tesa® Softprint 52017 Steel Master

Foam plate mounting tape (soft) for printing combinations & screens


Product description

tesa® 52017 Softprint Steel Master is a double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.70mm (0.067") or 2.54mm (0.100") in flexographic label printing.

The soft foam makes this the ideal solution for printing combinations and screens.

Foam properties

  • 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

Adhesive properties
  • 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

Additional properties
  • The structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting
  • Red color marking indicates the soft foam


Product details and specifications

Application Fields

tesa® 52017 Softprint Steel Master is a 380µm (15 mil) category double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.70mm (0.067") or 2.54mm (0.100") in flexographic label printing.
Backing material PE foam with film lamination
Total thickness 430 µm
Type of adhesive tackified acrylic
Type of liner PP
Color of Logo red
Hardness soft
Thickness category 380
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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Total thickness
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
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 with film lamination
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
Thickness category
380
1500
380
380
380
380
380
380
380
380
380
Hardness
soft
medium
medium-hard
soft
medium-hard
extra soft
soft
extra soft
extra soft
hard
hard
Type of liner
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
Last updated on 16 Apr 2024