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Criteria to keep in mind when you’re choosing a flexo mounting tape for your print job.
One-piece demounting helps you re-use flexo plates and improve productivity.
Our expert engineers talk about the flexo printing industry and how 3M helps customers thrive.
Division Scientist, Application Engineering
Years at 3M: 32
Years in Flexo: 25
“The industry works together in a unique way to use technology to drive growth, while also focusing on total process improvements, meaning quality and total process cost.”
Adv. Specialist Application Engineer
Years at 3M: 21
Years in Flexo: 25
“In flexography a greater control of the processes, a predictable cost and an increasingly efficient production are required.”
Application Specialist
Years at 3M: 10
Years in Flexo: 10
“End users demand more and more clear and beautiful patterns, more quickly and more cheaply.”
Senior Application Engineer
Years at 3M: New to 3M
Years in Flexo: New to Flexo
“Every printer has their own set of best practices and challenges even though they all use flexo tape.”
Technical Supervisor, Application Engineering
Years at 3M: 17
Years in Flexo: 20
“Automatic plate mounting is a very interesting and promising emerging technology which may result in new specific requirements to mounting tapes.”
Application Specialist
Years at 3M: 12
Years in Flexo: 11
“One of the most important aspects is wordings like nutritional values: the printing house has to get it right so the information is displayed clearly and correctly. It’s an art.”
Need help finding the right product for your project? Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 91 80 45543000.
Need help finding the right product for your project? Contact us if you need product, technical or application advice or want to collaborate with a 3M technical specialist, or give us a call at 91 80 45543000.
Finding a balance between your various goals is part of the ever-changing craft of printing.
The less time and effort you can spend on demounting, the more you have for other tasks.
Learn more about flexographic printing: where science meets craft.