tesa® Softprint 52060 BigFoam

Foam plate mounting tape for flexographic printing


Product Features
  • tesa® Softprint BigFoam is highly compressible and therefore offers improved print quality and higher running speeds
  • tesa® Softprint's BigFoam unique construction ensures that print quality is maintained even on extended print runs
  • The special adhesive ensures simple mounting, easy repositioning, and demounting of plate and tape without residues
All product features
Product description

tesa® 52060 Softprint BigFoam is a 1500µm double-coated foam tape designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates in wide-web film and paper flexographic printing.

Due to its medium hardness foam it is particularly suited for high quality combination of half-tone and solid work.


Product details and specifications

Product Features

  • tesa® Softprint BigFoam is highly compressible and therefore offers improved print quality and higher running speeds
  • tesa® Softprint's BigFoam unique construction ensures that print quality is maintained even on extended print runs
  • The special adhesive ensures simple mounting, easy repositioning, and demounting of plate and tape without residues
  • During printing a very good bond of tape and plate is achieved. Plates stay securely in place - no edge lifting and no plate movement
  • The structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting
  • structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting

Application Fields

tesa® 52060 Softprint BigFoam is a 1500µm (60 mil) category double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates in wide-web film and paper flexographic printing.
Backing material PE foam
Type of adhesive tackified acrylic
Type of liner PP
Thickness category 1500
Hardness medium
tesa® products prove their impressive quality day in, day out in demanding conditions and are regularly subjected to strict controls. All technical information and data above mentioned are provided to the best of our knowledge on the basis of our practical experience. They shall be considered as average values and are not appropriate for a specification. Therefore tesa SE can make no warranties, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user is responsible for determining whether the tesa® product is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user’s method of application. If you are in any doubt, our technical staff will be glad to support you.
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Product comparison

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Type of adhesive
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
tackified acrylic
Backing material
PE foam
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
PE foam with film lamination
Thickness category
1500
500
500
500
380
380
500
380
500
500
500
Hardness
medium
medium
soft
medium-hard
hard
medium-hard
hard
medium-hard
extra soft
hard
medium-hard
Type of liner
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
Total thickness
550 µm
550 µm
550 µm
430 µm
430 µm
550 µm
430 µm
550 µm
550 µm
550 µm
Color of foam
purple
red
blue
white
Last updated on 16 Apr 2024