User Guide

3M
™
Cushion-Mount
™
Plus Firm Combination
Printing Tape 1820M
20 mil tape that provides better solid ink density than standard
combination printing tapes
• Tape is double coated with differential acrylic adhesives on both sides
of a firm foam carrier
• Formulated for clean removability from both the plate and print cylinder
Application Ideas Provide firm cushion support for combination printing that tends to include
more solids and dark halftone images — for use with photopolymer plates only
Standard Sizes (25 yd. Rolls) 18", 54"
(22.8m Rolls) 457, 1372mm
Thickness .020" (.50mm)
Color Tan liner, light blue tape
1820M
3M
™
Cushion-Mount
™
Plus Medium-Firm Combination
Printing Tape 1720M
20 mil medium density tape for combination printing when good
solids and lines are more important than halftone reproduction
• Tape has a differential acrylic adhesive system on a medium
density polyethylene foam
Application Ideas For print jobs requiring solid ink density with some tone or
process reproduction — for use with photopolymer plates only
Standard Sizes (25 yd. Rolls) 18", 54"
(22.8m Rolls) 457, 1372mm
Thickness .020" (.50mm)
Color Tan liner, light green tape
3M
™
Cushion-Mount
™
Plus Firm Combination
Printing Tape 1815M
15 mil tape that provides better solid ink density than standard
combination printing tapes
• Tape is double coated with differential acrylic adhesives on both sides
of a firm foam carrier
• Formulated for clean removability from both the plate and print cylinder
Application Ideas Provide firm cushion support for combination printing that tends to include
more solids and dark halftone images — for use with photopolymer plates only
Standard Sizes (25 yd. Rolls) 18", 54"
(22.8m Rolls) 457, 1372mm
Thickness .015" (.38mm)
Color Tan liner, light blue tape
1720M
1815M
Flexographic Mounting System
Flexographic
Mounting Systems
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