AQUAREX

Water-quench blown film line - extrusion turned up-side-down

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At a glance

Your advantages

  • High transparency, gloss and puncture resistance
  • Eliminated curling for asymetric barrier film
  • Outstanding film qualities
  • Very stable process
  • Highly amorphous films

Typical Film applications

  • Consumer Packaging: with food-contact
  • Consumer Packaging: non-food
  • Specialties, like thermoforming film, barrier film, Infusion Bags, Medical Packaging, Oil Film, Milk Packaging, Frozen Food Packaging

Product information

AQUAREX - Water-quench blown film line - extrusion turned up-side-down

AQUAREX turns blown film production upside down and changes the typical structure of a blown film line. It extrudes downwards and uses water instead of air as cooling medium. The use of water allows extremely fast cooling of the melt, a low degree of crystallization and an extremely amorphous film structure. The result is a film with a striking gloss, high transparency and exceptional puncture and tear resistance.

These properties could formerly only be achieved by PVC extrusion or - to a limited degree - on cast film lines. AQUAREX thus opens up completely new applications for PE materials in the packaging sector and scores with its user-friendly handling.

Technical Data

Line widths [mm]1300 - 1600
Number of film layers[-]3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Extruder screw diameters [mm]50, 60, 70, 90, 105, 120, 135
Die diameters [mm]300 - 630
Raw MaterialsPE, PP ,PA, PLA, EVOH, Ionomers, biomaterials, recycling materials, …
WindersFILMATIC II V (surface / center / gap winder)
FILMATIC II T (turret winder)
FILMATIC II N (surface / center / gap winder)

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