tesa expands flexo plate mounting tape line

tesa tape, inc., a manufacturer and supplier of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, has debuted a new product in its ‘toolbox’ of custom plate mounting tapes designed for mounting printing plates to cylinders and sleeves in flexographic and label printing applications. The new product – tesa 52123 – lends the company a robust 16-product plate and sleeve-mounting tape assortment.

The ‘tesa Toolbox’ is a robust collection of custom plate mounting tapes that offers press operators numerous tape options for virtually every print job, regardless of the type of press equipment or specific artwork requirements. The newest addition – tesa 52123 – is part of the 20-mil tape family and is designed specifically for use in digital fine-screen printing.  

tesa 52123 is a product backed by a newly-designed polyethylene foam. The unique foam backing is constructed with a ‘closed cell’ configuration, enabling it to maintain its resilience and print quality throughout the longest of print runs. Additional benefits of tesa 52123 include: 1) mitigates dot gain (essential to fine-screen printing); 2) enables printing of the finest dots; 3) compensates for press vibrations; 4) reduces bouncing stripes; 5) allows screen printing with 48 lines per centimeter or more; and 6) results in very high print quality.   

As the evolution of flexo printing spirals to complex digital fine-screen applications, tesa 52123 stands ‘soft’ in reproducing the hardest of digital fine-screen print jobs. 

tesa offers a full range of flexographic plate mounting and auxiliary tapes for flexographic printers. These tapes are designed to minimize dot gain on process print, eliminate pin-holing on solid print, and meet the delicate balance of combination print. Latest innovations include 15-mil, 20-mil, and 60-mil tapes that provide unparalleled adhesion to plates and cylinders while providing residue-free removal.