FEATURE Film & Foil
Plasfilms adds rigid film to its British product portfolio
industry knowledge, Plasfilms’s distribution processes cover the entire value chain, with an advanced logistics model encompassing procurement, storage and delivery. With direct access to UK stock, the company provides a complete solution that is bespoke to individual customer requirements and is able to meet just-in-time demands. The company’s service is further enhanced by its temperature-controlled warehousing facilities. Plasfilms’s John Walker says: “Rigid films
Plasfilms, one of the leading films and distribution businesses, has introduced APET and rPET rigid films to its packaging films portfolio. The company offers distribution and supply chain services across the UK packaging and labelling industry. In collaboration with Polish films manufacturer, Eurocast, Plasfilms is currently supplying both APET and rPET film to the UK and Irish markets for thermoforming applications, such as formed trays for food manufacturers. The rigid film
is thermo laminated inline, removing the need to unwind and perform the laminating process. The film can also be produced with a silicon release coating.
Plasfilms’s rigid films range includes APET and rPET, APET/PE, APET/PE peelable and APET/EVOH/PE. Film can be supplied in a variety of colours, including transparent, black, white, red, yellow, brown, grey, silver and gold. Minimum order quantities are typically 1-3t of standard colours. Having built a reputation for its films and
are the fastest growing sector of the packaging market. Due to changes in consumer preferences, convenience products and ready-made meals are becoming ever more popular, and consequently, the demand for APET films increases - this in turn means that reduced customer lead times are always adding pressure to the supply chain. At Plasfilms, our true distribution model can ease this pressure with deliveries direct from UK-held stock.” Plasfilms operates as part of the Plastribution group, one of the UK’s leading polymer distributors.
Plasfilms T: +44 (0) 1480 308500
www.plasfilms.co.uk
Mondon offers a turnkey solution for agricultural film
Mondon Winding and Converting Machines offers a turnkey solution to agricultural
film producers and this full automatic solution can be applied for stretch or non- stretch film. The advantages of both solutions are suitable for every film production line. Non-stretch - mulch film and green house
film: Directly connected to the extrusion line, the Mondon FTW series winder aims to rewind tubes or flat films. This full automatic winder loads the cores and also unloads the rolls by itself. The automatic splice and roll change-over complies with non-stop processes, spares the use of an accumulator and the operator simply loads new cores in hidden time. The winder delivers the rolls to the wrapping station. The automatic wide film roll wrapping machine wraps and seals rolls coming from the Mondon winder. The ultrasonic welding of the edges creates a candy bar to handle
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rolls easier. The rolls are conveyed then to the palletising machine.
Stretch blown film - bale wrapping film: Mondon FTW stretch winder is designed for stretch blown film. A slitting system permits to obtain 500 or 750 webs. The winder has a full automatic technology which implies automatic roll change-over. The finished rolls are unloaded by themselves and the cores are loaded in hidden time. The core width is detected automatically with precision to wind different widths. This dual winder is available in three designs: face-to-face, back-to-back or stacked. The full automatic packing machine mounts cardboard cases, then packs rolls, inserts a leaflet and closes the cardboard cases. Once achieved, the cases are sent to the palletising station.
The full automatic palletiser allows mounting pallets of boxes. It records flexible recipes to adjust the pallets. This palletiser
can also be installed on existing lines and can be used for two packaging lines. The full automatic solutions offered by Mondon are turnkey products with many advantages. The automatic handling is safer for the operators and thanks to non-stop processes and automatic systems, the line productivity is increased. T: +33 471 7514 50
www.mondon.com
www.convertermag.co.uk
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