Dry Laminating Machine
Shaft and Shaftless Type Alternative
Introduction
This laminating machine is designed for processes utilizing solvent-based or water-based adhesives. It ensures reliable tension control and features a mature lamination process, enabling the production of high-end products such as retort pouches, sterilized packaging, and medical pouches.
Equipped with a gravure coating station, it delivers high precision and consistency in coating weight. The efficient drying tunnel ensures complete vaporization of solvents, maintaining product safety.
Various heating solutions are available for the drying tunnel, and an optional energy-saving system can reduce carbon footprint and production costs.
Applications
Webcontrol Machinery Corp. builds the DL Series dry laminating machine for converters across several packaging sectors. In food packaging, the DL Series laminates snack pouches, beverage sachets, and retort pouches, supporting sterilizable and ready-to-eat packaging formats. For medical applications, the machine laminates medical pouches, with an efficient drying tunnel that fully vaporizes solvents during production. The DL Series also processes biodegradable and recyclable film substrates, using solvent-based or water-based adhesives through its gravure coating station.
- Ideal for laminating films used in food packaging, including snack pouches, beverage sachets, and retortable pouches.
- Suitable for sterilizable packaging materials used for ready-to-eat meals or high-temperature food storage.
- Used to produce medical pouches for sterilized instruments and pharmaceutical products, meeting strict hygiene and quality standards.
- Ideal for laminating biodegradable or recyclable materials, supporting eco-friendly packaging solutions.
Features
- Reliable tension control: Ensures smooth lamination processes, reducing defects and enhancing product quality.
- Precise coating application: The gravure coating station ensures consistent and highly accurate coating weight, reducing material waste and ensuring uniform quality
- Efficient drying system: The advanced drying tunnel completely vaporizes solvents, ensuring product safety and avoiding defects caused by residual solvents
- Customizable Heating Solutions: Offers various heating options to suit specific production needs, enhancing operational adaptability.
- Energy efficiency options: The optional energy-saving system helps lower carbon footprint and operational costs, aligning with sustainability goals.
- Enhanced productivity: Turret wind design and its reliable performance minimize downtime to fulfill continuous production. It is ideal for high-volume production, supporting industries with large-scale demands and improving overall production efficiency.
Specification
| Unwind Width | 1000 / 1300 / 1600 mm |
| Max. Coating Width | 1000 / 1300 / 1600 mm |
| Min. Coating Width | 600 mm |
| 1st Unwind Diameter | 800 mm |
| 2nd Unwind Diameter | 800 mm |
| Rewind Diameter | 800 / 1000 mm |
| Unwind Paper Core ID | 3” (76 mm) & 6” (152 mm) |
| Rewind Paper Core ID | 3” (76 mm) & 6” (152 mm) |
| Machine Speed | 200 / 250 m/min. |
Webcontrol Machinery Corp. backs the DL Series with more than 35 years of machine manufacturing experience and a worldwide service network. The machine runs at speeds of 200 to 250 m/min, with unwind widths up to 1600 mm, and it is built to meet CE (EU) and UL (US) safety certifications. With more than 3,000 machines delivered across over 80 countries, we support every installation through a global network of agents and remote troubleshooting.
A: Webcontrol Machinery Corp. equips the DL Series with a drying tunnel that fully vaporizes solvents during lamination, along with a gravure coating station for precise, consistent coating weight. We offer various heating solutions and an optional energy-saving system, supporting production for food packaging, medical pouches, and sterilizable packaging.
A: Webcontrol Machinery Corp. offers the DL Series in shaft and shaftless type alternatives. The machine handles unwind and coating widths of 1000, 1300, and 1600 mm, with a minimum coating width of 600 mm, and it accommodates paper core inner diameters of 3 inches (76 mm) and 6 inches (152 mm). Unwind diameter is 800 mm at the first and second unwind stations, and rewind diameter is 800 or 1000 mm, at machine speeds up to 250 m/min.