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Milestone: Inline technology in thermoforming
To achieve an outstanding packaging design with high-resolution picture quality in a single production step has up till now been possible mainly with injection-moulding procedures. In the thermoforming procedure, either loss of quality in the photorealism, i.e. loss of attractiveness of the pack, has to be taken into account, or this disadvantage has to be overcome by using expensive dual-material packaging. The completely new generation of form, fill and seal lines (FFS) developed by Adolf ILLIG Maschinenbau, now provides all the necessary production and design advantages – also for packs that are manufactured by the deep-drawing process.
Newly integrated in the production procedure is direct labelling with in-mould labels printed by the UV process. The capacity of the new FFS equipment is more than 25,000 units per hour. The UV printing process of the Swiss firm, P’AUER AG, guarantees first-class IML (inmould labelling) labels made from polypropylene or another thermoplastic materials with a high-resolution picture quality (grid of up to 120 lines per cm2, also with frequency modulation). In the future, also with the deep-drawing procedure, clients will therefore benefit from an economically produced single-material pack with very brilliant image resolution. Adolf ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH
For several decades, Adolf ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG, in Heilbronn, Germany (founded in 1946), has been a leading supplier of machines and tools for thermoforming and packaging technology. More that 80 technicians and engineers are engaged in the invention and implementation of innovations, in detail. ILLIG export their products to more than 80 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.illig.de and this homepage.
High tech: many types of product – simpler, faster and cheaper
The clever labelling with the ILLIG equipment also offers considerable advantages for the production of different types of product. The P’AUER labels produced by the inline-cut process can be changed in a matter of seconds and the end-products, ready for use, are produced in a just-in-time working process. Because the IML labels improve the stability of the beaker, in the production of beakers thinner foil than usual can also be used. Besides generally cheaper production costs, this leads to an additional reduction of costs.
Highlights: new perspectives
With the new manufacturing procedure, not only all the wishes can practically be met in regard to design, but also special labels can be used which are, for example, particularly scratch resistant and durable etc. The ”intelligent” labels of P’AUER AG are available in many different variants. The following options are available: matt, scratch-resistant, dishwasher-safe, perfumed, for precision-punching, water-resistant, gold, silver, metallised, soft-touch, long-life. With a look into the future, ongoing tests with hybrid foils and projects with other types of packaging foil promise interesting innovations with the new IML thermoforming application.
Your advantages at a glance
Inline production by the deep-drawing process with IML labels
- Marked increase in efficiency through inline production
- Reduction of costs (see Graphic)
- Time-saving
- Flexible just-in-time production
- Simpler and faster change-over of types of product
- Lower warehouse costs
- Outstanding photorealistic picture and printing quality thanks to special UV process (grid of up to 120 lines per cm²)
- Extraordinarily wide choice of colours
- Clear presentation of bar-codes and 4-point scripts
- Environmentally-friendly single-material packs
- Broader label functionality (scratchresistant, soft touch, long-life etc.), as required
- Improved wall rigidity and stability
- Thinner foils as basic material
- Suitability for use with many different thermoplastics
- Opening-up of new markets for the modern deep-drawing process
- Hygienic production
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