Jet Technologies widens material choices

Sydney-based Jet Technologies has introduced Axia flexible packaging substrates and Primatac pressure-sensitive label materials to give packaging and label manufacturers more material choice as they manage costs and increasingly varied customer requirements.

Axia offers polymer and cellulose fiber substrates, with applications that range from single-web salad bags and wraparound paper labels applied with hot glue to complex multilayer laminates for liquid and retort packaging. ‘Flexible packaging manufacturers are being asked to control costs while adapting pack designs to meet changing customer requirements and future recycling targets. Material selection is central to that challenge and Axia gives customers a broad range of substrates to assess against their production needs, packaging performance and cost requirements,’ said Daniel Malki, general manager at Jet Technologies. ‘Changing a packaging structure means considering how the materials will perform during production and in the finished pack, as well as the intended disposal pathway.’

Primatac covers industrial and prime labeling, with adhesive options from standard acrylic and hot melt formulations to UV-stabilized and solvent adhesives for demanding applications that a regular formulation cannot meet. It includes clean peel, non-whitening, peel-and-reseal and ultra-high tack options, plus pattern-coated adhesives that leave a 3 to 5 mm edge gap for clean, no-bleed edges. Jet says this improves processing, die cutting and stripping at high speeds. PET, glassine, Kraft and woodfree liners are interchangeable at lower minimum order quantities.

‘Label printers and manufacturers need to respond to a wide variety of applications, and a standard adhesive and liner combination will not suit every job,’ added Darren Currey, business development manager at Jet Technologies. ‘A customer may need a specific adhesive property for a smaller run, but the minimum material order can become a barrier to taking on that work. Having access to different adhesive and liner combinations at more manageable volumes gives label businesses greater scope to meet those requirements and pursue new business.’