Herma launches low migration tendency self-adhesive labelstock

Herma has launched 62Dps, a multi-layer adhesive with an extremely low migration tendency for 16 different label materials. The new product demonstrates its strengths particularly on packaging film.

‘Food manufacturers in particular are therefore doing well to keep the migration risk as low as possible,’ said Hendrik Kehl, product manager at Herma. ‘In terms of labels and self-adhesive materials, however, it is now simpler and more cost-effective as ever before.

‘Even in critical applications in cool/moist conditions, it shows very good performance and is hard to beat from an economic point of view,’ emphasized Hendrik. The 62Dps may be in direct contact with dry and moist food. In addition, it can also be used for fatty foods to which a correction factor of at least 3 can be assigned in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011.

The company claims the 62Dps also achieves optimal results in high-speed dispensing systems, which work with blow-on processes, due to the very high tack characteristics. ‘Overall, the 62Dps shows the advantages of a multi-layer adhesive structure,’ continued Hendrik. ‘In the past, it was necessary to choose between excellent adhesive force and very low migration tendency, but thanks to the multi-layer coating process that Herma has brought to the market, it is now possible to get the best of both worlds.’

As a low-migration alternative to 62Dps, Herma also offers the adhesive 62Gpt which has been developed for particularly challenging environments and conditions. ‘In the food sector, however, our experience shows that in 95 percent of all cases the 62Dps is the optimal variant, also from an economic point of view,’ concluded Hendrik.