Underground Utility Identification Tape Metal Detection: Embedded aluminum foil core for easy detection with metal locators. Durable Construction:PE and aluminum layers resist moisture, chemicals, and extreme temperatures. High-Visibility Colors: Available in red, yellow, blue, green, and other custom colors. Standard Sizes: Common widths: 50mm, 100mm, 150mm, and customizable lengths. Long-Term Use: Suitable for burial depths up to 24 inches, offering 5+ years of service. Versatile Applications: Ideal for marking gas, water, sewer, and electricity lines.

Product Description

Our wholesale underground utility identification tape is designed for easy and reliable marking of buried utilities, helping prevent accidental damage during excavation. With clear, visible markings, it ensures that workers can safely identify water, gas, or electrical lines. Additionally, the China detectable warning tape specifications offer different options to suit specific project needs, providing an effective warning system for underground utilities. For enhanced detection, our custom detectable metallic underground tape includes a metal layer, making it easier to locate utilities using electronic locators, ensuring maximum safety and efficiency for any construction or digging project.

Technical Data Sheet

Available Colors 

• PINK: Temporarysurvey markings
• GREEN: Sewers and drainlines
• RED: Electrical power lines,cables, conduit, andlighting cables
• BLUE: Potable water
• ORANGE: Communication, alarmor signal lines, cables or conduit
• PURPLE: Reclaimed water,irrigationand slurry lines
• YELLOW: Gas, oil, steam,petroleum or gaseousmaterials
• WHITE: Proposed excavationroutes

Packing Details

Differences Between Detectable and Non-Detectable Warning Tape

1. Detection Capability

• Detectable Tape: Embedded with a metal core (usually aluminum or steel), detectable tape can be located using standard underground metal locators. This feature is crucial for identifying non-metallic utilities, such as custom detectable fiber optic tape, ensuring that workers can locate buried lines before excavation.
• Non-Detectable Tape: Does not contain any metal core and cannot be located with underground metal locators. It relies solely on visual warning for safe excavation, typically used for marking specific utilities where metal detection is not required.

2. Material Composition

• Detectable Tape: Made with a metallic core encased in polyethylene or similar durable materials, providing increased resistance to environmental factors. For example, China detectable underground utility marking tape features metal cores to ensure detection with underground locators.
• Non-Detectable Tape: Primarily made from polyethylene or other synthetic materials without any metal elements. It provides basic protection and marking but lacks the capability for locators to detect it underground.

3. Applications

• Detectable Tape: Typically used for marking critical utilities such as electrical, water, and direct bury electrical warning tape. It is ideal for areas requiring high visibility and accurate detection for utility protection and safe excavation, often used in wholesale buried services warning tape and projects involving high-value utilities like fiber optics.
• Non-Detectable Tape: Generally used in less critical utility marking applications where metal detection isn’t necessary, such as low-risk or non-electrical services, where the primary concern is simple visual warning.

4. Locatability

• Detectable Tape: The core feature of detectable tape underground factory products is their ability to be found using a metal locator before any excavation begins, preventing accidental utility damage. This is vital for high-risk utilities such as buried electric line tape manufacturer installations.
• Non-Detectable Tape: Cannot be located using metal detectors, posing a risk of undetected utility damage during excavation. It relies on visual identification, which may not be sufficient in all environments.

5. Cost

• Detectable Tape: Wholesale buried services warning tape with metal cores tends to be more expensive than non-detectable versions due to the added detection features and materials, making it ideal for large-scale or critical utility projects.
• Non-Detectable Tape: More affordable and widely used in less critical installations where metal detection isn’t a necessity, making it a cost-effective solution for smaller projects.

6. Durability and Resistance

• Detectable Tape: Offers enhanced durability and resistance to harsh environmental conditions. For example, direct bury electrical warning tape with detectable capabilities is designed for long-term underground use, providing protection against moisture, chemicals, and soil corrosion.
• Non-Detectable Tape: While durable, it may not have the same level of resistance to the elements as detectable tape, making it more suitable for short-term use or applications where the detection capability is not required.