Custom hook and Loop Straps
Custom Printing, Strap Styles, Uses, Sizes & More
Halco is the leader in Custom Hook and Loop STRAPS
Halco is a market leading manufacturer and fabricator of custom hook and loop straps for a wide variety of applications and markets, including sewn and welded straps for:
- Medical, sports and fitness-related products
- Military and first responder
- Cable management
- Agriculture and heavy machinery
- Construction
- Display and exhibit
- Tents, awnings and shelters
- and a wide variety of general industrial uses
The most common types of straps are hook and loop cinch straps, back straps, face straps, and double face straps. You could also consider a die-cut hook and loop cable tie to be a type of strap.
Hook and Loop Strap designs
Halco has been fabricating custom hook and loop straps for its customers for over twenty years. Because of the breadth of our product line, our responsive service and converting capabilities, Halco’s straps are often evaluated as an alternative to custom Velcro® straps. Take a look at the different constructions of our straps and their unique features, then tell us about your unique needs. We make many custom printed hook and loop straps with a customer’s company name or brand, so make sure to ask us about custom printing. Whatever your need, Halco is sure to have a solution!
VELCRO® is a trademark owned by Velcro Companies.
Back strap
A back strap has a short piece of hook that is sewn or welded to a longer strip of loop to form a cuff or band. These hook and loop back straps are typically used for bundling of cable, wire, hoses, and thin tubing. When the strap is wrapped around the bundle, the loop faces up, the strap is pulled tight and the hook is pressed down onto the loop to secure it. Halco’s Back2Back hook and loop strap tape is often used for back strap fabrication.
Face strap
Face straps are different in that the hook material (the shorter length) and loop (long length) are welded or sewn both facing in the same direction. Unlike a back strap that is coiled into a cuff or band when secured, a face strap is shaped into a “U” and then secured onto itself. This kind of strap is often used for hanging materials (like a cable bundle) and may feature a grommet. Our Mixed Woven Hook and Loop material is ideally suited for face straps.
Double face strap
A double face strap consists of a length of loop facing up with smaller pieces of hook secured on both sides. This type of strap might be used to secure hoses or hold two skis together.
Cinch strap
A hook and loop cinch strap provides the highest shear strength by featuring a plastic or metal buckle on one end of the loop strap and hook on the other. The loop portion is sewn or welded around the buckle. The strap can be wrapped around the bundle, the loop side inserted through the buckle, then pulled tight and secured. These kinds of cinch straps can be made for both light and heavy-duty uses. For heavy-duty straps, a metal buckle is used and webbing can be used to reinforce the hook and loop material. We make many custom printed hook and loop cinch straps.
Cable Tie
A die-cut cable tie uses a self-engaging back-to-back hook and loop material with a hook on one side and a loop on the other. One side of the strap is wider with a small slot cut into it. The other side is cut to an angle point. The cable tie is wrapped around the bundle or object, then inserted through the slot, pulled tight, and secured back onto itself. These cable ties are frequently used to secure cable bundles and wire harnesses and are an alternative to plastic cable ties. Put your company name on the cable tie to create a unique branded solution! Custom printing is one of our areas of expertise!
Design a Custom Strap or Cable Tie with Halco
Do you have a product or project that needs a custom hook and loop strap or cable tie? Do you have questions about strap designs or fabrication? Do you need a strap custom printed with your company name on it? We’ve been making straps now for over 25 years and would love to answer your questions. Take a look at various designs of straps below and then let us help you move forward!
Custom hook and loop Strap Solutions
There are endless variations of these hook and loop straps and additional ways to customize them. Some customers, who prefer stronger straps, may ask to have polypropylene, nylon, or polyester webbing material sewing into them. Customers in the medical, sports or personal care markets may need straps to be made out of stretchable elastic loop material. Consumer products, retail, and other highly branded companies might want custom printing done with their company name or brand name on either the hook or loop materials. Hardware features may include a grommet, buckle or hook.
Military colored straps
Halco offers its back2back strap material in both Coyote Brown and Olive Drab for military manufacturers making straps as accessories for pouches, bags and packs. These straps may be part of a MOLLE or PALS organization system.