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Biaxially oriented polyamide film (BOPA) - an attractive investment
BOPA film is an attractive field of activity for investors: Growth rates of 25% per year are forecasted. BOPA film meets nearly all expectations of modern and future first class applications, whether food or non food.
Main features: |  | Maximum tensile, impact and piercing strength
| | | High flex-/stress-crack and puncture resistance
| | | Barrier to gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) and flavours/odors
| | | High resistance to oil, greases, hydrocarbons, chemicals
| | | Easy thermoformability
| | | Excellent haze and gloss for cast and blown film
| | | Optimal printability
| | | Wide applicable temperature range
| | | Easy laminating with other films |
Therefore BOPA film is used for the packaging of sensible frozen and cooked foods, pickled vegetables, agricultural and aquatic products or distilled goods packaging. Other main applications are in the medical sector: blood bottles, infusion bags etc. BOPA film is also used for electrical industrial materials packaging and for some "exotic" applications like so called "designer-balloons".
The favourite raw material out of the big PA family is PA 6. It is least costly of the polyamides and offers best gas and aroma barrier, improved strength against flex-crack, abrasion, impact and poke puncture, good tearing properties for opening packages as well as mechanical strength, essential to printing and lamination processes.
Why Brückner for BOPA?
Brückners 2-stage stretching technology meets and exceeds the challenging market demands and already helps our customers to successfully sell first grade BOPA film - 14 sold lines by the end of 2004 clearly state Brückner`s leading position in BOPA technology.
Brückner`s unique LISIM® technology offers additional advantages for the BOPA film production:
| | Maximum tensile, impact and piercing strength
| | | High flex-/stress-crack and puncture resistance
| | | Barrier to gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide) and flavours/odors
| | | High resistance to oil, greases, hydrocarbons, chemicals |
On the LISIM® laboratory line at our technology centre renowned BOPA film producers as well as newcomers testify different PA resins and benefit from the special LISIM® features like contact free, smooth stretching for special surface quality and sensible materials or the MD/TD ratio flexibility.
Whatever line concept you are thinking of - sequential or simultaneous - Brückner is the right partner for all BO polyamide film solutions. |
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