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Cosmo Films launches CPP high Karlville Introduces Second

barrier films Generation of Pouch Machine

osmo Films, a global leader in specialty films arlville Swiss has introduced the second generation
Cfor flexible packaging, lamination and labeling Kof fast change, low waste, pouch making machines.
applications as well as synthetic paper has recently These machines are designed to meet the growing
introduced a cast polypropylene (CPP) film for packaging market demands of HP Indigo digital flexible packaging
applications requiring high moisture and oxygen barrier printers as well as traditional flexible packaging
and high hot tack properties. The newly launched heat converters looking to improve the efficiency of short/
sealable CPP films also offer high hot tack (>600gf/inch medium run business.The standard KS-DSUP-400
machine is suitable to produce three-side seal pouches
and standup pouches from one web, which is the most
efficient solution for customers with HP Indigo 20000
presses. For narrow web digital customers with HP
Indigo 6900 models, the KS-DSUP-400-GS is the ideal
solution to get started making pouches. The machine is
suitable to produce three-side-seal pouches from two
independent webs and standup pouches from three
independent webs. With this two-registration concept,
the customer can increase the size range of pouches
dramatically verses standard fold-over machines.
Combining both machine models, customers may
over a range of 100-140 degrees Celsius) and low seal choose to synchronize webs or fold over a single web
initiation temperature; enabling packaging machines to to maximize the click utilization rate by printing full
run at higher speeds. As far as barrier is concerned, the webs. This innovation will give Indigo users maximum
films offer good moisture, oxygen, light and aroma barrier
properties. The films offer an OTR and MVTR of <30cc/ flexibility and efficiency. To satisfy increasing demand
m2/day and <0.3g/m2/day respectively. The high barrier for pouch converting machinery, Karlville has expanded
metallised films also offer high metal bond. The films have
been tested well for biscuits, cookies & crackers, snack
food applications, chocolates, and ice-creams. Available
in a range of 20 to 30 microns, the films are well suited
for both adhesive as well as extrusion lamination. Pankaj
Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films, said, “We see more and more
CPP being used globally as well as India as a choice
material for packaging applications in food and agriculture
owing to its high transparency vis-à-vis polyethylene and
excellent sealing performance. Cosmo Films with years of
experience in the polypropylene space has worked hard
to come up with an extensive range of CPP films that it
offers today both from functionality as well as mono- engineering, production and support staff in Europe and
materialisation standpoint.” Established in 1981, Cosmo USA. Providing flexible packaging converting machinery
Films Limited today is a global leader in speciality films solutions, Karlville supplies lamination, coating,
for packaging, lamination and labeling applications. Its slitting & inspection, shrink sleeves and pouch making
films offerings include biaxially oriented polypropylene machines. In terms of innovation, Karlville supplies
(BOPP) films, cast polypropylene (CPP) films and soon to the HP Indigo Pack Ready Laminator. It has become
be offered biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthalate the global converting machinery leader and high-speed
(BOPET) films. shrink sleeve application machinery niche player.

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