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tesa Introduces New Plate Mounting Tape for Narrow Web Print Industry

Thursday 16. August 2012 - Representatives from the Print & Web Processing Team of tesa tape, inc., an affiliate of tesa SE, a global leader in the manufacture and supply of pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, are pleased to introduce a highly-anticipated adhesive tape product for narrow web flexographic printing applications. This new product - tesa 52018 - is part of the company's next-generation plate mounting products designed exclusively for adhering printing plates onto print cylinders within narrow web printing environments.

As a tenured supplier to the narrow web print industry, tesa tape is once again answering the call of its customers for a high-performance plate mounting tape to aid in producing superior finely-screened print images. Based on customer need, tesa research and development engineers designed the all-new tesa 52018, a 15-mil foam plate mounting tape designed for use with thick printing plates (.067″ – .107″) on narrow diameter cylinders.
tesa 52018 is comprised of high-performance elements uniquely tailored for narrow web printing applications. The product is built upon a “super-soft” closed-cell polyethylene foam that harbors high elasticity or “memory” properties, thus ensuring a constant tape thickness and consistent print results throughout the print run. The softness level of the foam enables crisp, clean print production of fine dot patterns. The custom-designed foam backing is coated on both sides with a specially-formulated adhesive system designed to securely adhere to both the printing plate and print cylinder upon initial contact, thus securing the printing plate onto the cylinder. That same adhesive power is maintained throughout the entire production run. The result – superior print quality of fine-screen print patterns!