About P-touch Labels and Brother Tapes

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Brother offers an extensive selection of tape colors, widths, and styles to meet diverse labeling needs. When choosing the right tape, consider your specific application and P-touch model to ensure optimal performance. Our range includes both laminated and non-laminated tapes, each available with different adhesive options to cater to various surfaces and conditions.

Laminated tapes are particularly noteworthy for their resilience. These P-touch tough labels are designed to withstand extreme conditions, such as exposure to heat, cold, moisture, and chemicals. They are ideal for environments that demand durability and longevity.

Non-laminated tapes, on the other hand, are perfect for general use, providing a cost-effective solution for everyday labeling tasks. The variety of adhesives available ensures that whether you need a strong bond for textured surfaces or a flexible tape for wrapping around cables, there’s a Brother tape that meets your needs.

The comprehensive information provided on our site will guide you in selecting the most appropriate tape for your specific requirements. By understanding the unique features and benefits of each tape type, you can make an informed decision that enhances the efficiency and longevity of your labeling projects.

View the TZ Product Safety Information Sheet (PSIS) and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

Brother P-touch TZe tapes are the only tapes available that have a unique lamination, which makes the labels heat, cold, water, chemical and fade resistant (perfect for use outdoors, cold environments and near food). The Brother labels are extremely durable, have a professional finish and will outlast other labels.

With over 100 tz tape and m tape colors and widths to choose from, getting organized is now easy.  Here are some popular label searches.

There is a variety of P-touch tape types, colors and sizes to choose from to suit the P-touch electronic labeler you are using.

1. Brother Ptouch Tape Types:

Laminated tape is super versatile and sticks to almost any surface, making it incredibly durable so it can handle scrapes and abrasions with ease. Plus, TZe Tapes are water-resistant, so you can use it both indoors and outdoors without worry. Spills? No problem! Whether it's water, oil, or chemicals, this label tape shrugs it off. It also won't fade under harsh UV rays. And it stays put in hot and cold environments, from freezers to microwaves. Brother really knows their stuff when it comes to laminated tapes – these labels are P-touch tough!

      • Resistant to Elements: Stands up to water, sunlight, chemicals, heat, and cold.
      • Versatile Adhesion: Can stick to virtually any surface.
      • Durable Quality: Won’t fade or tear, ensuring longevity.
      • Indoor and Outdoor Use: Perfect for both indoor (microwaves, freezers) and outdoor applications.
      • Clean Removal: Labels do not leave a sticky residue when removed, leaving a smooth, clean surface.
      • UV Resistant: Maintains clarity and color even under harsh UV rays.
      • Abrasion Resistant: Withstands scrapes and abrasions, ideal for high-traffic areas.
      • Temperature Tolerant: Performs reliably in extreme temperatures, from freezers to hot environments.
      • Oil and Chemical Resistant: Suitable for industrial environments where exposure to oils and chemicals is common.
      • Professional Finish: Provides a sleek, professional look for all labeling needs.

  • Non-laminated M Series Tape (M tape)

      • Ideal for General Indoor Use: Perfect for everyday labeling needs around the home or office.
      • Variety of Colors: Available in a wide range of colors to suit different preferences and applications.
      • Cost-Effective: Offers an affordable solution for regular labeling tasks.
      • Easy to Use: Simple to install and compatible with a variety of P-touch label makers.
      • Clear and Legible: Provides crisp, easy-to-read text for effective organization.
      • Customizable: Available in multiple widths to accommodate different labeling requirements.
      • Adhesive Strength: Offers reliable indoor adhesion on smooth, flat surfaces.
      • Residue-Free Removal: Labels can be removed cleanly, leaving no sticky residue behind.
      • Versatile Applications: Great for labeling files, folders, shelves, containers, and more.

The diagram below shows the composition of a Brother P-touch laminated tape:

brother ptouch tape information

  • Fluorescent TZe Tape

This TZe tape features a vibrant background that stands out much more than standard color tape, making it incredibly eye-catching. Here are some of the best uses for this label tape:

      • Warning and Instruction Labels: Perfect for factories, ensuring safety messages and instructions are clearly visible.
      • Advertising Labels: Ideal for stores, helping promotions and important information grab attention.
      • Signs and Notices: Great for creating signs and notices that need to be noticed quickly and easily.
      • Enhanced Visibility: Ensures that crucial information is easily seen, improving safety and communication in various environments.

  • Iron on Fabric tape

This tape is made from cloth so that after letters are printed on it, an iron can be used to stick this tape to some other piece of cloth.

This tape allows letters to be printed on it to be transferred by ironing to a piece of fabric. It can be used to place the names on smooth surface fabric like the 100% cotton used in uniforms. Clothing with letters transferred to it can be dry-cleaned, or washed.

      • Tape is made from cloth and allows users to produce iron-on labels for clothing
      • Clothing with Iron on Fabric tape can be dry cleaned

  • Tamper Evident Tape (Laminated) - TZESE4

    This tape features a special adhesive that leaves a checkerboard pattern when peeled off, making it perfect for labels that must remain intact. Ideal for use on company equipment to ensure security and prevent unauthorized removal. 

  • Flexible Identification tape (laminated)

    Perfect for wire wrapping, cabling and other curved surfaces. This specially designed tape can be used for telecom and datacome applications.

    -> Made with special materials designed for labeling around sharp bends and around cylindrical surfaces
    -> Label will not lift up by the edges, ensuring a complete adhesion to the surface
    -> Ideal for flagging cables

  • Extra Strength Adhesive tape (laminated)

    Extra Strength Adhesive Laminated Tapes are perfect for textured and hard to stick surfaces. Extra Strength industrial tape has up to twice the adhesive strength than regular P-touch Tape. It can be used on a much wider range of surfaces and materials. It's ideal for harsh environments and textured surfaces!

    -> Has twice the adhesive strength than regular P-touch tape
    -> Can be used on a wide range of industrial materials
    -> Ideal for harsh environments & textured surfaces

  • TZe Cleaning tapes

    Cleans print heads after heavy usage for continuous optimum performance - good for up to 100 cleanings
     
  • Metallic Tapes

     Non-Laminated Metallic Tape is also known as "M" tape. This tape is non-laminated and prints black letters on durable color tape. This tape should be used for indoor, temporary use.
  • HGe Series Tapes - Size and Colors

    HGe tape is a new tape designed for commercial and industrial labeling applications and provides enhanced speed on Brother's EDGE E-Series models. These tapes are not compatible with every model so check your user guide or view product details. These p-touch labels stay on under both normal conditions and in harsh indoor and outdoor environments.
    Standard adhesive and Extra Strength adhesive tapes come in 5 piece bulk packaging.
    What are the differences between TZe and HGe tapes, aside from the fact that only a few industrial label makers are compatible with HGe series tapes?

  • HSe Series - Heat Shrink Tubes

    HSe tube is a printable heat shrink tubing designed to mark cables, fiber and wires.

  • Avery Die Cut Labels

     There are three different styles of AV (Avery) label cassettes available, which are designed to expand your addressing and filing capabilities. All styles are die-cut paper labels available for specific models only: PT2600 / PT2610 / PT3600 / PT9500PC / PT9600
     
  • BROTHER P-TOUCH TAPE SHELF LIVES

    Brother P-touch Label Tapes will last indefinitely as long as they remain in their original sealed packages and are stored under the following conditions:
    1. Kept out of direct sunlight.
    2. Temperatures ranging from –10 degrees C to + 45 degrees C.
    3. Humidity ranging from 5% to 80%.
    4. Kept away from direct exposure to water and/or chemicals.
 
2. TZe Tape widths
Brother label tapes come in 7 sizes as shown below:
  • 9/64" (3.5mm)
  • 1/4" (6mm)
  • 3/8" (9mm)
  • 1/2" (12mm)
  • 3/4" (18mm)
  • 1.0" (24mm)
  • 1.5" (36mm)
brother label tape size
 

 
Why do Brother P-touch laminated labels last longer?
Unlike ordinary labels, Brother's unique laminated tape technology ensures that a layer of super-clear polyethylene laminate protects your text. Brother P-touch laminated TZe tapes consist of six layers of materials, resulting in a thin, extremely strong label.  Characters are formed with a thermal transfer ink and sandwiched between two protective layers of PET (polyester film). The result is a virtually indestructible label that can withstand even the harshest conditions. In fact, we are sure about the durability of our labels because we’ve tested them to the extreme, against the effects of abrasion, temperature, chemicals and sunlight. Results prove that Brother P-touch laminated labels out perform competitor labels, staying legible and affixed, so you can be confident of a professional quality label that has been designed to last. And Brother can prove it. The following will show you exactly p-touch labels are tested to the extreme.
 
Abrasion Resistant Labels
Brother’s patented tape lamination technology ensures that Brother P-touch laminated labels can withstand even heavy abrasion...Wow, that's p-touch tough! The Abrasion Test Procedure A 1kg sanding device was passed over Brother P-touch laminated labels, and non-laminated competitor labels.  After 50 return passes the characters underneath the Brother P-touch laminated label were completely unaffected and the lamination was only slightly scratched.
 
Temperature Resistant Labels
Whether you want to use our labels in freezing conditions or alternatively in extremely warm environments, our labels have been designed to last, we know this because we've tested them to the extreme. In fact, results show that Brother P-touch laminated labels can withstand temperatures from -112° (-80°C) to 356° (150°C).  Wow, now that's p-touch tough! The Temperature Test Procedure. Brother P-touch laminated labels, slightly roughened with abrasive paper, were attached to stainless steel then heated and cooled. After 240 hours at -112° (-80°C) no noticeable change in tape adhesive or color had occurred. After 240 hours at 356° (150°C), despite slight discoloration, the text on the label remained completely intact, and the heat actually increased the tapes' adhesive strength, due to a slight softening and spreading of the adhesive.* We recommend TZeS941/TZeS951/TZeS961 (Black on matte silver) as most resistant to high temperatures in terms of discoloration.
 
Fade Resistant Labels
Wherever you use P-touch laminated labels, they have been designed to stay as clear and legible as the day they were applied. The Fade Test Procedure Several Brother P-touch laminated labels, in various colors, were attached to coated metal plates and placed inside a fade-inducing chamber at 181.4° (83°C). They were left for a period of 100 hours to simulate a year in sunny surroundings and then inspected for any obvious changes.  The text color remained unchanged and so all characters were still completely legible. To the naked eye, the tapes' background color showed no change, except for the yellow tape which showed some slight fading.
 
Water and Chemical Resistance

Water and chemical resistance tests were conducted in two stages:

Stage 1 - The water and chemical submersion test
Stage 2 - The water and chemical abrasion test

Stage 1: Water and Chemical Submersion Test Procedure to test Brother P-touch laminated labels against the effects of water and chemicals, the tapes were firstly attached to glass slides and immersed in a variety of liquids for 2 hours.  No change in appearance or structure of the labels occurred, and the labels remained affixed to the slides.  Although some labels soaked in certain chemicals showed minor changes, rubbing the labels with the same chemicals had no effect at all. So even if chemicals are spilled on your Brother P-touch laminated labels, a quick wipe should be enough to prevent any damage.

Stage 2: Water and Chemical Abrasion Test Procedure. Brother P-touch laminated tape was affixed to several glass plates. A 500g weight with a chemical and solvent infused cloth was passed over each label 20 times. As the results below show, the print quality of Brother P-touch laminated labels was unaffected, unlike our competitor’s non-laminated labels.
 

Strong Adhesion

 Adhesion Test Procedure

To ensure the adhesive strength of Brother P-touch laminated tapes, we conducted thorough testing on both our 12mm standard tape and our extra strength adhesive tape. The tapes were affixed to various objects with different surface types and left for 30 minutes. The adhesive strength was then tested by removing the tape at a 180-degree angle, following the Japanese Standard JIS Z0237 testing for adhesive tape.

 Test Results

The results demonstrated that our strong adhesive tape maintained an adhesive strength of approximately 6 Newtons* on most materials. Notably, the strong adhesive tape exhibited an average of 50% more adhesive strength compared to our standard tape. This makes it ideal for more demanding surfaces, such as polypropylene.

 Key Benefits:

  • Enhanced Adhesion: Offers superior sticking power, especially on challenging surfaces.
  • Reliable Performance: Maintains strong adhesion even after prolonged use.
  • Versatile Application: Suitable for a wide range of surfaces and environments.

Brother's strong adhesive tape is perfect for applications requiring extra durability and strength.
Choose the right tape for the job
Brother P-touch laminated tapes are available in a wide range of tape colors, widths and styles. Your application and your choice of P-touch model should guide your ultimate tape selection. The links below will also help you to determine the correct tape for your applications.
 

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