Case Study: Fas-Flex™ Flexographic Plate Mounting Tape

Solution

The converter agreed to trial the new Avery Dennison Select Solutions Fas-Flex 8615S, the comparable tape to 3M’s 1115, with the following results.

Improved Label Quality

• Dampened vibrations reduced chatter defects per label

• Less chatter and fewer shutdowns resulted in a noticeably better print quality

Time and Cost Savings

• No need for the operator to start over if a mistake is made (saved 30 minutes per application)

• Removed added cost of scrapping misapplied mountingtape

Increased Printing Speeds

• Press ran 10% faster, adding 30-45 minutes of print time per 8-hour shift

• Faster speeds helped the customer turnaround jobs quicker, adding press capacity

Result

FF 8615S was qualified by the customer and displaced the incumbent 3M 1115.