Avery Dennison Roll Materials Europe has introduced what it believes to be the thinnest PET release liner on the market, at 23 micron.
With Fasson PET23, the company wants to extend the use of film liners beyond established clear-on-clear film ‘no-label look’ applications. It has been launched with two film facestocks — Fasson PP Light Top Clear and White — and a multi-purpose paper facestock, Fasson MC Primecoat.
Substituting PET23 offers practical advantages for label conversion, high speed dispensing and liner recycling, says Avery Dennison. On the narrow web press, it brings ‘crisp, accurate’ die cutting and matrix stripping. In label dispensing, it eliminates time consuming web breaks and gives ‘accurate, fast’ label application. And after use, it can be recycled ‘fully and simply’, complete with its silicone release coating.
Thinner liner means more labels can be printed per reel of labelstock. This reduce reel changes, press downtime, energy needs and space for holding stock. The same is true for label dispensing on the packaging line, the company states.
Use of Fasson PET23 also brings down the cost waste management, a significant item in the ‘total applied cost’ of a self-adhesive label, it is claimed.
The company is encouraging label converters and their brand owner customers to trial the new labelstocks with Fasson PET23 release liner in traditional, everyday applications where a glassine liner would be the standard choice.
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