Ty-Gard · Technology

The DS story

Ty-Gard DS® is laminated with a high-strength pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive offering high shear strength on container walls, yet peels and removes easily and leaves no surface residue.

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How it works

An engineered textile with an Easy Peel adhesive

Ty-Gard DS combines an engineered textile with Easy Peel (EZP™) adhesive technology. The band is flexible, high-strength, easy to install and economical, and it absorbs impact energy instead of transferring it to the load.

The high-strength pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive holds with high shear strength on the container wall, then peels off cleanly with no surface residue when the load is unloaded.

Milestones

Technology milestones

  • 2006Ty-Gard® is approved by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
  • 2008ISO 9001 certification granted, initiating a QC traceability and management system.
  • 2018Ty-Gard Double Strength (DS)® US patent issued.
  • 2019US Army and NATO Defense Ammunition Center approves Ty-Gard DS® for securement of explosives and ammunition in commercial and military transport units.
  • 2023A Fortune 10 company publishes network action to use Ty-Gard DS® across its entire cross-dock North America network.

Properties

What the band does

  1. 01

    Flexible

    Conforms to the container or trailer wall and the shape of the load.

  2. 02

    High shear strength

    High-strength pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive holds on container walls under load.

  3. 03

    No residue

    Peels and removes easily; Easy Peel (EZP™) technology leaves no surface residue.

  4. 04

    Energy-absorbing

    Absorbs impact energy instead of transferring it to the load.

  5. 05

    Multimodal

    Engineered for intermodal, road, rail and ocean transit.

  6. 06

    Dangerous goods approved

    Approved to secure dangerous goods and general cargo, including drums, FIBCs, IBCs, pallets and loose cargo.

Approvals

Approved where your cargo travels

  • Rail · USA

    AAR

    Association of American Railroads

    Ty-Gard approved since 2006 for dangerous goods and general cargo; Shock-Gard railroad impact tested and approved.

  • Highway · USA

    FMCSA

    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

    Ty-Gard meets the cargo securement rules for motor carriage of dangerous goods and general cargo.

  • Ocean

    IMDG Code §7.5.2.2

    International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code

    Performance-based standard for securing dangerous goods at sea; Ty-Gard DS is tested and approved.

  • Ocean · intermodal

    IMO CTU Code CCC1/9

    International Maritime Organization — Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units

    Securing method recommendations for containers; the CTU Code references Ty-Gard.

  • Defense

    US Army / NATO DAC

    U.S. Army and NATO Defense Ammunition Center

    Approved Ty-Gard DS in 2019 for securement of explosives and ammunition in commercial and military transport units.

  • Rail · USA

    49 CFR §174.5

    United States Code of Federal Regulations

    Federal rule for carriage of hazardous materials by rail; Ty-Gard DS meets its securement requirements.

  • Manufacturing

    ISO 9001

    Quality management system

    Ty-Gard production certified since 2008, with QC traceability for Fortune 500 supply.

See the technology on your cargo

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