tesa® Softprint 52117 Steel Master TP

Plate mounting tape for photopolymer plates in flexographic printing


Product description

tesa Softprint® 52117 STM TP 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 soft foam makes this the ideal solution in printing screens and line work.

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
  • Sufficient bonding to plate to avoid edge lifting or plate movement
  • Non increasing, controlled bonding power for easy repositioning and especially for easy demounting of thinner plates
  • 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 Softprint® 52117 STM TP is a 380µm (15 mil) category 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.
Adhesive Type tackified acrylic
Backing material PE foam with film lamination
Liner Type PP
Total thickness 430 µm
Thickness category 380
Hardness soft
Color of logo red
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Product comparison

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Total thickness
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
430 µm
550 µm
550 µm
550 µm
550 µm
550 µm
Adhesive Type
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
500
500
500
500
500
Hardness
soft
medium
medium-hard
soft
extra soft
extra soft
medium-hard
hard
medium-hard
medium
hard
Liner Type
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
PP
Last updated on Apr 16, 2024