INNOVIA's new die head for 30% lower deviation and faster start-up

Schkobau, Germany, July 1, 2019: When a die head used by Innovia Shrinkfilms GmbH to make heat-shrinkable bottle labels was regularly producing out of tolerance products, the company turned to a product from Nordson Corporati.

Innovia manufactures specialty films and is a division of CCL Industries I.

In place of the original die from another supplier, an Autoflex VI-RE H40 die from Extrusion Dies Industries® was us.

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Giuseppe Ron\zoni, Innovia's Plant Manager, said: "Extrusion Dies Industries' Autoflex die is able to reduce deviation by 30% compared to our previous die, producing a more uniform fi.

The adjustable lip of the Autoflex die consists of a series of thermal expansion blocks that expand or contract to adjust the lip gap in areas where the film is thicker or thinner than the target si.

Heat shrink film bottle label sleeves made of Innovia's film for packaging

Another key factor in ensuring product quality is the length of the die lip flat setting area (ie the surface of the die lip before the die exi.

At start-up, the quick thickness adjustment provided by the Autoflex system reduces the time it takes to produce a marketable produ.

Heat shrink film bottle label sleeves made of Innovia's film for packaging

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