The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation is a bold step forward in addressing global waste and sustainability concerns. However, its implementation comes with technical challenges for the packaging industry, especially in slitting processes. Innovations in blade technology, equipment design, and material science are critical to overcoming issues like blade wear, dust formation and corrugated edges.
Bandera – Extrusion Intelligence® is participating at NPE Plastics Show 2024, Fortisblades is a proud partner and is available at the Bandera booth to meet customers and give advice in slitting. The razorblade serves as the final point of contact in the production process, critically defining the quality of the final plastic roll. Make sure every element in your extrusion line is of the highest quality.
Implementing safety guards as physical barrier to address safety hazards is a great way to ensure the correct handling of industrial razorblades. At Fortisblades we designed our packaging with safety in mind, forcing the operator to handle the blade in a safe way.
We initiated a study on film slitting to confirm the impact of blade choice on slit quality. It was found that the performance of the various types of blades seemed to decline over time as the appearance of dust particles and the “postage stamp” effect increased during the hourly inspections.
Breakage of zirconia ceramic razorblade during the slitting process is to be avoided at all cost. The solution may lie in the choice for blades with more resilience like Fortis or Fortis + .
Fortisblades found a solution for slitting Kraft paper with a 40 µm thickness, all while maintaining the more simple free cut like that of a razorblade. The result: we realise a 30 times longer lifespan without web breakage with the Fortius TC blades.
TTR stands for 'Thermal Tranfer Ribbons' and are widely used in label printers. These ink ribbons are cut from a thermal-transfer ink mother film. Many colours and in general 3 qualities are available: wax, wax resin and resin.
The plastic film processing industry participates in the circular economy to reduce the environmental foot print. Many new film products are produced with substantial content of recycled plastics.
Well engineered agricultural mulch films and bale wrapping stretch films have become increasingly important. Fierce competition in these films market has led to stronger films in terms of mechanical performance and lifetime. All efforts to produce excellent films can be lost due to poor slitting (high reels, breaking of the web and jagged edges).