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3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Plate Mounting Tape E1520H, Purple, Config roll

  • 3M ID 7100110443

Purple, flexo plate mounting tape has air release feature with high plate side adhesion

0.51 mm thickness

Medium

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Highlights
  • Purple, flexo plate mounting tape has air release feature with high plate side adhesion
  • 0.51 mm thickness
  • Medium
  • Consistent caliper control allows the printer to use multiple foam densities on a print job to optimise print quality
  • Easy Mount liner, has micro-channels in both adhesive surfaces. The crosshatched pattern allows air to escape from between the tape and cylinder/sleeve and between the tape and plate. The productivity is increased, total handling time is reduced and printing defects are eliminated
  • Higher plate side adhesion for challenging print conditions that use thick plates or small print sleeves
  • Print plates mounted on E1520H will have no air bubbles under the plate due to the air release feature designed into the tape
  • Grooves in the adhesive are created by a cross-hatch pattern from the release liner
  • Plate demounts from the double coated cushioned tape without adhesive residue
  • Tape also removes cleanly from the sleeve or steel print cylinder
  • Cushioned flexographic plate mounting sticky back foam tape for flexographic printing

Mount your photopolymer plate to print cylinders with 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Plate Mounting Tape E1520H. Our 0.51 mm purple, double coated foam tape has the air release feature with high plate side adhesion. It is used for high speed printing with fine type reverses and expanded colour gamut.

Bubble Free Flexographic Plate Mounting
3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Plate Mounting Tape E1520H is a purple foam tape that provides high quality medium combination print. It has the air release feature that allows for bubble-free mounting. This tape has excellent resistance to lifting on press allowing for clean plate removal.

Learn more about 3M™ Flexographic Plate Mounting Systems (PDF, 5.00 Mb)

Recommended Applications

  • Mounting photopolymer plates to flexographic printing cylinders and sleeves
  • Used in combination, process and solid printing processes
  • On wide-web presses to print film or paper for flexible packaging industry
Cushion-Mount SFS Tapes Family E1520H
Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side

3M flexographic plate mounting tapes are highly engineered to provide very tight caliper tolerance to allow printers to use tape from different manufacturing lots and keep tight print registration. The compressible foam will withstand long and high speed print runs.

3M™ Flexographic Plate Mounting Tapes Chart
Wide choice of adhesives,foams and thickness
This cushion tape is manufactured for 20 mil applications. It is constructed with engineered acrylic adhesives. The adhesive on the linered (plate) side of the tape is designed for mounting of photopolymer plates. The adhesive on the non-linered (sleeve/cylinder) side is designed for mounting to flexographic printing cylinders or sleeves, providing easy application at mounting and clean removal when demounting.

On Easy with Reduced Air Entrapment
3M air release liners have a crosshatched pattern, unlike other mounting tapes that use a pebbled or flat release liner. The embossed crosshatched pattern imprints unique micro-channels into the easy mount adhesive that allows entrapped air to escape. Air bubbles disappear from between the tape and plate, and between the tape and sleeve or cylinder for virtually bubble-free mounting. Setup is faster with smoother surfaces for cleaner print quality and higher productivity. The adhesive maintains tight contact with reduced edge lifting.

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