Matte Polyester Films: Introduction, Applications, Features, and Benefits

 

Lamination is utilized for the packaging of both food and non-food items to give them the safety they need. Although there are a large number of laminations available these days in the market to serve packaging purposes, nothing comes closer to plastic lamination in terms of unmatched visual appeal and amazing ability to act like a gas, moisture, and air barrier. A matte polyester film is also a part of the plastic lamination materials family used heavily to pack both food and non-food items. 

A matte polyester film is a chemically treated packaging solution that safeguards the enclosed product from all types of exterior damages. Apart from it, it is considered one of the most cost-effective packaging solutions. These high-quality films are created with varying degrees of haze and gloss to serve a wide range of packaging and industrial purposes. The matte finish of these films provides a product with stunning improvement in visibility as well as an extremely elegant finish. 

 

The matte polyester film finds application in the following:

 

• Carrier film for thermal transfer printing
• Carton lamination
• Label face stock
• Hot stamping
• Flexible packaging to achieve amazing matte finish visibility and appearance
• Luxury packaging that needs premium matte finish including chicken bags, potato chips, wet wipes, and pouches.
• Can also be utilized for different types of label face stocks, paper board, carton lamination, and hot stamping.

 

Features and benefits 

 

Chemically treated matte polyester films not only safeguard the product packaging but also increase their visual appeal. They offer excellent thermal, mechanical, and surface properties with great dimensional stability and processability. These films are best suitable for both gravure and flexographic printing processes. Improving readability across the packaging layers is also an unmatched feature associated with these packaging films.

 

Concluding Remarks 

 

Jindal Poly Films Limited is a leading company in India that manufactures and supplies high-quality chemically treated matte polyester film. The company has been serving the packaging industry for the past 6 decades with cost-effective yet superb packaging solutions. The thickness of PET films offered by the company starts from 07 microns to 150 microns and the thickness of OPP from 8 microns to 75 microns with a maximum width of 3300 mm.

Leading Manufacturers Provide the Best Quality Thermal lamination

 The term “Thermal Lamination” refers to double-sided encapsulation running at a high temperature. Thermal Lamination is used for various types of packaging in the market. From dog food packaging, cosmetics to software packaging, lamination films are widely used. These films are surface-coated with a thermal adhesive that melts at low temperatures.

Applications of Thermal Lamination

Thermal lamination with all kinds of printed and unprinted paper and paper boards such as book covers, magazines, posters, brochures, diaries, manuals, photo albums, and folders.

Features of Thermal Lamination

●        Excellent resistance to elongation and tear

●        Aesthetic matte finish

●        Yellow tint free appearance of roll

●        Excellent bursting during laminated sheet separation

●        Fibre-tear bond strength with paper

●        Matte surface suitable for further finishing such as embossing and hot foil stamping, and UV spot coating

Durability 

The thermal lamination films are engineered to protect a printed piece from friction and rigorous handling. The thermal lamination also adds tear resistance that provides increased security to the items packed inside.

Protection 

Some digital inks are soft and can be easily scratched. With a layer of thermal lamination, you can give protection to the ink. Due to this, the messaging and branding are not compromised.

Cleanliness 

The thermal lamination protects graphics from chemicals, abrasion, and UV exposure. With lamination, printed pieces with non-abrasive cleaners can help in stopping the spread of germs.

Cost-effective 

In comparison to UV coating, thermal lamination is a cost-effective process. It is an alternative to reduce the setup time and cleanup time. Due to the cost-effective feature, thermal lamination is widely used across the industry.

Aluminium Foil Replacement

The leading manufacturers provide specialty PET films such as high barrier metalized films (as an Aluminium foil replacement, high matte and high friction film, and twist film. These products provide the best-in-class performance in a wide range of industrial lamination, confectionery, packaging, and PET food applications.

Final Words

The manufacturers who require thermal lamination on different types of products can contact one of the best companies providing the lamination on various products such as diaries, magazines, and more.