop are part of our everyday language and indispensable to our daily lives. It’s omnipresent and is re-invented for new uses daily.
VELCRO® Brand hook and loop products are available with various adhesives to fit your application best. Before using an adhesive for production, it should be tested to determine the product's suitability for its intended purpose. Woven VELCRO® Brand tapes have a binder coat which helps prevent fraying of the tapes when cut. Due to this coating, many commercially available adhesives will not readily adhere to the back of the woven tape. Therefore, the use of a VELCRO® Brand pre-coated adhesive backing is recommended. This article provides an overview of Velcro tape features and various methods for applying Velcro tape.
Please note that this article is designed to serve as a reference for Velcro brand velcro tapes only. If you are interested in VELCRO® Brand hook, loop, or cable ties, please visit our main velcro page.