Abstract: A strip dispenser, and more specifically a dispenser for industrial or medical applications which includes a product for coating or impregnating the strip. This product is, depending on the use, a disinfectant, a lubricant and even be an adhesive in certain circumstances. The dispenser is in the form of a spool around which the strip is wound and the spool is locatable in a zone containing a product for application to the strip while it is being pulled through a slot in the zone.