The industry uses special tapes for curved banding — flexible PVC/ABS and laser tapes with built-in glue. In iFurn.pro these are not separate catalog categories: a tape is a tape, with a name, width, thickness, colour. The "flexible or not" call is made by the firm manager when adding the tape to the catalog; the technologist sees the result in the tape dropdown.
What is recorded for a tape in the firm catalog
When the firm manager adds a tape to the catalog, they specify:
- Name (which goes into the dropdown).
- Width and thickness — shown in
[width/thickness]format. - Colour.
- Link to panels (for the "tape matched to panel" mode).
"Flexibility" is not stored as a separate tag. A flexible tape is a material that the firm manager adds to the catalog with an appropriate name. In the catalog it looks the same as a regular tape — the difference is in the name and the material's own properties.
What the technologist sees in the dropdown
On a side of a part the technologist opens the tape dropdown and sees:
- The "Choose" option.
- The "No banding" option.
- Each tape in the form
[width/thickness] name.
There is no separate "flexible" or "laser" label in the list. If the firm manager wants to flag this, they write it into the tape's name — for example PVC Soft 1.0 flexible or PVC white laser. Then the technologist sees it right in the name.
What iFurn.pro does not do
- It does not suggest "pick a flexible tape because the part has a curved contour".
- It does not auto-filter the list by "laser / EVA" depending on the radius.
- It does not warn "this tape won't fit, you need a flexible one".
- It does not auto-add a "special tape for curves" surcharge.
Industry hints
If your part has a curved contour and the firm catalog offers a choice of tapes, use these guides:
- The tighter the radius — the thinner the tape needed. The thickness is visible in
[width/thickness]. - For tight radii ask the firm manager whether the catalog has flexible or laser tapes — that's an inventory question, not a UI one.
- A laser tape requires a machine with a laser head. If the firm doesn't have one, laser tapes won't appear in the catalog at all.
If the right type isn't in the catalog
- Ask the firm manager — the tape may already be there under a different name.
- Ask the manager to add a new tape specifically for your project.
- Bring your own via "Customer's own materials" — the tape will be available only in the current order.
Bottom line
In iFurn.pro the «edge-banding type» (EVA/PUR/laser) is a material setting, not a property of the band; a band in the firm catalog has a name, width, thickness and colour. The technologist reads the name in the dropdown themselves and decides whether the tape fits the part's curved contour.