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Central Products: Silent acrylic tape

Central Products (Menasha, WI) has introduced the Silencer, a premium-grade acrylic tape that provides a virtually silent unwind. The Silencer's controlled unwind is said to provide a user-friendly application that improves hand-held taping jobs by creating a low-noise packaging environment.

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It features Central's brand of acrylic adhesive, which can be applied at temperatures from near freezing to 140°F.

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