Times are changing in the world of consumer packaging. The modern consumer is more environmentally conscientious with their choices, and there is increased demand for HEAT SEAL products that are sustainably and efficiently packaged. Changes in consumer sentiment and increasing regulatory pressures require renewed focus on waste reduction and sustainability in the packaging industry.
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What is a Barrier Coating?
Barrier Coating is designed to be applied to paper, paperboard or corrugated board substrates in order to provide a moisture barrier, grease barrier or other required barrier properties. Barrier coatings can be used on both Food and Non-food paper and corrugated board packaging applications.
Film Formation of Latex Barrier Coatings
Understanding how a latex binder forms a film is critical to understanding how many modern products are made. That’s because so many products we use every day — coatings, adhesives, and composites — are made when wet latex is transformed into a final film material. Film formation is highly modifiable so that the final product is affected greatly by the process and chemistry you employ. Let’s take a deep dive into film formation of latex cohesive binders to understand the three essential stages.
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