3M Flexographic Mounting Systems

When solids and dots share the plate, a combination tape can properly balance the result.

E-Series Tapes with Easy Mount Adhesive

On easy with reduced air entrapment
Unlike flat or pebbled liners, E-Series liners are crosshatched. This imprints unique microchannels into the adhesive that allow air to flow throughout the adhesive. Air bubbles disappear from between the tape and plate, and between the tape and cylinder or sleeve for virtually bubble-free mounting. Setup is faster with smoother surfaces for cleaner print quality and higher productivity.

Stays on with reduced edge-lifting
Exclusive 3M plate-side adhesive maintains tight contact. Saves the prep time, downtime, and labor of sealing plate edges.

Peels off easily to reduce plate damage
Peels off so easily you can virtually eliminate plate back treatment. You’re less likely to damage plates, so you save time, labor, and money.

Bubble-free print quality

  • Prevent blemishes in screen and process printing
  • Help assure proper registration

EH-Series Adhesive to hold the edge on small diameter cylinders

3M EH-Series Tapes combine the air-release of 3M E-Series Tapes with higher plate side adhesion to resist edge lifting on cylinder diameters as small as 2".

Product Number Application Thickness Inches (mm) Manufactured Target Thickness Inches (mm) Description Plates Cylinders Color Features
18 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Firm Combination Printing Tapes
E1815H, E1815 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. (E1815H now replaces 1815M. E1820H now replaces 1820M) P SS/SL Blue Better solid ink density than the standard combination printing tapes.
Clean removal from plate and print cylinder.
E1820H, E1820 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)
E1840, E1840H 0.040 (1.02) 0.042 (1.07)
E1860, E1860H 0 0.060 (1.52) 0.062 (1.57)
17 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Medium Firm Combination Printing Tapes
E1715H, E1715 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. P SS/SL Teal Quality results when plate contains slightly more solids in a combination of solid and halftone images.
E1720H, E1720, 1720M 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)
15 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Medium Combination Printing Tapes
E1515, E1515H 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. P SS/SL Purple High quality, medium combination print.
Adhesive removes cleanly from the print plate and the print cylinder.
E1520, E1520H 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)
10 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Standard Combination Printing Tapes
E1015H, E1015, 1015, 1015M 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. P SS/SL White Most versatile 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Tapes.
Effectively prints most types of flexographic printing.
E1015-15H, E1015-15, 1015-15 0.015 (0.38) 0.015 (0.38)
E1020H, E1020, 1020, 1020M 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)
1020R 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56) P/R
E1020-20H, E1020-20, 1020-20 0.020 (0.51) 0.020 (0.51) P
E1040H, E1040, 1040 0.040 (1.02) 0.042 (1.07)
E1060H, E1060, 1060 0.060 (1.52) 0.062 (1.57)
13 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Medium Combination Printing Tapes
E1315H, E1315 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. P SS/SL Yellow High quality, medium-soft combination print.
Adhesive removes cleanly from the print plate and the print cylinder.
E1320H, E1320 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)
19 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Soft Combination Printing Tapes
E1915, E1915H 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. (E1915H now replaces 1915M. E1920HS replaces 1920S) P SS/SL Pink Soft support improves tone reduction when process and halftone images predominate.
E1915HS, E1915S SL
E1920H, E1920, 1920M 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56) SS/SL
E1920S, E1920HS SL
12 Series 3M™ Cushion-Mount™ Plus Light Combination Printing Tapes
E1215H, E1215 0.015 (0.38) 0.017 (0.43) Differential acrylate adhesive system on each side of a foam carrier, protected by a release liner on one side. P SS/SL Orange High quality, light combination print. Adhesive removes cleanly from the print plate and the print cylinder. Air release on both adhesive surfaces.
E1220H, E1220 0.020 (0.51) 0.022 (0.56)

E - Air Release Standard Plate Side Adhesion, EH - Air Release High Plate Side Adhesion, M - Modified Plate Side Adhesion P - Photopolymer Plates, R - For Rubber Plates, S - High Adhesion on Cylinder/Sleeve Side, SL - Sleeve, SS - Stainless Steel Cylinder.

Note: This technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes.