Splicing tapes for paper printing are essential for enabling continuous processing by reliably joining two separate paper reels. In paper printing applications, splicing tapes ensure seamless web connections and consistent product quality, helping to minimize downtime, reduce production costs, and improve overall efficiency. Our tesa® EasySplice® solutions feature advanced, high-performance adhesives and tailored backings to suit all paper grades and printing conditions, providing reliable, precise, and efficient splicing for every print run.
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For over two decades, tesa® EasySplice® has proven highly effective for flying splices in the printing and paper industry. The newest generation of tesa® EasySplice® splicing tapes for paper printing delivers even better performance thanks to its improved contact adhesive, a more reliable product design, and a tailored assortment for all paper grades and reel stand types.
tesa® EasySplice® enables paper producers to reach line speeds of up to 2,000 m/min, ensuring stable web handling, higher output, and reduced splice failures. Its high-tack adhesives, combined with shear-resistant and tensile-strong backings, provide outstanding splice security, significantly lowering web breaks and material waste.
Our range reflects the diversity in paper grades and reel stands. Both factors require specific opening forces:
tesa® EasyBridge complements the system by providing reliable belt area coverage as a die-cut paper label, preferably used in combination with tesa® EasySplice® to support stable and secure web transfer. A range of tesa® EasySplice® variants is available to meet the diverse needs of coated, uncoated, and lower-quality papers, ensuring reliable performance and smooth operations. Learn more about the different splicing tapes for paper printing in the following product overview.
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tesa® EasySplice 51780 PrintLine Plus is a high-performance double-sided splicing tape for the printing industry, featuring an enhanced contact adhesive paired with a reliable paper backing.
tesa® 51786 EasySplice Detect Plus is a double-sided flying splice tape with an aluminized flat-back paper and high-performance acrylic adhesive. It combines an improved adhesive with an aluminized backing, enabling reliable inductive splice detection in both press and post-press operations.
tesa® 51788 EasySplice Black Plus is a double-sided flying splice tape with a flat-back paper and high-performance acrylic adhesive. It features an enhanced adhesive formulation and a black backing for reliable optical splice detection.
tesa® EasySplice 51680 Rotogravure Plus is a double-sided flying splice tape with a flat-back paper and modified acrylic adhesive. It features a wavy splitting strip, specially designed for splicing highly critical papers on wider webs, making it ideal for rotogravure printing applications.
Explore our full range of splicing tapes for paper printing, including tesa® EasySplice®, detection labels such as tesa® 51003 and tesa® 51005, and web-bridging solutions like tesa® EasyBridge 51721 and tesa® EasyBridge 51722. Designed to optimize printing workflows, ensure precise web handling, and improve production efficiency, our products support seamless operations and reliable results. Discover the right solution for your printing process and take your paper printing to the next level.
Our splicing tapes for paper printing combine market-proven, application-driven features to ensure reliable and efficient flying splice performance. An improved contact adhesive bonds securely to a wide range of paper qualities, including critical and low-grade papers. With up to 30% higher tack than market standards and excellent wetting behavior, it creates dependable web contact and supports stable production at high press speeds. Designed as an all-weather solution, the adhesive performs consistently across different production environments and is largely unaffected by temperature and humidity fluctuations, ensuring reliable results in both cold and hot, humid conditions.
Within our tesa® EasySplice® solutions, a precisely defined splitting strip provides stable and predictable opening forces during the flying splice process. This keeps prepared reels securely closed during storage, transport, and reel acceleration, while ensuring reliable opening at the exact moment of splice. The hand-tearable paper backing of tesa® EasySplice® simplifies handling and reel preparation and is available with optical or inductive detection options for accurate splice detection in printing and post-press applications.
tesa® EasySplice® offers an extended shelf life of up to 18 months for greater flexibility in storage and preparation without compromising performance. Certified for paper recycling and suitable for de-inking processes according to INGEDE Methode 12 standards, the splicing tapes also support a more sustainable production and compliance with industry requirements.
tesa® EasySplice® is certified for the de-inking process by the International Association of the Deinking Industry (INGEDE).
The goal of this organization is to ensure that even more paper is recycled and it shares our view that recyclability is more important than repulpability as it contributes to an orderly recycling chain.
For more information, please see: INGEDE Methods – to evaluate Recyclability and Deinkability (opens in a new window or tab)
Flying splice is a process that joins an expiring paper web with a new reel, while the machine is running at full production speed. This eliminates downtime for reel changes, allowing continuous production. Using tesa® EasySplice® tapes ensures stable web handling, reliable adhesion, and minimized splice failures, even at line speeds up to 2,000 m/min.
Yes, the adhesive formulations of tesa® EasySplice® splicing tapes for paper printing are designed to perform consistently under both cold and hot, humid conditions. This ensures reliable splices regardless of the production environment.
Absolutely. By ensuring secure splices at full line speed, tesa® EasySplice® splicing tapes reduce web breaks, minimize waste, and allow continuous operation. This improves overall throughput and lowers the risk of costly downtime in paper printing processes.
