Print Industry Products and Solutions

About 3M Print Industry Products and Applications

Depend on 3M printing products to keep your presses and operations running efficiently. We focus on helping your team quickly perform critical tasks with ease. Put our printing products and expertise to work.
- Flexographic printing: Correct plate mounting for optimum print quality at any speed; more efficient press operation; easier plate mounting and removal
- Web handling: Splittable flying splices, zero-speed and general splices, roll closing and tabbing

Printing Products

All of our printing products apply 3M Science—plus decades of industry experience—to help your employees work more efficiently, keep your presses running, and give your customers a reason to come back for more.

Printing Applications

Flexographic Plate Mounting

Great flexo print quality begins by mounting plates with the right amount of firmness.
Flexing Splices for Flexographic Printing

Confidently splice substrates such as plastics and foils, and keep your print jobs moving smoothly.
Flying Splices for Commercial Printing

Keep presses running full speed with dependable splices that minimize fiber contamination and web disruption.
Zero-speed and General Splicing

For all kinds of materials and surfaces, at high and low temperatures, we have the splicing tapes you need.
Corrugate Splicing

Make high performance splices that hold securely on many grades of brown paper and paperboard.
Newsprint Splicing

Increase output, reduce waste, and meet deadlines with splicing tapes and nose tabs.

Printing Resources

Flexographic Mounting System Selection Guide

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Flexographic Plate Mounting Tapes Poster

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3M Plate Mounting Tapes Wall Chart

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We Keep Your Presses Moving

3M™ Splittable Flying Splice Solutions for commercial printing.
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Printing Support

Additional support information.
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