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Bag Forming
Helion manufactures an extensive range of flexible packaging. Our modern machinery provides superior seal strength and consistency. Customised tooling is available for shaped and spouted pouches.
Bag Forming Capabilities
Two-side seal | |
Three-side seal | |
Four-side seal (coffee bags) | |
Stand up pouches (doy pouches) | |
Shaped pouches | |
Resealable (integral or zipper) bags | |
Coffee one-way valve bags | |
Spouted bags | |
Retort bags | |
Easy tear tags | |
Lidding films | |
Tear line in MD | |
Materials
Films are sourced from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, providing cost effectiveness for each product needs. Many specialty films, such as SiO2 coated PET, are difficult to find elsewhere in China.
Printable Materials
AL | Aluminium | |
CPP | Cast polypropylene | |
BOPP | Biaxially orientated polypropylene | |
PET | Polyester | |
VMPET | Metallized polyester | |
KPET | PVDC-oated polyester | |
PVC | Polyvinyl chloride | |
PE | High and low density polyethylene | |
Nylon | Standard nylon grades | |
Paper | Wide range of GSMs | |
RCPP | Retortable cast polypropylene | |
SiO2 PET | Silicon dioxide coated polyester | |
Al2O3 PET | Aluminium oxide coated polyester | |
Misc | Degradable and biodegradable |
Gravure Printing
All printing is from gravure printing presses with the general requirements described below. See Technical information for further details:
Gravure Printing Specifications
Maximum image width | 980 mm | |
Maximum web width | 1200 mm | |
Maximum repeat length | 750 mm | |
Maximum impressions per cylinder | 1,000,000 | |
Cylinder manufacturing time | One week | |
DPI (dots per inch) | 175 | |
Lamination
Lamination thickness is maintained with strict accuracy. Helion has two custom built drying rooms to separate normal laminates from retort laminates.
Laminate machine: running speed 120 m/min | |
Ester acetic acid (EAC) based adhesives | |
Standard application < 3 g/m2 | |
Extrusion-coating laminating machine | |
Extrudes PE, PP, EVA, EAA, Surlyn | |
Inks & Coatings
Helion works closely with raw material suppliers to provide a wide selection of inks and coatings. In particular, Helion has developed a range of next generation printing inks for countries with restrictions on standard rotogravure inks.
Inks & Coatings
Solvent based gravure inks | |
Full PMS range available | |
Next generation inks available | |
Heat resistant inks | |
Cold seal glues/inks | |
PVA coating | |
Cold seal coating | |