LAMINATE ANALYSIS REPORT

25.02.2022

Customer Name: Creative – Kolkata.

Laminate No: 1
Laminate Design Rin Detergent Powder (Not OK)
Construction 10µPrint.Pet/ADH/20µ W.O.PE
Adhesive Used S631/S320
Combined (Print + adhesive) 3.4
Deposition in gm/sq. Meter.
Bond Strength in gm/15mm 370, Pet tear.
Heat seal strength in Kg/15mm 2.4, laminate tear.
Laminate No: 2
Laminate Design Active Wheel 2 in 1 Powder – (Not OK)
Construction 12µPrint.Pet/ADH/40µ W.O.PE
Adhesive Used Brilliant S631/S320
Combined (Print + adhesive) 3.2
Deposition in gm/sq. Meter
Ink deposition in gm/sq. Meter 0.4
Adhesive deposition between 2.8
Print. Pet/W.O.PE in gm/sq. Meter
Bond Strength in gm/15mm 380, Pet tear.
Heat seal strength in Kg/25mm 3.9, laminate tear.
Laminate No: 3
Laminate Design Active Wheel 2 in 1 Powder – (OK)
Construction 12µPrint.Pet/ADH/40µ W.O.PE
Adhesive Used Brilliant S631/S320
Combined (Print + adhesive) 2.2
Deposition in gm/sq. Meter
Ink deposition in gm/sq. Meter 0.4
Adhesive deposition between 1.8
Print. Pet/W.O .PE in gm/sq. Meter
Bond Strength in gm/15mm 390, Pet tear.
Heat seal strength in Kg/25mm 3.3, laminate tear.
Laminate No: 4
Laminate Design Active Wheel 2 in 1 Powder – (OK)
Construction 12µPrint.Pet/ADH/40µ W.O.PE
Adhesive Used Dow 899A/C99
Combined (Print + adhesive) 2.4
Deposition in gm/sq. Meter
Ink deposition in gm/sq. Meter 0.4
Adhesive deposition between 2.0
Print. Pet/W.O.PE in gm/sq. Meter
Bond Strength in gm/15mm 290, Pet tear.
Heat seal strength in Kg/25mm 4.3, laminate tear.
Finding: Overall, Brilliant adhesives and competitor adhesive has performed very well in terms of
physical parameters like bond strength and heat seal strength. As we had not received the printed film
used for the “Rin Detergent Powder” laminate, we were not able to check the adhesive deposit of the
laminate sample No.1. Ink smearing was observed in laminated sample No.1” Rin Detergent Powder” &
laminate No.2 “Active Wheel 2 in 1Powder” To understand reason, we have done complete analysis of
received all laminated samples & observed high adhesive deposition in not ok laminated sample
No.2“Active Wheel 2 in 1 Powder” as compare with ok laminated samples No.3 & 4“Active Wheel 2 in 1
Powder”. Ink smearing problems are related to the quality of used ink. Printing ink is a colloidal solution
of a pigment in a vehicle where each pigment particle is surrounded by a film of varnish. In this case, the
ink deposition is very low at half tone area, this has lead to an ink smearing in the laminate. During the
solvent less lamination, process parameters like adhesive deposition, tension of rewinder, surface tension
of ink vis – a - vis the surface tension of PET film/adhesive/ PE film also plays an important role in
controlling the ink smearing in laminate. Generally, the ink manufacturers are using various type of ink
pigment, which helps in maintaining the surface tension of ink. Any variation in quality of ink pigment will
have an adverse effect on the surface tension of the ink.

As discussed during the TS visit, you can add 2 – 3% additive during printing in using inks, it will be help to
control the inks smearing issues, even after applying slight high adhesives in lamination process. We would
request our esteemed customer to discuss this problem with their black printing ink supplier and resolve
this issue

For Brilliant Polymers Pvt.Ltd

Mr. Tukaram Rane (TS)

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