{"id":70290,"date":"2022-10-13T13:45:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=70290"},"modified":"2022-10-13T13:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:05:54","slug":"thickness-reduced-thermoforming-sheets-k-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/dickenreduzierte-tiefziehfolien-k-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Thickness-reduced thermoforming sheets at the K 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kuhne Anlagenbau GmbH is presenting its solutions for the food industry for the first time at K 2022. Triple bubble blown film technology can be used to produce thermoforming films with reduced thickness, thereby saving costs and material.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Without compromising on performance characteristics, the simultaneously biaxially stretched thermoforming films in the triple-bubble process with 80 to 120 \u00b5m only about half as thick as the classic<\/strong>The moulding foils used in this application. A maximum thermoforming ratio of 1:10 can be achieved. This means a reduction in material consumption and therefore the associated greenhouse gas emissions by around 50 per cent.<\/p>

Thanks to optimised cooling rates, the large-scale systems enable throughputs of up to 2,000 kg\/h and annual production rates of up to more than 15,000 t\/a. Their productivity and profitability can therefore match or even exceed that of cast film lines. In further processing storage is also reduced, and the significantly lower energy consumption during thermoforming enables a further reduction in CO2<\/sub>-footprint<\/strong> with good machinability at the same time. For the manufacturer and distributor, the reduced-thickness films reduce the fees incurred as part of extended producer responsibility (EPR) and support fulfilment of the CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging) sustainability guidelines formulated by the industry.<\/p>

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Longer shelf life for food<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Shelf life-extending vacuum packaging for the transport and storage of large pieces of ham, meat or cheese is one of the typical applications of such multi-layer films. They are usually based on PA, EVOH and PE and combine high transparency with good suitability for thermoforming and high puncture resistance<\/strong>.<\/p>

The perfection now achieved by Kuhne Anlagenbau in the triple bubble process developed in-house back in 1996 now gives the processor access to the Combination of low film thicknesses with the high throughputs that can only be achieved with large machines<\/strong>. The traditional economic advantages of cast film over blown film are therefore a thing of the past in this area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Large selection of materials <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The triple bubble technology for the production of biaxially stretched blown film is named after the serial arrangement of three bubbles. In the first, the film is quickly cooled with cold water using water quench technology. Kuhne has further optimised this process for the large-scale systems, thus enabling the efficiency-enhancing increased cooling rates. They Effectively prevent crystallisation processes as a prerequisite for uniform stretching<\/strong> in the subsequent, second stage. The high orientation achieved at the molecular level improves the mechanical and barrier properties of the films. Thermal relaxation in the third bubble is used to achieve the desired thermoforming behaviour.<\/p>

Triple bubble systems from Kuhne currently enable the production of films with up to 17 layers at widths of up to 3,000 mm double flat (6,000 mm film width) and a production output of over 2,000 kg\/h. The systems are suitable for processing all common plastics such as PE, PP, PET, PA, EVOH, COC, EVA, EMA, ionomer, etc. Depending on the weight of the packaged goods, maximum thickness reduction is also possible with thermoforming recipes that contain far less than 10 per cent PA and EVOH and can be run without problems and with good performance. Furthermore Monomaterial solutions based on PET, PA, polyolefins and other polymers<\/strong> possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"For customers, working with our company means much more than just the delivery and installation of the large-scale triple bubble system on time and in line with requirements. Our service also includes the application-specific film formulation and the associated process parameters. As our experience shows, the processor - equipped with this - can start commercial production immediately without lengthy optimisation.\"<\/p>

J\u00fcrgen Schiffmann<\/strong>CEO at Kuhne<\/p><\/blockquote>

Source:\u00a0<\/em>Kuhne Anlagenbau GmbH<\/a><\/p>

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