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    BOPP INK

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    In the flexible packaging sector, BOPP (Biaxially-Oriented Polypropylene) film has been utilized

    for many years. It is well regarded for its affordable price, superior optical and mechanical
    features, and exceptional gas barrier qualities (particularly water vapor).
    Below is a detailed demonstration of the BOPP film manufacturing process:

    Step 1. Raw material feeding system


    Isotactic Polypropylene, a semi-crystalline, thermoplastic polymer, serves as the primary raw
    material in the center layer. While ethylene-propylene copolymers and/or ethylene-butane-
    propylene copolymers are used for the outer layers. A hopper system is used to introduce these
    ingredients into the extruders.

    Step 2. Extrusion
    The materials are melted and heated to 200–230°C within the extruders before being fed into the
    extrusion head, where they emerge as a foil.

    Step 3. The foil cooling


    The foil is then brought into direct contact with a cylinder that has been chilled before being
    submerged in a water bath to cool the melt.

    Step 4. Machine direction orientation (MDO)


    The film is subsequently passed over many rollers, which raise the temperature and prepare the
    film for longitudinal stretching (machine direction). By moving the foil between the rollers that
    spin at increasing rates, stretching is accomplished. The polymer chains are aligned at this point
    after the foil has typically been stretched up to five times its original length. The mechanical
    qualities of the film may be improved at this step, and the thickness can be cut by up to five
    times.

    The film is heated again after stretching to remove the tension created during stretching
    (annealing phase).

    Step 5. Transverse direction orientation (TDO)


    A quick-moving chain of metal jaws grabs the film on both edges once it exits the longitudinal
    stretching zone (tenter clips). The film is stretched transversely by the diverging rails after being
    heated up in an oven in the middle (i.e. stretching in the transverse direction up to 9 times its
    original width).

    The macromolecules align at this point, but this time in a transverse orientation, improving the
    mechanical characteristics of the film and reducing its thickness by up to 9 times. After
    stretching, the chain and the film converge, allowing the film to balance off the tension that built
    up during stretching (annealing phase).
    Step 6. Thickness measurement and flame treatment
    The film enters a new processing step at which point the thickness is automatically measured
    (along the entire width). After that, one of the faces is given a flame or corona treatment to
    prepare the film for the subsequent conversion processes, specifically to change the surface that
    will serve as an anchor for materials like ink (for printing), glue (for laminating), or metal
    (metallization process).

    Step 7. Reel winding


    After being wound around a reel, the film is then sliced to the specific measurements.

    Step 8. Film measurements


    The following are the primary metrics that the final product is subject to:
     Density, grammage, and thickness
     Elastic modulus, elongation at break, and tensile strength
     Haze (opacity) and Gloss (sparkling appearance)
     The friction coefficient between films and between films and metals
     Sealing strength and threshold °C
     Temperature stability (heat shrinkage)

    The film has at least three layers and a thickness between 15 and 60 microns; the center layer is
    the thickest and primarily responsible for the mechanical qualities, while the two outer layers
    provide the film with different characteristics (i.e. heat-sealing properties).

    In order to completely fulfill the application criteria, additives may be added, depending on the
    ultimate application the film is intended for.
    a single side.

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