Customised breather tape for polycarbonate multiwall sheets

Polycarbonate multiwall sheets are perfect to use in glazing systems. Since polycorbonate is permeable, the only challenge is condensation inside the multi-wall sheets. However, Multifoil has created a product that can solve this challenge. Multifoil is a Dutch specialist in pressure-sensitive adhesives and offers quality AntiDUST® tape. This tape protects your multiwall sheets from dirt, insects, dust and algae, keeping them clear and clean for a long time. W even offer customised tape for polycarbonate multiwall sheets, adding your company logo to our AntiDUST® tape.

Anti-dust tape for multiwall sheets

AntiDUST® tape is a breather tape (also known as venting tape) that has been successfully applied in projects all over the world. The tape is used in multiwall sheets for hospitals, factories, stadiums and conservatories, and even for carports and porches in private households. Breather tape has a built-in filter, offering great drainage. Combining breather tape with sealing tape ensures that your multiwall sheets will remain clean for a lifetime. Our breather tapes for multi-wall sheets:

• are moisture resistant;
• guide condensation out of a multi-wall sheet;
• allow expansion and contraction of polycarbonate multiwall sheets;
• offer the right amount of drainage for multiwall sheets;
• have a high level of adhesiveness;
• are resistant to dust, algae and mould;
• are made from specially treated material.

Is condensation a problem for multiwall sheets?

Condensation is the natural process in which vapour in the air changes into liquid. When the vapour meets a cooler surface, it turns into droplets we call condensation. If condensation remains inside a multiwall sheet, this can create many problems, like mould, algae or unclear multi-wall sheets. Luckily our AntiDUST® tape filter has a surface treatment that helps to guide condensation out of multiwall sheets. It also keeps contaminants like algae and fungi, which need condensation to exist, out of the cells of multiwall sheets. Other tapes do not offer drainage and closing the sheets with a non-draining tape will create ideal conditions for the development of algae and fungi.

The effect of algae on a multiwall sheet

Algae are a group of photosynthetic organisms that grows in moist areas. They thrive in daylight, spread very rapidly and produces airborne spores. The pigmentation of algae comes from a UV-resistant sheath which protects them from desiccation. Algae appear as red, black or green stains on multi-wall sheets. There are many types of algae, and there are a several that attack materials like polycarbonate multiwall sheets. Multifoil has developed an effective solution that deals with these invaders, keeping both moisture and airbone spores out with our AntiDUST® tape. We strive to keep developing more methods to protect your multiwall sheet from algae.

Do budget breather tapes offer enough protection against fungi for your multiwall sheets?

Fungi thrive in the dark, making the ends of roofs a perfect environment for them. Fungi are a threat to multiwall sheets, but not as much as algae, as they generally don’t grow in the visible areas of a multiwall sheet. Budget tapes are usually constructed of aluminium or non-woven fabric that doesn’t breathe or filter at all. They do not prevent the development of fungi. In order to ensure that your multiwall sheets are protected from all sorts of algae and fungi, we therefore advise using our specifically designed AntiDUST® tape.

AntiDUST® tape for sealing the top and bottom of a multiwall sheet

It is important to seal the edges of multiwall sheets to protect them from insects, moisture and dust. Use AntiDUST® tape for the bottom of a multi-wall sheet. Our venting tape is different from traditional masking tapes, because it keeps out moisture and dust, while allowing multiwall sheets to breathe and condensation to drain. Non-filter tape should be applied to the top of multi-wall sheets. It prevents mould and algae growth in the sheet's chambers, and also prevents dust and insects from getting inside.
 

Multifoil AntiDUST® tape for multi-wall sheets for sale

We offer many different sizes of AntiDUST® tapes for multiwall sheets. Multifoil produces full-width breathing tapes in varying lengths. Our staff can also easily adapt the length and width of a roll to fit any size of multi-wall sheet. Do you want to customize our tape with your logo or brand name? That is also possible! Furthermore, all of our products come with instruction manuals and additional technical info to help avoid errors when applying the tape.
 

Make the installation process of multiwall sheets more efficient

Not only is Multifoil a specialist when it comes to developing pressure-sensitive adhesives, we have also developed smart solutions for applying AntiDUST® tape, making the production and installation of multiwall sheets more efficient. Multiwall sheets are generally installed using a table dispenser or a handheld tape dispenser, because tapes need to be applied with slight pressure to obtain proper adhesiveness. In order to reduce the risk of cuts and burns, Multifoil has also developed a pressure roller to apply tapes to multi-wall sheets.

AntiDUST® tape products have changed the way people use a multiwall sheet as a material. The effectiveness of AntiDUST® tape helps to expand the lifetime of sheets in many crucial circumstances.

Six reasons to choose AntiDUST® tape for a multiwall sheet

In conclusion, below are six reasons to choose AntiDUST® breather tape for any type of polycarbonate multi-wall sheet.

• Resistant to algae, dust and fungi
• Perfect isolation and drainage of condensation
• Excellent ventilation
• Strong adhesion
• Weatherproof: expands and contracts with multiwall sheet
• The non-woven material keeps out bacteria