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tesa® Softprint 52017 STM is a double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.14mm (0.045") or 1.70 mm (0.067") in flexographic label printing. The soft foam makes this the ideal solution in printing screens and line work.

Tesa Plate mounting tape for photopolymer plates in flexographic printing
Product description

tesa® Softprint 52015 STM is a double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.14mm (0.045") or 1.70mm (0.067") in flexographic label printing. The medium-hard foam makes this the ideal solution for printing combinations and solids.

• Highly compressible foam, with superior recovery behavior for excellent print quality
• Long lasting recovery characteristic for extended and high speed print runs
• Low thickness tolerances for quick print preparation and reduced waste
• High bonding on open side to steel cylinder or sleeve to avoid plate movement
• High bonding to plate to avoid edge lifting or plate movement
• Non increasing bonding power for easy repositioning and especially for easy demounting of plate and tape
• Very cohesive adhesive structure for demounting without adhesive residues
• The structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting
• Blue color marking indicates the medium foam

Historically, foam plate mounting tapes were divided into two thickness categories: 380 μm / 15 mil for label printing (narrow web) and 500 μm / 20 mil for flexible packaging printing (wide web). Nowadays, customers decide individually which category offers the most benefits for their processes.
Our tesa Softprint^® assortment offers both thickness categories at an equally high level of quality in terms of print results and adhesive properties.

• Foam properties: Low thickness tolerance. Long lasting, constant recovery characteristics.
• Adhesive properties: Medium tack surface characteristics. Sufficient plate bonding. Easy plate demounting. Fair tape bonding towards sleeve side.
• Strutcured PP-liner to prevent formation of air pockets when the plate is mounted