Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 3M Cushion-Mount
Plus Tapes with Easy Mount Adhesive Slide 2 Flexographic Tapes 3M
Industrial Business 3 Easy Mount Adhesive Product Features And
Great Print Quality On Easy Stays OnOff Easy Slide 3 Flexographic
Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 On Easy Slide 4 Flexographic Tapes
3M Industrial Business 3 On Easy Micro channels allow easy and
quick mounting with virtually no air bubbles Slide 5 Flexographic
Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 On Easy The Airflow Advantage with
flat liner Microscopic view of adhesive surface Enlarged view under
plate floor Slide 6 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 On
Easy The Airflow Advantage with pebbled liner Microscopic view of
adhesive surface Enlarged view under plate floor Slide 7
Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Slide 8 3 On Easy The
Airflow Advantage with Easy Mount Adhesive Microscopic view of
adhesive surface Enlarged view under plate floor Slide 9
Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Slide 10 3 Uniform
contact of all surfaces Less over-impression to compensate for non-
uniformities (entrapped air) Improved registration due to more
consistent plate/tape thickness (no air entrapment) Higher print
quality On Easy The Print Quality Advantage Slide 11 Flexographic
Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 On Easy The Print Quality Advantage
Air bubble Slide 12 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 On
Easy Mounts quickly and easily with virtually no air bubbles
Increased mounting productivity Increased on-press productivity
Higher print quality Slide 13 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial
Business 3 Stays On Slide 14 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial
Business 3 Stays On New adhesive systems resists plate edge lifting
Unique combination of resistance to plate lifting and easy removal
Slide 15 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 * Plate Lift
is measured in mm of separation of an 0.067 plate from tape mounted
on a 3 OD cylinder, conditioned for 48 hours at 120F. Stays On
Slide 16 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Stays On
Excellent resistance to plate lift Reduced downtime Increased
productivity Improved print quality Slide 17 Flexographic Tapes 3M
Industrial Business 3 Off Easy Slide 18 Flexographic Tapes 3M
Industrial Business 3 Off Easy Demounts quickly and easily with no
plate damage Slide 19 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 *
Photopolymer plate removal force is measured by conditioning an
0.067 plate sample on tape for 72 hr at 120F. The removal force of
the photopolymer plate is then measured at a typical removal rate.
Off Easy Slide 20 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Slide
21 3 Off Easy Demounts quickly and easily with no plate damage
Reduced cost Increased productivity Slide 22 Flexographic Tapes 3M
Industrial Business 3 Mounting Tips and Techniques Optimizing
Adhesion Performance Slide 23 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial
Business 3 Mounting Tips and Techniques Cylinder/Sleeve Cleaning
1.Clean cylinder with isopropyl alcohol/water and wipe dry with dry
cloth 2.Consult sleeve manufacturer for recommended cleaning
procedures 3.Surface must be DRY prior to mounting tape Slide 24
Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Mounting Tips and
Techniques Tape Application 1.E-Series allow easy application to
cylinder with virtually NO AIR BUBBLES 2.Apply even pressure with
heel of hand to ensure uniform contact of tape to cylinder/sleeve
Slide 25 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Mounting Tips
and Techniques Plate Cleaning 1.Clean plate backs with isopropyl
alcohol/water solution (50:50) 2.New plates must be cleaned to
remove photopolymer residue 3.Surface Preparation = OPTIMUM
ADHESION Slide 26 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3
Mounting Tips and Techniques Plate Mounting 1.E-Series allows easy
application of plate to tape with virtually NO AIR BUBBLES 2.Use
ROLLER to roll down entire plate (image, floor, and especially lead
and trail edges) 3.Must have intimate contact of plate to adhesive
4.Intimate contact = OPTIMUM ADHESION Slide 27 Flexographic Tapes
3M Industrial Business 3 Mounting Tips and Techniques Edge Sealing
Increase bond to prevent plate lifting Prevent ink or solvent from
undercutting plate edges Primer 94 1. Permanent marker 2. Jet-melt
adhesive 3. Single-sided tapes Slide 28 Flexographic Tapes 3M
Industrial Business 3 Mounting Tips and Techniques Plate Demounting
Low and Slow Slide 29 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3
Mounting Tips and Techniques Plate Demounting 1.Low and Slow
technique DOES NOT apply! 2.Remove plate at natural angle (90)
3.Remove plate at natural speed 4.Slow = highest adhesion 5.Faster
= easier removal Slide 30 Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business
3 Optimizing On-Press Performance Surface preparation + Intimate
contact = Optimal Adhesion Performance Reduced plate lifting due to
plate contamination or inadequate contact with adhesive Virtually
no air bubbles due to over impression on-press Easy plate removal
(no contamination, no solvent penetration) Slide 31 Flexographic
Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 And Great Print Quality Slide 32
Flexographic Tapes 3M Industrial Business 3 Slide 33 3 Slide 34 3
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