Sleeves Options

Protection and Durability for Flexo Sleeves

Rubber Ends

Rubber ends protect flexographic sleeves from chemicals, ink, moisture, and handling damage. Fully integrated into the sleeve, they help extend service life and maintain consistent press performance. Available as standard rubber ends or with color coding for visual identification.

Durable Integration 
Rubber ends are fully integrated into the sleeve, creating a strong mechanical connection without edge decay.

Sealed Protection
Seals the sleeve ends against ink, chemicals, and moisture during operation, storage, and transport.

Flexible Configuration
Available with or without rubber ends to match specific press requirements.

Protection and Identification

Colored Rubber Ends

Tech Sleeves’ colored rubber ends are designed to support fast and reliable identification of flexographic sleeves while improving operational efficiency across the pressroom. By using clear visual markers, operators can quickly recognize sleeves during pre-press, winding, rewinding, and job changes, reducing handling mistakes and unnecessary downtime.

Easy Identification
Clearly distinguish sleeves using a choice of seven RAL colors.

Reduced Errors
Minimize setup errors during winding, rewinding, and pre-press operations.

Efficient Workflow
Simplify setup procedures and streamline job changes across the pressroom.

Locked in for Precision

Metal Reinforced Notch

The metal reinforced notch uses stainless steel embedded in a rigid composite structure with rubber ends. This design ensures stable plate positioning, protects against mechanical wear and extends sleeve lifespan. Compatible with various press setups, these notches offer a dependable, cost-effective upgrade for flexographic printing.

Extended Lifespan
A rigid metal notch prevents damage to press positioning pins, eliminating the risk of burrs, breakage or collateral wear.

Perfect Registration
The metal reinforcement prevents sleeve movement under high pressure and speed, ensuring precise registration.

Protected Pin
Rubber ends act as shock absorbers, preventing direct metal-to-metal contact between the notch and the positioning pin.

Automation and Sleeve Management

RFID Chip & Integrated Magnet

 Tech Sleeves’ RFID chip with integrated magnet enables automated identification and tracking of flexographic sleeves, eliminating manual handling tasks and reducing the risk of errors. By integrating RFID directly into the sleeve, pressrooms gain real-time visibility of sleeve location, status and usage, supporting faster setup, improved accuracy and more efficient operations.

Automated Identification
RFID allows sleeves to be identified automatically without line-of-sight scanning or manual input.

Reduced Errors
Minimizes mistakes caused by incorrect sleeve selection, lost sleeves, or inaccurate storage information.

Efficient Operations
Improves sleeve management by enabling faster setup, better tracking, and optimized workflows when used with compatible software systems.

Surface Protection During Plate Removal

Metal Cutting Line

The metal cutting line is an integrated aluminium strip applied to the outer surface of the sleeve to protect it during plate removal. When operators cut mounting tape, the blade contacts the metal strip instead of the sleeve surface, reducing the risk of scratches, deep cuts, and long-term sleeve damage.

By providing a defined cutting path, the metal cutting line helps preserve sleeve integrity, extend service life, and maintain consistent print performance over repeated plate changes.

Surface Protection
Prevents knives from scratching or cutting into the sleeve surface during tape removal.

Reduced Sleeve Damage
Minimizes deep cuts and surface wear that can affect sleeve balance, print quality and lifespan.

Improved Durability
Helps extend sleeve service life by protecting the outer surface during frequent mounting and demounting operations.