13-08-15
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HERMA Self-adhesive Materials: New special film slitting machine
Optimal winding and clean cuts
• HERMA has invested approximately 1.5 million euros in a special slitting machine for demanding materials, such as clear-on-clear label stock.
• Even at large roll diameters up to 1,250 mm, the machine enables constant winding tension.
• HERMA has extended capacities due to the increasing demand for film-based adhesive materials with multi-layer adhesives.
The film section within HERMA’s Self-adhesive Materials division is growing rapidly, not least due to the innovative multi-layer technology. For that reason, the self-adhesive materials specialist has invested in a new, state-of-the-art slitting machine at its headquarters in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Germany. The machine is designed for demanding label stock and large roll diameters. The investment amounted to approximately 1.5 million euros. The increasing demand for film-based label stock has several reasons: “Thanks to our multi-layer technology, printers can produce labels from film-based label stock much more easily”, says managing director Dr. Thomas Baumgärtner. “Multi-layer HERMA materials cause less adhesive bleeding, for instance. Likewise, the level of contamination of the slitting dies is significantly reduced.”
HERMA made the decision for another slitting machine with special regard to optimal results in processing demanding film-based self-adhesive materials. Clear-on-clear label stock and metalized films, for instance, which are currently in high demand but are rather fragile, require constant winding tension for optimal winding quality as well as extremely precise, clean cutting edges. The new film slitting machine sets benchmarks in this regard, enabling even rolls with a 1,250 mm diameter at a constant quality. In many other slitting machines, the winding quality decreases with increasing running lengths or with increasing roll diameters. “The high winding quality as well as the use of large rolls can help printers to increase production efficiency”, says Dr. Baumgärtner.
• HERMA has invested approximately 1.5 million euros in a special slitting machine for demanding materials, such as clear-on-clear label stock.
• Even at large roll diameters up to 1,250 mm, the machine enables constant winding tension.
• HERMA has extended capacities due to the increasing demand for film-based adhesive materials with multi-layer adhesives.
The film section within HERMA’s Self-adhesive Materials division is growing rapidly, not least due to the innovative multi-layer technology. For that reason, the self-adhesive materials specialist has invested in a new, state-of-the-art slitting machine at its headquarters in Filderstadt near Stuttgart, Germany. The machine is designed for demanding label stock and large roll diameters. The investment amounted to approximately 1.5 million euros. The increasing demand for film-based label stock has several reasons: “Thanks to our multi-layer technology, printers can produce labels from film-based label stock much more easily”, says managing director Dr. Thomas Baumgärtner. “Multi-layer HERMA materials cause less adhesive bleeding, for instance. Likewise, the level of contamination of the slitting dies is significantly reduced.”
HERMA made the decision for another slitting machine with special regard to optimal results in processing demanding film-based self-adhesive materials. Clear-on-clear label stock and metalized films, for instance, which are currently in high demand but are rather fragile, require constant winding tension for optimal winding quality as well as extremely precise, clean cutting edges. The new film slitting machine sets benchmarks in this regard, enabling even rolls with a 1,250 mm diameter at a constant quality. In many other slitting machines, the winding quality decreases with increasing running lengths or with increasing roll diameters. “The high winding quality as well as the use of large rolls can help printers to increase production efficiency”, says Dr. Baumgärtner.