tesa Softprint® plate mounting tapes with high-quality foam backings for the highest demands in flexographic printing and label printing.
The flexo industry is a competitive business where often small things can make a big difference. Increasing demands on print quality and process efficiency call for high-performing process components. We support you with our tesa® Softprint plate mounting tapes that are specially developed to provide the highest levels of both print quality and process efficiency. Our tesa® Softprint tapes are made from high-quality materials that ensure best performance in bonding, handling, and printing.
We reach this performance not only with our state-of-the-art adhesives but also because we don’t apply stress to the foam during our manufacturing. Why is this important? Because when all of the foam cells are untouched and undamaged, the foam is better able to absorb bounce from the sleeves that can leave chatter, or gear marks. It’s also more resilient. Our foam will compress and return to the same thickness over and over and over – from the first impression to the last. That means you’ll get beautiful results, from fine screens to deep solid areas, whether the job is a few thousand or a few million feet.
Our range of adhesives and product designs is the broadest in the flexo market. This helps you find exactly the type of tape you need, which is now more important than ever. The right plate-side adhesive will prevent edge lift with thicker plates, and tearing and stretching with thinner plates. You also want to be sure to choose an adhesive designed to bond to the cylinder or sleeve material you’re using to prevent bubbling and labor-intensive clean up.
Simply put, even with so many variables in play in flexo printing today, you can still breathe easy. We’ve formulated our tesa® Softprint adhesives to bond to sleeves, cylinders and plates as securely as possible during printing to completely eliminate any possibility of plate-edge lifting, or bubbling. And, when the job is done, they remove as easily as a siliconized liner.
Our world is changing fast and getting strong support from reliable partners becomes increasingly important. Global crises but also small issues in production can lead to dramatic consequences if they are not handled well. Our strong global presence with offices and production plants worldwide allows us to provide reliable support when and wherever you need it. We have a global team of flexo experts that are eager to support and advise - and if sometimes advice is not enough, our R&D laboratories are spread across the world to perform tests and deliver additional individual support.
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FE-XEA version with a structured liner available
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TP-X
- Very low tack adhesive for fast plate mounting and demounting
- Secure bond
- Works best in clean and standardised conditions
- Low tack adhesive for fast plate mounting and demounting
- Secure bond
- Excellent resistance to edge lifting
- Works best in clean and standardised conditions
- Medium tack adhesive for reliable plate mounting
- Secure bond
- Excellent resistance to edge lifting and especially under warm and high humidity conditions
- Works under most conditions
- High tack adhesive for fast plate mounting and demounting
- Secure bond
- Excellent resistance to edge lifting
- Works even in unclean and cold conditions
