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Chapter 4
Dry Lnmi,nntdon
The last clause has discussed extrusion coating lamination. This
paper
describes lamination using an adhesive. Extrusion coating lamination
is
also a coating method in which melting extrusion resins are laminated
after they are coated with an adhesive called an anchor coating
agent.
However, dry lamination is a method of laminating base materials
using
an adhesive. In recent years, improved ability and quality of
both base
materials and adhesives has enabled a wide selection of raw
materials
and relatively few restrictions to the diverse purposes and
uses of
lamination. As a result, dry lamination is now applied for packaging
of
many products, such as foods and medicines, and industrial
proclucts
such as electronics components, internal components of rolling
stock,
architectural materials, fumiture and clothing.
Figure4-1.
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rolls out a basematerial film, a 2nd unwinder which rolls out a laminating
film, a coating devicewhich coatsthe 1st unwinder basematerial film
with adhesive,a drying device which evaporatesthe solvent from the
adhesive,a laminating device which laminates the 1st and the 2nd base
material films, and a rewinder which takesup the laminated films.
(1) Gravure This systemmakesa uniform cell of intaglio on the surfaceof the gravure
Roll Coating roll, picks up adhesivewith the cell, scratchesoff excessiveadhesivefrom
System the roll surfacewith a doctor blade, and transfersadhesiveto the surface
of the base material by applying pressure to the base material by an
impression roll. immediately after coating, it smooths the coatedsurface
with a smoothing roll of reverse rotation on the gravure cell of the
adhesive.
The quantity of adhesivecan be adjustedaccordingto form, depth,
mesh of gravure roll and solid content in the adhesive. A quadrangle cell
is often adopted in dry lamination, and a tri-helical one for high coating
volume or a high viscosityadhesive(Fig. -1).
Unifying spread weight is easy with the gravure system, but it is
necessaryto changethe impressionroll to changethe width. Furthermore,
if the spreadweight can not be controlled by the solid content of adhesive,
the gravure roll must be changed. It is also necessary to remake the plate
as the gravure roll cells wear out.
(2) Reverse with this system, coating is achieved by turning the flat coating roll in
Kiss Roll the reverse direction of the current of the base material film. The spread
Coating
weight is adjusted by the clearance of the coating roll and the doctor roll,
System
the peripheral speed ratio of these two rolls, and. the speed ratio of the
base material film and the coating roll. This system is adopted less often
than the gravure roll system, but it has the advantages that it does not
require the press roll to be changed according to the width of the base
material film, the roll can be easily washed, it leaves no gravure cell trace,
and it enables a large spread weight. However, to obtain constant spread
weight, it requires fine and skilled adjustment and any sags and
unevenness in film thickness can cause the spread weight to lack
uniformitv.
(3) Reverse This coating system is almost the same as the reverse kiss roll coating
Roll Coating system, except that it has a driving impression roll. It also utilizes almost
System
the same method of adjusting the spread weight of the adhesive. However,
to change the width of the base material film, it is necessary to change the
impression roll, as it is necessary to change the impression roll in the
gravure roll system. The changeable extent of the coating volume is broad
and the roll can be easily washed. Howeveq, much greater skill is required
to adjust the spread weight.
4-1-3. After the base material film is coated with adhesive, the dryer volatilizes
Dryer the solvent within the adhesive. It comprises a roll supporting system
and floating system (Fig. a-1).
(r) Roll This system projects the base material film forward and supplies hot air
Support from above to the film coated with the adhesive, while supporting it in
System
the dryer from below with many driving guide rolls. This system is most
often adopted in a dry laminator.
(2) Floating This system does not use guide rolls to support the base material film,
Syst6m but it sprays hot air in a well balanced manner from above and below the
base material film and feeds the film forward while making the film
floating and dry. It has the following features.
* As it does not have guide
rolls, there is no contact scratch
* It is easy to clean the
fumace
+ It can handle base
material films of both high and low tensile forces
The drying devicecan be powered by steam,gas,electricity or oil, but
for operationaland economicreasons,steamis most preferred and gas
follows that. In the drying process,the drying efficiencyis most important.
It is necessaryto ensureeasysubstratesetting at the beginning of the
operation and to ensureeasycleaning.A stablemechanismis required
that eliminatesshrinking, curling, meandering and scratchin the process
of drying the basematerial film. It is also necessaryto take measureson
exhaust,deodorization and safety.
4-1-s. This device rolls up laminated films on the stabilizing wound condition.
Rewinder Abiaxial turret systemis most often adoptedasthe centerwinding system,
by turning about the central axis. During rewinding, the film must be
kept at an appropriate tension.A taper tension control is used to prevent
tighten roll up. Generally,the larger the diameter of the film roll, the
more important the taper tension control.
An automatic splicing system is used in the winding system of the
rewinding device.The cutting systemmay be a flying systemwith a saw
at its tip or a traversingsystemwhich cuts the film crosswisewith a cutter.
However,the former is usually used.
4-2 Characteristicsof Drv Lamination
A solvent type adhesive is used in dry lamination. Therefore, it is very
easy to get the good wetting and can be used for many kinds of base
material films, enabling a wide selection of laminated materials. In
addition, depending on the adhesive components and the material
selection, many characteristicssuch as adhesive strength, heat resistance,
boil resistance,retort resistance,and content resistancecan be added. The
advantages and disadvantages of dry lamination are as follows.
4-2-2. (1) As a solvent type adhesive is used, steps mustbe taken to eliminate
Disadvantages residual solvent and to control solvent use,
(2) It is very difficult to eliminate residual solvent completely after
lamination,
(3) The use of reaction curing type adhesive requires aging time,
(4) Minute control of spread weight of adhesive is required to prevent
coating unevenness and bonding failure,
(5) The adhesive must be chosen according to the material to be bonded
and its use,
(6) Unwinding tension control is necessary to eliminate problems such
as tunneling and bubbling.
4-3 RetortableFood Packagingby Dry
Lamination
This sectiondescribesan example of retorted processedfoods such as
curry or stew,which can be stored or displayed for salefor a long time at
room temperatureon supermarketshelves. Retort sterilization is used
for canned,bottled or retortedfoods. The food is sterilizedat over 100'C
for a specifiedtime. Retort sterilization(high pressuresterilization)for
canned food is done for 40-90 minutes at 100-120'C. However, retort
sterilizationis generallydone for 20-30 minutes at 115-120"C.The
packagingform adopted for retorted food sterilization is usually a flat
bag with 4 sidessealed.Packagingmaterial comprises3-4 layersand is
processedby dry laminationusing a heat resistantfilm and an adhesive.
Fig.4-2 outlines the production procedure for retortable curry pouch,
which is done as the 2-stepprocessof 3-layer dry lamination using
aluminum foil.
First of all, printing is carriedout on the biaxially orientedpolyester
film (PET)made by the film maker in the printing process.Secondly,a
dry laminator is used to spreadadhesivefor dry lamination on the printed
side, dried for a while, and then laminated with aluminum foil.
Figure4-2.
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Productions
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At the second stage, adhesive is spread on the aluminum foil of the
processedlaminating film PET/printing/aluminum foil processedat the
fi rs t s ta g e . It i s th e n d ri ed for a w hi l e and l ami nated w i th cast
polypropylene film (CPP).
At the third stage, the bag is cut to the proper size. Then, after automatic
packaging and retort sterilization by the curry food maker, it is delivered
to the market.
The characteristic of this cot'nposition is that, for retort sterilization, it
uses heat resistant PET and cPP films and a heat resistant adhesive for
dry lamination. [n addition, the use of aluminum foil used as a gas barrier
ensures long life at room temperature. This retort packaging material
composition can be made only by dry lamination.
4-4-1. Polyurethane is a generic term for a macro molecule which has the
Composition
of Adhesive o
urethane group _ r,ru[o_ in one molecule. The isocyanate group (-NCO)
for Dry
Lamination reacts and becomes a urethane group, but since the isocyanate group has
very high polarity and reactivity, it is activated by the following activated
hydride.
Figure 4-4.
Reaction ( l) HO- R- OH + HOOC- R- CO O H
Glycol Di-carboxYlic acid
Mechanismof
Two- - HO - R - O- C- R - C- O- - ........- ..- - - - ..- - - oH
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Adhesive polyol
Polyester
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Polyetherpolyol Di-isocyanate
polymerizalionlrom a monomer.
l1l pre-potymer:During polymerization,an intermediatepolymer is formed by
weight of the adhesive.
T h e tw o -c o mp o n e n t adhesi ve compri ses tw o l i qui ds: a mai n
component with a hydroxyl group (-oH) at the terminal of the macro
molecule and a hardener with an isocyanate group (-NCo) at the terminal
of the macro molecule. urethane bonding is formed by reaction of the
hydroxyl group and the isocyanate group. The hardener is used as an
additive by getting rid of the non-reacted monomer of any kind of
isocyanate group. The reaction is indicated in Fig. 4-4 ,er.(8).
For bonding
stability with the two-component adhesive, the main component and the
hardener must always be mixed at a fixed ratio. If the curing agent is
mixed at a higher ratio, excessivecuring agent will remain in the adhesive.
deteriorating the bonding strength, or the adhesive membrane grows
rigidly, deteriorating the low temperature characteristics. If it is mixed at
a lower ratio, excessmain component will remain in the adhesive and it
will not reach the optimum curing condition, and satisfactory bonding,
heat resistance or content resistance will not be achieved. However,
whether a one-component adhesive or a two-component adhesive is used,
the polyester adhesive is superior to the polyether adhesive in strength,
heat resistance,boilability, and retortability.
Figure4-5.
Dry Lamination
Process&
Packaging
Materials&
Design for L=J
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lmpact strength Bondingstrenglf Drying solvent Heat seal Lamination of Cmling web High heat
slrength films sealabilityfilm
Functions Hat resistance Oil and Water
resistance Low temperature High banier
& Gs barier heat sal srengtf film
Propenies Moistureprd)f Heatresistance Compressive Highly tough
streng|h film
Tensioncontrol A ppetrance Blowing Tensioncontrol Temperature Temperature ApPearance
capacrly control control Tensioncontml
Printingpitch Spread weight Surfacetreatmen
Pointsrequiring Wrinkle Dewing on the Tapertension
conuol Choice of DL Temperature Suggingof web
chilled roll c0ntrol
specialattentions Unwinding aSent Curl of web Width of web Presscontrol Wrinkle
surface
position Green tack Residualslven Unwinding Laminating Tunneling
DOSrhOn position lmsenins of wcl
through a processto provide a slit of a certainwidth and is brought to
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automatic formed-filled packaging line of the instant noodle factory
and
filled there.
In dry lamination, with which many materialscan be laminated,
a
diversity of film materials are used. Thble4-1 shows typical kinds
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materialsand their featuresrer(e).
Table4-2outlinesthe materialproduction
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Table4-3 is the main casting film,s properties
rer'(rl).
Table4-4 shows the compositionof typical products made by dry
lamination and their feafures.
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Vinylon(PVA) Comparativelygood in impact strength,low temp. resistance
l4pm No static electricity
HzO;200 Oz:0.5-0.8 Good in old, solvent resistancc
(2.s-4.0) Good aroma barrier
Extremely excellent in gas banier propeny
Absorbs moisture
J. Extrusion Polyethylene(PE)
Polypropylene(PP)
Polyamide(PA, Nylon)
Polyvinyl dictrloride @VDC)
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