Nipple Cover and Breast Tape Contract Manufacturing
JBC Technologies is an ISO 13485 Certified Solventum Premier Converter and contract manufacturer of custom die-cut breast tapes, boob tapes, and nipple covers. With years of experience converting medical-grade foams, adhesives, films, and more into custom consumer wellness tapes, JBC provides full-product lifecycle support for breast tape products from prototype to production and beyond.
Breast Tape Manufacturing
Precision Die-Cutting Meets High-Performance Body Adhesives
JBC Technologies leverages years of hands-on converting expertise to help OEMs and innovators bring complex breast tape designs to life. From material selection to high-volume production, we provide the manufacturing edge you need to scale with confidence.
Complex Multi-Layer Laminating Services
JBC Technologies offers a full range of laminating services, including hot lamination, cold pressure lamination — both inline, and wide web. This gives our process engineers the flexibility to choose the right process for material, application, production volume, and value.
From bonding a pressure-sensitive adhesive to a foam gasket to marrying two complementary materials into one multifunctional component, we help you simplify your supply chain, reduce SKUs, and streamline your assembly process.
Rapid Prototyping
Powered by our digital cutting capabilities, JBC's rapid prototyping services are an excellent resource for design engineers looking to quickly and cost-effectively test different materials or validate proof of concept for die-cut components.
Our digital cutting machines can quickly produce parts that would normally be die cut, taking them from CAD drawing to finished part in seconds with no tooling required. In higher-risk industries like the aerospace, medical, and consumer wellness space, this is an important step for validating the fit, form, and function of mission-critical components.
Custom Printing
JBC Technologies offers full-color in-line digital printing services for custom-printed flexible parts and components - serving medical device manufacturers, consumer wellness brands, and industrial OEMs.
Featuring full-CMYK printing, 600 or 1200 dpi resolution, and variable data printing, our printing capabilities allow to us apply branding, custom patterns, printed instructions, and more directly onto the die-cut component itself, helping streamline the entire converting workflow.
High-Volume Rotary Die-Cutting
JBC's fleet of multi-spindle rotary die-cutting machines is a core part of our commitment to manufacturing excellence, allowing us to fabricate thousands of dimensionally identical multi-layered components repeatably at high-speeds.
With machines ranging from 5-18 stations and a variety of inline capabilities like laminating, printing, ultrasonic welding, island placement, and more, our rotary die-cutting capabilities are critical to our "one-pass-approach" to manufacturing, helping us get more done in a single machine pass.
Breast Tapes Vs. Nipple Covers Manufacturing and Technical Differences
The term breast tape usually covers two different applications: breast lift tapes and nipple covers. It’s more than just semantics, though – each of these applications may require different materials or processing, which makes understanding the difference between them critical.
Let’s look at what sets these two applications apart…
Breast-Lift Tapes
Breast lift tapes are often used as an alternative to undergarments when wearing complex silhouettes that feature backless, strapless, or plunging necklines. These tapes must provide constant structural support over medium to long-term wear durations without sliding or delaminating with movement.
Performance specifications:
- Common Adhesive Type: Medical-grade acrylics
- Sheer Strength: High - must withstand vertical tension and weight
- Breathability: High
- Removal: High-integrity adhesion - more aggressive to remove
- Reusability: Single-use
Nipple Covers
The function of nipple covers is two-fold: To provide opacity to prevent show-through under thin fabrics and to prevent friction or chafing on sensitive skin.
Due to the anatomical considerations of the area, nipple tapes require atraumatic removal and strategic adhesive placement.
Performance specifications:
- Common Adhesive Type: Gentle-release silicone adhesives
- Sheer Strength: Low
- Breathability: Low - non-porous silicone can trap sweat
- Removal: Gentle atraumatic release
- Reusability: Can be reused multiple times before discarding
Skin-Safe Adhesives for Boob Tape Manufacturing
Due to the bodily location of breast tapes and nipple covers, selecting the right adhesive material that's gentle enough to not cause skin-irritation, but strong enough perform as designed is critical.
It’s important to note that although these materials may be best for these specific applications, that isn’t the case 100% of the time - this list is just a starting point. From here, it’s imperative to work with a converting partner like JBC Technologies that can help you source and test materials, quickly develop prototypes, and leverage design for manufacturability expertise to ensure your product can be produced at scale. JBC Technologies is proud to have long-standing relationships with industry-leading material manufacturers like Avery Dennison, Solventum, and DermaMed Coatings, granting us access to a wide variety of important breast tape material information and samples.
To give you a head start, here are a few common materials typically used in breast tapes from three of the leading medical-grade adhesive manufacturers that JBC works with:
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3M 9907T (Nonwoven) - Tan, elastic nonwoven tape with a breathable acrylic adhesive that is highly conformable. |
MED 6503SI – Differential double-sided tape featuring a silicone adhesive on the skin-contact side and an acrylic on the other, balancing skin-safe adhesion with high-tack staying power. |
DM-2001C – High-performance medical-grade acrylic adhesive paired with a nonwoven carrier for secure vertical-lift strength and creep resistance. |
3M 1522 –Transparent, hypoallergenic polyethylene tape commonly used in “invisible lift” applications. |
MED 5741- Single-coated white polyurethane nonwoven commonly chosen for medium-term wear applications of up to 14 days. |
DM-4051 – Acrylic adhesive-backed polyurethane film with high moisture vapor transmission rate. |
3M 2487 (Hi-Tack Silicone) - Differential double-sided “hybrid” tape featuring a high-tack silicone adhesive on the skin side, and an acrylic on the other, commonly used in multi-layered nipple covers. |
MED 5500SI – Silicone adhesive-backed transparent polyurethane film commonly specified for invisible or no-show applications. |
Custom “Zone-Coated” Transfer Adhesives – DermaMed specializes in “zone-coating”, applying adhesive only where necessary to create a non-stick center for die-cut nipple covers. |
These are just a few of the industry-leading medical-grade material suppliers we work with:
We also work with customer-supplied material. If you have material that you need converted, please reach out to your sales representative or contact us for additional information.
Answers to Common Breast and Nipple Tape Questions
You've come to the right place. JBC Technologies is a U.S.-based manufacturer of custom breast tapes, nipple covers, and other skin contact adhesive backed products. All of our manufacturing facilities are located within the United States. This domestic edge helps our customers consolidate long overseas supply chains, avoid tariff costs, boost go-to-market speeds, and more!
Like any stick-to-skin consumer wellness product, the best adhesive for breast and nipple tape manufacturing depends on many different features, including wear time, user demographics, skin type, age, level of activity, and the application itself. For more information on selecting an adhesive for skin-contact wear, check out this white paper, How to Avoid Getting Stuck When Selecting Skin-Contact Adhesives.
For breast lift tapes, brands often select an acrylic-based adhesive tape. Acrylic adhesives offer high initial tack and great shear strength, allowing them to support the weight of breast tissue without any sliding or delamination with movement over long-term wear.
For nipple covers, brands commonly select silicone-based adhesives thanks to their gentle adhesion and atraumatic removal. Although they provide lower shear strength than acrylics, they provide a “constant peel” force, preventing irritation or skin damage on sensitive bodily areas.
As always, consult with your converting partner to ensure the adhesive you’ve selected for your breast lift tape or nipple cover is the best one for your application. We can help you perform real-world wear tests by providing you with samples and rapid prototypes to determine if the materials you select are the right ones for the job before moving forward with high-volume manufacturing.
Yes, JBC Technologies manufactures custom-shaped breast tapes and nipple covers, as well as other skin contact consumer and medical wearables. Every single part or product we make is unique, so we are adept at reacting to each customer’s individual needs.
We offer comprehensive packaging and kitting solutions tailored to your downstream requirements. From retail-ready branded boxes and sleeves to automation-friendly sheets and industrial cartons, we ensure your product is perfectly prepped for its next destination—whether it’s a store shelf or a secondary processing line.
Your Domestic Manufacturing Partner for Custom Breast Tape Products
As a United States based ISO 13485 Certified die-cutter and converter with years of experience manufacturing medical-grade components, JBC leverages an extensive array of manufacturing capabilities to bring you functional, scalable breast tape solutions.
Are you currently developing a breast lift tape or nipple cover product, and looking for an experienced manufacturing partner?