Prepress, printing plates, printing presses, inks, anilox rollers, adhesive
tapes — these are the components with which high quality printing is achieved.
Over the last 30 years there have been important innovations in all these areas,
with the result that flexographic printing has now matched other printing
processes in quality.
Plate mounting tapes from Lohmann have also been instrumental in the positive
development of the flexographic printing process. Increasingly difficult printing
jobs mean that plate mounting tapes must adapt accordingly. Only then can the
higher quality printed image be achieved. This complex requirement can only be
covered by exactly adjusted degrees of foam compressibility. The "Duplo" range
contains versions for the entire spectrum of flexographic printing.
Products
Compressible Foam Mounting Tapes
Flexographic printing plates, especially ones with continuous tones and vignettes,
demand a mounting tape with compensating compression. Lohmann has researched the
effects of compressibility in great detail. Extensive tests have resulted in
ideal solutions which are continuously adapted to current requirements.
DuploFlex® and Duplomont® foam mounting tapes
Hard Mounting Tapes
Plate mounting tapes from Lohmann have been instrumental in the positive
development of the flexographic process. They not only secure printing plates,
but also optimize cylinder rolling and printing pressure adjustment.
Duplofol®, DuploFlex® and Duplotex® hard mounting tapes
Specialty Tapes
Lohmann has a unique line of splicing tapes, transfer tapes, repulpable tapes and
other specialty products to meet the converting requirements.
Duplocoll® and Duplotac® specialty tapes
Related Technical Articles
The construction of Lohmann Compressible stickyback
Plate Mounting Techniques
Product Data sheets
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