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Enhanced Safety and Efficiency for Rotogravure Printing – tesa EasySplice Rotogravure
Monday 27. April 2009 - The first tesa EasySplice generation, which came out nearly 10 years ago, revolutionized flying splices in offset printing and the paper industry. Now, with the new tesa 51600 EasySplice Rotogravure, tesa also offers a solution specifically developed to meet the requirements of rotogravure, making flying splices more efficient and safer in this printing process as well.
Rotogravure requires web changes every 20 to 25 minutes, and the types of paper used in rotogravure – which are critical when it comes to bonding – mean that it doesnt always go smoothly. The result: machinery down time, which costs time and money in a market that is under more cost pressure than practically any other. tesa 51600 EasySplice Rotogravure resolves this dilemma: with prep time slashed to about two minutes instead of the ten minutes needed for conventional splices, superior adhesion security, and the ability to print at very high speeds. The new splicing tape from tesa manages speeds of up to 900 meters per minute without any impact on performance, while its specially developed product design also improves process reliability and safety in the print shop.
In rotogravure, tesa is expanding its EasySplice product range into a completely new market. Before now, there was not a single product for flying splices in this segment that was able to meet the high process requirements that apply in rotogravure. For example, the papers used are primed or coated, both of which make adhesion more difficult. The splice tape also has to accommodate the different tension forces within the paper that arise due to the belt drive used with the transportation rolls.
To meet the high requirements that this method entails, a completely new wave geometry was developed for the tear strip of the new tesa Easy Splice Rotogravure. The contact side additionally has outstanding initial tack. Taken together, both features ensure that the roll of paper closes securely and opens perfectly during roll changes. All of the feedback received from customers thus far also confirms this. Thats why tesa Easy Splice Rotogravure is already being used by some of the largest rotogravure printers in Central and Southwestern Europe and Asia so soon after the official product launch.