Coating has it covered

摘要

Barrier properties are extremely important especially for packaged food which must be protected against the penetration of moisture, gas and, depending on the product, light. The stronger the barrier properties, the safer the product and the longer its shelf life. The emergence of increasingly thinner packaging materials, decreasing quantities of ink or adhesives used in packaging manufacturing, and their disposal are topics of particular interest to converting companies. From the point of view of a converting machine manufacturer, all of the above is extremely important, as the design of the machine bears an impact on the characteristics of the final packaging material. Laminated structures are becoming more and more sophisticated and are used to package an increasingly wide range of products. The choice of the most suitable lamination process is mainly dictated by the end use of the product, and a number of different technologies are available.