With the installation of a Bobst CL 850D multi-technology laminator in the fall of 2014, the German converting company, all flex-Folienveredelung, based in Aachen, has broadened its activities in the production of aluminium laminates for the food packaging industry and the confectionery market segment. Apart from the good laminating quality that the new machine delivers, its productivity has allowed all flex to reduce the number of shifts in a day from three to two. The new installation provides all flex with the increased capacity that is necessary to support the company’s continuous growth.
“The innovative technology of the BobstCL 850D makes the machine suitable for all types of lamination. Therefore, we are confident that we are now well equipped to satisfy the current and future requirements of our customers. All possibilities are now open to us,”
commented Frank Heling, managing director of all flex, explaining the main criteria behind the company’s decision to invest in the 1,350 mm web width Bobst multi-technology laminator. In addition, the CL 850D operates at a high level of efficiency to deliver flawless laminated structures. All parts of the laminator are easily accessible, which speeds up both
makeready and changeover operations, as well as machine cleaning and maintenance.
The CL 850D installed in the all flex production plant is equipped with three different coating systems facilitated by interchangeable trolleys. In addition to the rotogravure trolley, the allflex laminator comes with a dedicated trolley for solvent-less lamination and a flexo trolley,which is particularly suited for coating solvent-based adhesives directly
onto thin aluminum foil. Moreover, a Registron module offers the possibility of printing with an in-setter on a preprinted substrate. All these features combine to allow the machine to handle the wide strange of applications.
The BobstCL 850Dis a productive and reliable machine. This, combined with high flexibility, output quality, efficiency and ease-of-use, enables it to cover even the most demanding requirements of the market with practically no limit to the creative design of the packaging. Due to its accurate web tension control, the CL 850Dcan operate at high production speeds of up to 450 metres a minute using a wide spectrum of flexible substrates, with different physical properties and different thicknesses, to produce high quality laminates with
minimal waste. Its innovative, extra long dryer combines two different nozzle technologies for very high drying efficiency
