Jet Technologies expands pack and label product suite

Jet Technologies has introduced Axia flexible packaging substrates and Primatac pressure sensitive label materials, expanding the options available to packaging and label manufacturers managing production costs and increasingly varied customer requirements.

“Flexible packaging manufacturers are being asked to control costs while adapting pack designs to meet changing customer requirements and future recycling targets,” said Daniel Malki, general manager of Jet Technologies.

“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.”

Axia offers polymer and cellulose fibre substrates for the flexible packaging industry. Its applications range from single web salad bags and wraparound paper labels applied with hot glue to complex multilayer laminates for liquid and retort packaging.

“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,” explained Malki.

“Whether a customer is producing a simple bag or a complex laminate for a demanding application, we can help them assess the available options and identify materials suited to the job.”

For label printers and brand owners, Primatac offers materials for both industrial and prime labelling. This includes adhesive options spanning typical acrylic and hot melt formulations through to UV stabilised and solvent adhesives designed for highly demanding label applications that a regular formulation will not fulfil.

Primatac provides clean peel, non-whitening, peel and reseal, ultra-high tack options, alongside unique pattern coating adhesives that leave a 3-5mm edge gap for clean, no bleed edge performance. This helps to improve processing, die cutting, and stripping at high speeds, in PET, glassine, Kraft and woodfree liner options, which are all 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.

According to Currey, order flexibility is particularly valuable when the volume of a job does not justify a large material commitment.

“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,” he said.

“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.”