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DuploFLEX® Plate Mounting Tape Range

Leveraging decades of experience in the flexo printing industry, Lohmann develops high-performance foam and adhesive solutions tailored for flexible packaging, label, and corrugated board printing. The DuploFLEX range guarantees 100% performance across all applications.

 

DuploFLEX® 4 — 15 mil / 0.38 mm

 Ideal for label and flexible packaging printing where a thinner tape and low impression settings are required.

Product Foam Desired Print Image
DuploFLEX 4.1 Soft Highlights, delicate process work and very fine lines (minimized dot gain)
DuploFLEX 4.2 Medium Combination of solids, line work, and screens
DuploFLEX 4.4 Firm Solids, lines, large fonts (dense ink coverage)

 

Your benefits


Efficiency

  • Highest print quality even at older presses as less sensitive to machine parameters and bouncing
  • Shortest make ready down due to bubble free mounting
  • Color-coded products to ensure immediate identification of the foam hardness
  • Available in two tape thicknesses and various foam hardness levels to suit your desired print image in the 0,38 mm thickness category
  • Can be used for every kind of ink (UV-, solvent- and water-based)


Quality

  • Excellent results for fine process work, brilliant halftones, perfect solids and clean fonts for printing in the 0,38 mm thickness category
  • Minimized plate lifting and no uncontrolled dot gain as well as residue-free demounting
  • Best in class plate mounting and demounting with engineered acrylic adhesives


Sustainability

  • Reduced unsellable waste in make ready as less sensitive to machine parameters, press speed and bouncing
  • More sellable printed material while the press is running and consuming energy
  • Reduced waste stream due to prolonged plate life as the tape compensates for plate friction





DuploFLEX® 5 — 20 mil / 0.50 mm

The proven all-rounder for flexible packaging, label, and corrugated board pre-printing.

Product Foam Desired Print Image
DuploFLEX 5.1 Soft Fine process work, highlights, very fine lines (minimized dot gain) 
DuploFLEX 5.2 Medium soft Process work, brilliant halftones, fine lines
DuploFLEX 5.25 Medium Halftones and lines, a combination of solids, line work and screen 
DuploFLEX 5.3 Medium firm Halftones and lines, a combination of solids, line work and screen 
DuploFLEX 5.4 Firm Solids, lines, large fonts (dense ink coverage)

Your benefits


Efficiency

  • Highest press speed due to fast foam compression capacity
  • Highest print quality even at older presses as less sensitive to machine parameters and bouncing
  • Shortest make ready down due to bubble free mounting
  • Wide selection of tapes with different foam variants and adhesive formulations
  • Color-coded products to ensure immediate identification of the foam hardness.
  • Can be used for every kind of ink (UV-, solvent- and water-based)
  • Advanced liner: special adhesive structure for bubble free mounting and demounting
  • HP Foam: very fine-celled foam for unrivaled stability


Quality

  • Excellent results for fine process work, brilliant halftones, perfect solids and clean fonts for printing in the 0,50 mm thickness category
  • Available in various foam hardnesses according to your desired print image
  • Minimized plate lifting and no uncontrolled dot gain as well as residue-free demounting
  • Best in class plate mounting and demounting with engineered acrylic adhesives

 

 

 

 


Sustainability

  • Reduced unsellable waste in make ready as less sensitive to machine parameters, press speed and bouncing
  • More sellable printed material while the press is running and consuming energy
  • Reduced waste stream due to prolonged plate life as the tape compensates for plate friction



 



 

 

DuploFLEX® 10 — 40 mil / 1.00 mm

 For applications requiring additional tape thickness.

Product Foam Desired print image
DuploFLEX 10.3 Medium firm Halftones and lines, a combination of solids, line work and screen 
DuploFLEX 10.3 S Medium firm Single-sided viscoelastic composite foam build-up tape. For use with DuploFLEX 5 range as an improvement over standard 60 mil/1.5 mm plate mounting tapes 

 

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Your benefits


Efficiency

  • Highest press speed due to Premium polymer foam which ensures rapid recovery behavior, highly stable compressibility, and optimal resilience
  • Highest print quality even at older presses as less sensitive to machine parameters and bouncing
  • Cost of flexo plates can be reduced by using DuploFLEX CB cushioning foam to compensate for thinner plates while still matching the machine undercut
  • Easy alignment on the cylinder
  • Available in various foam thicknesses and equipped with either a PET film carrier or self-adhesive on one side
  • PET film carrier extended on one side for easy handling of our cushion foam, by means of quick fixing of the edging strip


Quality

  • Excellent results for fine process work, brilliant halftones, perfect solids and clean fonts
  • Washboard effects as well as dot gain are significantly reduced or even avoided
  • Consistent quality - unlike open-cell foam, our closed-cell foam is water- and color-resistant
  • Brilliant print image also with flat-top-dot and surface screening technologies 


Sustainability

  • Reduced unsellable waste in make ready as less sensitive to machine parameters, press speed and bouncing
  • More sellable printed material while the press is running and consuming energy
  • Reduced waste stream due to prolonged plate life as the tape compensates for plate friction

 

Adhesive Range
6 adhesion levels - select by cylinder size and plate thickness

Adhesive Adhesion Level Liner Plate Thickness Cylinder Size
New-banner-red OVX 201 Medium Air release channel .045"–.067"/1.14–1.7 mm All sizes and repeat lengths
OV 101 Low Embossed .045"–.067"/1.14–1.7 mm Medium and large
EB 101 Medium Low Embossed .067"/1.7 mm Medium and large
EBX Medium High Embossed .067"/1.7 mm Small and medium
EBT High Embossed .067"–.107"/1.7-2.7 mm Small and medium
EBXT Highest Embossed .067"–.107"/1.7-2.7 mm Small

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FLEXperts Tools
and Accessories

The right tape is only part of the story. The right tools make it work. Everything you'll find here — from flying splice to edge sealing — keeps your plate mounting process running smoothly.

Tested, recommended, and backed by our FLEXperts. 

DuploFLEX® Plate Mounting Tapes: Smart Bonding Solutions for every flexo printing requirement

Our products feature various foam types and adhesive formulations that ensure 100% performance and perfect results, even at high printing speeds, for trouble-free printing processes. Our commitment to quality minimizes production delays and has earned the trust of over 1,000 printers who rely on Lohmann’s expertise.

Knowledge Hub
From FLEXperts to Experts

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ECG and the Tape Beneath It: Why Extended Color Gamut Printing Demands More From Your Plate Mounting Tape
ECG and the Tape Beneath It: Why Extended Color Gamut Printing Demands More From Your Plate Mounting Tape
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ECG Printing: What It Is, Why It's Growing, and Where the Process Gets Demanding
ECG Printing: What It Is, Why It's Growing, and Where the Process Gets Demanding
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Inside the Foam: How Cell Size Influences Bounce Behavior and What That Means for Your Tape Specification
Inside the Foam: How Cell Size Influences Bounce Behavior and What That Means for Your Tape Specification
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Foam and Film: Why the Construction Behind Your Tape Defines Its Performance
Foam and Film: Why the Construction Behind Your Tape Defines Its Performance
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Soft, Medium, Hard — How to Choose the Right Foam Hardness for Your Flexo Application
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The Invisible Hero of Flexo Printing: What Your Plate Mounting Tape Actually Does
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