Foam Plate Mounting Tape For Process Printing - Tesa 52017

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 for excellent print quality
• Long lasting recovery characteristics 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
• No increase in bond allowing 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 colour marking indicates soft foam

Main applications

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.