What is Silicone Tape? Soft Signage has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, and the introduction of silicone tape to the finishing of fabrics for signage has transformed visual merchandising for a generation of retailers. The transition to stretch frame fabrics or SEG (Silicone Edge Graphics), reduced the cost of distribution, the need for installers, increased the cycle of graphics change due to the ease of which the retailer or exhibitor could swap in a new graphic. The silicone tape is sewn onto the rear edge of the fabric graphic, and folded into a gap (rebate) around the perimeter of an aluminium frame, thereby stretching the fabric taut, and presenting a printed canvas link, quality image, with minimal fuss and effort. Many systems used silicone tape: ReFrame®, RexFrame®, Matrix®, FabFrame®, Tuffline® and many others. However the name, “Silicone Tape” is actually used to cover a few different types of tape. I’ve worked with “Silicone Tape” made from PVC, labelled as “Hard” or “Soft”, I’ve used tapes made from Rubber and also, of course, made from silicone. There are even self adhesive tapes that eliminate the need to sew the tape to the fabric. So what worked best? Well in my experience, the perfect tape, has a little bit of stretch; not to much, just enough give to [...]