User manual 3M FLEXO SYSTEM CYLINDER MOUNT BUILD UP

[. . . ] Increase repeat length flexibility Meet the flexographic printing challenge with 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes The challenge. · Optimizing flexographic print quality requires thinner photopolymer plates · Use of thinner plates creates a gap that requires compensation · Compensating for thinner plates by replacing cylinders, changing gears or adding sleeves involves considerable expense Another advantage of 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes is the increased flexibility in changing repeat length without the need for investing in new cylinders. [. . . ] The materials to be used with the product, the surface preparation of those materials, the product selected for use, the conditions in which the product is used, and the time and environmental conditions in which the product is expected to perform are among the many factors that can affect the use and performance of a 3M ITSD product. Given the variety of factors that can affect the use of a 3M ITSD product, some of which are uniquely within the user's knowledge and control, it is essential that the user evaluate the 3M ITSD product to determine whether it is fit for a particular purpose and suitable for the user's method of application. LIMITATION OF REMEDIES AND LIABILITY: If the 3M product is proved to be defective, THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, AT 3M'S OPTION, SHALL BE TO REFUND THE PURCHASE PRICE OR TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE 3M PRODUCT. 3M shall not otherwise be liable for loss or damages, whether direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential, regardless of the legal theory asserted, including contract, negligence, warranty, or strict liability. 3 Industrial Tape and Specialties Division 3M Center, Building 220-7W-03 St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 1 800 362 3550 www. 3M. com Copyright © 1999, 3M IPC. 70-0709-4721-6 1 3M Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes TM Choose from three tapes to get the perfect fit 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes comprise three different thicknesses · 1620: a 20-mil tape with a translucent vinyl carrier · 1640: a 40-mil tape with a translucent vinyl carrier · 1650: a 50-mil tape with a translucent bronze tinted vinyl carrier The economical way to optimize plate cylinder diameter and flexo print quality. 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes consist of a single-coated, solvent-free acrylic adhesive with paper liner on a translucent vinyl carrier that is pliable and non-compressible. These pressure sensitive tapes offer a variety of advantages in flexographic printing. · Adhesion to cylinder: Provides good initial adhesion and holding power Look at what you gain with thinner plates and 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tape The following micrographs demonstrate how print quality improves with thinner plates and 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes. 3MTM Cylinder Mount Build-Up Tapes give the flexo printer the flexibility to easily and cost effectively take advantage of the print quality improvements of thin plates. [. . . ] 0. 085 inch undercut (2. 16mm) The thinner plate has the least amount of dot gain and slur. 0. 067 inch (1. 7mm) Plate 1020 Tape 0. 045 inch (1. 14mm) Plate 1020 Tape 1620 Cylinder Mount Tape 5 2 [. . . ]