When printing flexographically, whether it be printing Cartons,Envelopes,Labels, Bags, Food Packaging, etc, it is very important to have the correct thickness of cushionmount or platemount tape. If the wrong thickness of mounting tape is used, this can result in ruined production runs. Below is a quick conversion guide, & the correct platemount/cushionmount tapes for the thickness required to mount your printing "blocks" / plates.
Platemount & Cushionmount tape thickness's are generally referred by - thou (thousands of an inch). With the metric system being in place for decades, as time progresses more people & companies need to know what Flexographic - Flexo Mounting tape thickness's are in millimetres (mm) converted over from thou (thousands of an inch).
Below is our guide of the most common Flexo Mounting tape thickness's converted from thou to mm.
We also have listed next to the thickness our platemount tapes & cushiomount tapes available from Tesa & 3M
We supply Tesa, 3M, Nitto & Venture Platemounting, Splicing & Cushionmounting Tapes Australia Wide