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tesa® Softprint 52117 Steel Master TP
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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.
Features
- 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.
- 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.
- The structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting.
- Red color marking indicates the soft foam.
- The soft foam makes this the ideal solution in printing screens and line work.
Applications
- 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.
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