3M flexographic mounting system selection guide Manuel D’Utilisation

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Combination Printing Tapes

When you need to consistently balance solid and dot reproduction on the same job

Firm Combination

Printing Tapes with Foam Carrier

Medium Firm Combination

Printing Tapes with Foam Carrier

Standard Combination

Printing Tapes with Foam Carrier

Soft Combination

Printing Tapes with

• Quality results when plate contains

mostly solids in a combination of
solid and halftone images

• “E” products with Easy Mount

technology and “M” products for
modified plate side adhesion

Tapes: E1815/E1820,

1815M/1820M

• Quality results when plate contains

slightly more solids in a combination
of solid and halftone images

• “E” products with Easy Mount

technology and “M” products for
modified plate side adhesion

Tapes: E1715/E1720,

1720M

• Quality results when solid and

halftone areas are equally important

• “E” products with Easy Mount

technology and “M” products for
modified plate side adhesion

Tapes: E1015/E1020, 1015/1020,

1015M/1020M, 1020R,

E1040, 1040, E1060, 1060

• Soft support impro

reproduction when
halftone images pr

• “E” products with

technology and “M
modified plate side

Tapes: E1915/E1920

E1920S, 192

NOTE ON SOLID AND DOTS REPRODUCTION: 40x magnification on dots; 20x on positive and reverse type; process magenta ink on 2 mil polyethylene film; 1 mil impression at 88 fpm, 800 line, 2.4 bc

DL - Double Liner

E - Air Release Liner

M - Modified Plate Side Adhesion

R - Rubber Plates S - Urethane Sleeve

K - Composite Sleeve