Tamper proof tapes perform for Group DC

GroupDC president, William Drori, developed the proprietary construction over years of researching advanced materials that when united could combat seal tampering on valuable packages. The PS construction sandwiches thermochromatic inks between the facestock and liner with specially formulated adhesives.

Criminals will attempt to breach such advanced tapes using extreme heat, aerosol spray products or by freezing the material. With standard adhesives and PS constructions, the adhesive would become temporarily ineffective so the label could be peeled off. GroupDC’s tapes cannot be peeled away or reapplied. Rather, they reveal a hidden message customized to meet a client’s needs, leaving permanent evidence of any attempt.

Drori says, ‘Our customers are confident in incorporating our tapes into their products. They leave a clear and obvious message when a breach in their customer’s value chain has been attempted.’

ETI ENGINEERS AHEAD

ETI Converting has started manufacturing butt splicers and turret rewinders to install in-line with its coating and printing machines. The supplier shipped a massive 22in Cohesio with non-stop production equipment to the US in August.

Explains Maxime Bayzelon, ETI Converting president, ‘We feel it will improve our ability to provide effective service and support to clients. When an issue arises, they only need to make one phone call.’

The supplier recently introduced a patterned adhesive cylinder to apply hotmelt adhesive at high speeds precisely where it’s wanted. In this way users can slit material on the dry edge of the adhesive without impacting material quality. This makes room for converters to expand into more verticals including coupons and special adhesive forms like laser sheets. ETI has three operating in the market.

ETI debuted its Pellicut die-cutting station to the Americas at Labelexpo this year. The Pellicut is a heavy duty module for precise die-cutting. It includes a ‘W’ type anti deflecting system to avoid pressure cutting variation, and a die equalizer system to correct for the thickness inconsistency of magnetic plates. The unit is fully servo-driven and equipped with a cassette system for rapid changeovers.

This patented technology enables die-cutting with a regular die down to 18 microns on polyester film, and also standard 20# SCK or glassine liner at speeds up to 750 ft/min. The Pellicut is available as a stand-alone unit or can be retrofitted to a Cohesio or an existing servo-driven label press. The system comes standard on the supplier’s Mini Cohesio.