Surface Printable Polypropylene Tapes

PRODUCT NUMBERS/SPECIFICATIONS                                             

PP-840... PrestoPrint printers' rolls.

PP-850... Orange, blue, green, red & yellow. Printers rolls.

PP-860... White, clear, tan

PP-870... White & Clear. PrestoPrint printers' rolls.

BOPP. Pre-treated biaxially-oriented polypropylene coated with a high grade pressure sensitive synthetic rubber (hot melt) adhesive.  Tape is printable under a wide range of conditions.  It is waterproof, with high tack and excellent aging properties.

Applications...

Single step surface printing on commercially available adhesive tape flexographic machines.  For manual & automatic carton sealing.  Elongation 110%.  Adhesion (minimum): 36 oz/in.

Features/benefits...
  -No high temperature tape preparation.  Directly printable in a normal room temperature 64F to 74 (18C to 23C).
  -No need for costly warming rooms or cabinets for pre-heating tape.
  -Cool printing cylinder option.  Prints equally well on Teflon-coated or plain steel drum.
  -No time-wasting temperature checks and adjustments if work is interrupted.
  -150 - 190 M/min speeds are obtainable using fast-drying ink mixture (adequate drying capacity required).
No ink transfer.  100% ink adhesion.  
Print up to 3 color or floodcoat.  Requires no wax or other additives in inks.

Typical Properties...

PP-840 PP-850 PP-860 PP-870
High gloss colors White, clear, tan orange, green, red, blue, yellow clear, white Heavy duty: white, clear
film thickness 28 micron (1.1 mil) 32 micron (1.3 mil) 40 micron (1.6mil) 50 micron (2.0 mil)
total thickness 48 micron (1.9 mil) 52 micron (2.0 mil) 63 micorn (2.5mil) 75 micron (3.0 mil)
tensile strength 22 lbs/in 25 lbs/in 20 lbs/in 40 lbs/in

 

Printing Properties...
  -Tapes should be at room temperature (approx. 23C) before use
  -Printing drum: Cool or warm (optional), with or without Teflon coating.
  -Annilox: 80 (200+) line.
  -Inks: Polyamide for Flexographic PP printing; mixture should allow for quick drying; no wax additive necessary.
  -Drying: Quartz lamp 7-9 plus maximum air blow.  Cool air at rewind station.
  -Speed: Maximum, unlimited speed, subject to allowance for full ink drying.
  -IMPORTANT NOTE: No felt pad should be used for rubbing  tape surface as tape has a special surface that allows for full ink adhesion and this would be damaged if rubbed.
PP-840 (28 micron) WHITE, CLEAR, TAN & WHITE-WHITE Adhesive
2" (50mm) x 1000yd (914M) 6
4" (100mm) x 1000yd (914M) 3
6" (144mm) x 1083yd(990M) 2
6"(150mm) x 1083yd(990M) 2
12"(288mm) x 2165yd(1980M) 1
  

PP-850 (32 micron) WHITE, ORANGE, BLUE, GREEN, RED AND YELLOW

6"(150mm) x 1083yd(990M) 2
12"(288mm) x 2165yd(1980M) 1
  

PP-860 (32 MICRON FILM) CLEAR & WHITE

6"(150mm) x 1083yd(914M)

2

12"(288mm) x 2000yd(1828m)

1

  

PP-870 (50 MICRON FILM) CLEAR & WHITE

6"(150mm) x 1000yd(914m) 2
6"(150mm) x 1083yd(990M) 2

CALL FOR PRICING

  
  
Comparative table PrestoPrint PP Competitors PP PVC
Pre - conditioning temp. NO.

@ room temp.

YES.

86-104 F

YES.

86-104 F

Felt pad NO YES YES
Drum temperature Cool Hot Cool / Warm
Inks Polyamide, no wax, no Toluene Polyamide with wax N120 MEK based
Additives NO Occasional NO
Speed Maximum Low High
Ink transfer NO Occasional NO
Teflon drum Optional Imperative NO

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