Coating & Lamination

Determined to deliver the optimal combination of materials, processes, and techniques that create high-performance packaging structures that strike a balance between functionality and sustainability.

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PROCESSES

By utilizing a variety of coating and lamination processes, we’re able to combine specialized production techniques with a wide variety of materials to achieve custom specifications related to performance, machinability, aesthetics, and sustainability.

SUBSTRATES

Hart Industries’ converting capabilities enable brands and manufacturers to select from a diverse range of packaging substrates with various weight and thickness options.

 

PAPER & BOard

Kraft - Natural, Bleached, Colored

Various Specialty Papers

Paper Board, Layer Board, U-Board, Plate Stock, Cup Stock

Baking Cup Stock

standard FILMS

LDPE, HDPE

OPP - Woven, Nonwoven

PET

BIO-BASED FILMS

PLA, PHA, PHB (developmental)

Bio-PE, Bio-OPP, Bio-PET (developmental)

Aluminum FOIL

Various Weights and Thicknesses

*Metallized formats available for some substrate types

MATERIAL Components

Working with suppliers to fine-tune our coating and laminating material components is critical to ensuring that our packaging structures have the specific attributes needed to successfully develop a safe, secure, and durable vessel that is built to withstand the rigors of transportation and storage conditions.

  • Resins

  • Waxes

  • Aqueous Dispersions & Emulsions

*Bio-based, synthetic, and/or blended material options available

Multi-layer STRUCTURE COMBINATIONS

By leveraging a diverse range of substrates, material components, converting processes, and manufacturing techniques — our technical team can custom tailor multi-layer packaging structure designs to provide specific mechanical and barrier properties that meet the needs of the entire packaging supply chain, from brands and consumers to MRFs and mills.

 
 
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Mechanical Properties

  • strength - tensile, tear, burst, impact, seal, adhesion/bond

  • puncture resistance

  • abrasion resistance

  • heat resistance

  • coefficient of friction

  • peel/release

  • elongation

  • dead-fold

  • moisture

  • hot tack

  • stiffness

 

Barrier Properties

  • oil & grease resistance (OGR)

  • oxygen transmission rate (OTR)

  • moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR/WVTR)

  • moisture resistance

  • mold resistance

  • UV Resistance

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Connect with us at customerservice@hartind.com or click ‘Contact’ below.