SYMBIEX™
Solventless Adhesives
Packaging lamination flexibility like never before
Solventless laminating adhesives are big. Growing at nearly 10%. They offer many positives to packaging converters, including reduced operational costs and low environmental impacts.
Now, the growing family of SYMBIEX™ solventless adhesives offers an even wider range of converting advantages and packaging applications for greater production flexibility and end-market opportunities:
For dry and fresh food packaging applications requiring excellent seals enabling better barrier protection, SYMBIEX adhesives offer what’s wanted. They present a great option for these packaging challenges, as well as others:
- Coffee and powder vacuum packs
- Confectionery
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
- Savory snacks
- Thermoformed blister packs
SYMBIEX Solventless Adhesives withstand wide temperature ranges, including the long-term exposure to the cold required for refrigerated and frozen food packaging. SYMBIEX adhesives can be used for:
- Dairy and cheese packaging
- Meat, poultry, and fish packaging
- Fresh fruits and vegetables
Nothing demands exceptional sealing performance like liquid packaging. SYMBIEX adhesives are ready. From small packets to commercial bags, SYMBIEX adhesives are a solid choice for liquid applications such as:
- Liquid detergent SUPs
- Stand-up pouches for juices
- Cosmetic sachets
- Commercial food service (soups, sauces, etc.)
More products. More opportunities.
SYMBIEX™ Solventless Adhesives technology is enabling all-new opportunities for solventless adhesives performance, speed, flexibility, and ease-of-use.
From the landmark collaboration with Nordmeccanica that created the original breakthrough 100 percent solid, polyurethane adhesive system used in conjunction with the Duplex SL One-Shot laminator, on-going development has brought more options to the value chain.
SYMBIEX™ 100 / CR 001
adhesive systems are proven as suitable for an assortment of general performance packaging applications on film-to-film substrates.
SYMBIEX™ 200 / CR 001
adhesive systems offer high lamination speed on barrier films like PE/EVOH structures.
SYMBIEX™ 100 or 200 plus CR 006
adhesive systems offer high lamination speed on barrier films like PE/EVOH structures.
Accelerating speed-to-market
SYMBIEX™ Solventless Adhesives from Dow and the Duplex SL OneShot™ from Nordmeccanica have significantly improved productivity and cost management of the user process – offering virtually stress-free laminating, with less labor, less scrap, and no pot life concerns. And the list of advantages has grown even longer with further developments of the solventless adhesive:
- Equipment simplification: No need for a mixer and heating room
- Web speed improvements: from 25% - 50%
- Unparalleled curing and slitting times: finished packages in just 24 hours
- Excellent surface quality: on metallized PET / PET, ALU / PET, and OPA / PE-EVOH substrates
- Increased efficiency: Less line downtime due to reduced cleaning frequency
- Enhanced opportunities: new formulations offer wider package structure applications
SYMBIEX™ Solventless Adhesives can also be used independently – on equipment other than the OneShot laminator – and they may achieve similar results, depending on packaging structures.
For more information on the entire family of SYMBIEX™ solventless adhesives, contact one of our adhesives experts. We look forward to introducing you to these exciting products.
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