Confectionery

UNLAMINATED ALUFOIL, ONE SIDE VARNISHED AND/OR PRINTED, THE OTHER HEATSEAL COATED

• This specification covers “chocolate slab” foil, and some “cheesefoils” unless otherwise specified the alloy will be 1200, which is 99.00 minimum purity.
• Temper is normally fully soft (Annealed)
• Matt or bright side must be specified for printing and/or clear varnishing and/or heatseal coating.
• Certain cheesefoils require anti-corrosive coating on the cheese contact side.
• Usual gauge range for these products: 12 – 18µ
• Print/width number of colours may be subject to enquiry
• Width, OD, Core type and size, are per clients requirements
• Cut sheets are available in this specification, but cutting to register with the print is not possible.

ALUFOIL, PAPER AND WAX COMBINATIONS

• Foil used in this specification is normally 7-9µ, Alloy 1200, soft, and a clear (or tinted) varnish/primer may be applied to the unlaminated side, which must be specified, bright or matt.
• The foil side can be printed, but the result will be largely determined by the paper quality and the exact combination.
• Some papers are carried in stock, others must be procured.
• The available combinations:-
  • Foil/Wax/Paper – the wax acts as an adhesive, and supplies bulk, deadfoldability.
  • Foil dipwaxlaminated to paper – as above but the paper is passed through molten wax prior to lamination. This alters machineability and makes the paper moistureproof. As wax weight is higher, deadfold is increased. Allows some release from product wrapped.
  • Foil adhesive laminated to paper, the paper coated with wax – this is stiffer, thus altering machineability again, and stronger than the above two – the paper is moistureproofed and an acceptable print quality is possible on the adhesive laminated surface.
• Width, OD, Core type and size, are per clients requirements
• Cut sheets are not advised due to likely curling problems.

UNLAMINATED ALUFOIL, ONE SIDE VARNISHED AND / OR PRINTED

• This specification also covers “confectionery” foil, and some “cheesefoils”.
• Unless otherwise specified the Alloy will be 1200, which is 99.00 minimum purity.
• Temper is normally fully soft (annealed)
• Matt or bright side must be specified for printing and/or clear varnishing and/or lacquering.
• Print/Width number of colours may be subject to enquiry.
• Usual gauge range for these products: 9 – 18µ
• Width, OD, Core type and size, are per clients requirements
• Embossing is possible – existing and new patterns are subject to enquiry.
• Cut sheets are possible in this specification – must be overall clear varnished to enable bulk cutting/shearing without welding.