tesa® Softprint 52018 Steel Master
Plate mounting tape for photopolymer plates in flexographic printing
- 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
- High bonding to plate to avoid edge lifting or plate movement
- Non increasing bonding power for easy repositioning and especially for easy demounting of plate and tape
- Very cohesive adhesive structure for demounting without adhesive residues
- The structured PP-liner prevents the formation of air pockets when plate mounting
- Yellow color marking indicates the hard foam
Product description
tesa® Softprint 52018 STM is a double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.14mm (0.045″) or 1.70 mm (0.067″) in flexographic label printing. The x-soft foam makes this the ideal solution for printing fine screens.
Main applications
tesa® Softprint 52018 STM is a 380µm (15 mil) category double-coated foam tape, designed specifically for mounting photopolymer plates with a thickness of 1.14 mm (0.045″) or 1.70 mm (0.067″) in flexographic label printing.
Technical properties
| Type of adhesive | tackified acrylic |
| Type of liner | PP |
| Hardness | extra soft |
| Total thickness | 430 µm |
| Backing material | PE foam with film lamination |
| Thickness category | 380 |
| Logo color | yellow |