Every day, electricians, tradies and communications workers reach for PVC electrical tape on the job. They need a dependable, general purpose tape that stretches, fixes quickly and stays in place.
Replacing the original Temflex 1610, new Temflex 160 from 3M has workers covered, across industrial, commercial and construction environments.
A top pick for tradies and industry
Temflex 160 can be used in indoor and outdoor weather-protected applications in temperatures from 0°C to 80°C.
It’s ideal for primary electrical insulation up to 600 volts, and harnessing, bundling, colour coding and secondary cable protection.
Out on the coal face, Temflex 160 tape is hard at work:
- Stopping moisture getting into nicks on a cable jacket.
- Keeping damaged wires safe until repairs can be scheduled.
- Maintaining insulation on critical industrial power cables.
- Enabling communications workers to colour-code cables for quick ID.
- Distinguishing between multiple commercial telephone/computer cables.
- Allowing manufacturers to ID utility pipes eg water (blue), power (red).
From construction to soccer mums
It’s also perfect for schools and sporting venues everywhere.
Yes indeed. On playgrounds and ovals across Australia, 3M Temflex 160 is holding up football socks and taping up laces on boots – colour coded for quick team and mum ID.
After all, 3M did create the world’s first PVC electrical tape, back in 1948. They want to go on contributing to a sportier, more productive nation.
Features and benefits of Temflex 160
Temflex 160 is:
- Resistant to abrasion, moisture, alkalines and solvents.
- Flame retardant for workplace safety.
- CSA, UL 510, RoHS 2.0, REACH certified.
- Colour coded (white, blue, red, green/yellow stripe).
- Super-stretchy, with good dielectrics.
- Easy to tear (when you have to).
- Amazingly adhesive.
- Small, portable, convenient.
- Always ready to use (no prep).
Strong and dependable
Strong adhesion is essential for electrical work, and the new tape has staying power and maximum grip. When a job is done, it stays done!
It’s also produced to the latest EU RoHS standards. 3M has boosted user safety by minimising potential toxicity in manufacturing materials.
Temflex 160 is flame retardant, where its predecessor wasn’t. The black tape offers UV protection, preventing further deterioration to a cable until it can be repaired or replaced.
“Getting it right the first time is essential for electricians, lone contractors and anyone involved in maintenance of cables and wiring. This is the tape to use when you don’t want to go back,” Ian Rutherford, Business Development Manager for 3M ANZ, says.
“Like its predecessor, we want the new and improved Temflex 160 to become an essential part of the contemporary worker’s everyday toolkit.”
As Australia’s largest provider of industrial and safety equipment, Blackwoods has all your job requirements covered. Shop the 3M Temflex 160 range on site.
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