tesa Softprint® Plate Mounting Tape: Enabling Precision, Consistency and Efficiency in Modern Flexographic Printing
— Stephanie Lee, Regional Marketing Manager, BU PPS, tesa tape Asia Pacific
— Ghanshyam Pandey, Country Sales Manager, BU PPS, tesa tape India
For decades, across every corner of the packaging and printing industry, one name has been there through every milestone, every innovation, and every challenge: tesa Softprint® Plate Mounting Tape.
It is more than an adhesive solution. It has been the silent foundation beneath millions of plates, billions of impressions, and the continuous advancement of flexo technology worldwide. It didn’t just hold plates in place, it held the confidence of printers, enabled bolder design choices and allowed the entire industry to push boundaries that once seemed out of reach.
From the earliest conventional setups to today’s high-precision, sustainability-focused production environments, Softprint® has evolved alongside the industry — and in many ways, it has led that evolution.
🔹 Why it remains the benchmark, year after year:
• Proven at scale — trusted across millions of printing runs, across every continent and every type of flexo operation
• Versatility that defines reliability — equally exceptional for short runs and long production cycles, performing consistently whether in controlled pressrooms or challenging, uncontrolled environments
• Design freedom made possible — its unique repositionability and forgiving adhesive profile give printers the flexibility to fine‑tune even the most intricate, sophisticated designs, turning complexity into precision
• Sustainability built into every layer — reduces waste, minimizes downtime, and maximizes efficiency — directly supporting the industry’s shift toward responsible, resource‑smart manufacturing
• Consistency that builds trust — when performance matters, when deadlines are tight, when quality cannot be compromised — Softprint® delivers, every single time
Flexo printing has transformed dramatically over the years and through every change, every advancement, every new demand placed on the pressroom tesa Softprint® has been there, enabling progress, enabling excellence, and enabling the industry to move forward.
It is not just a product. It is a legacy of partnership — between tesa and the printers, converters, and brand owners who trust it to deliver, day after day, year after year.
When the industry thinks flexo plate mounting — it thinks tesa. Because great technology doesn’t just work. It stands the test of time. It evolves with you. It defines the future.
