User Guide

BONDING
TAPES
PERFORMANCE
LABEL
MATERIALS
COMMERCIAL
GRAPHICS
RELEASE
LINERS AND
PRINTABLE
FILMS
SINGLE COATED
TAPES
RECLOSABLE
FASTENERS
SPECIALTY
PRODUCTS
FLEXOGRAPHIC
MOUNTING
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Service
Temperatures
Processing Properties
Printability
Con-
form-
ability
Chem-
ical
Mois-
ture
Out-
door
/UV
Facestock
Products
Film Properties
Environmental
Resistance
Features
–20° to 140° F Flexographic 2 2 2 2 Rigid film, tears easily, works well for
security seals or overlaminate.
Acetate
7710, 7723, FA012, FA032,
8042, FA102, FA112
–40° to 175° F Thermal
Transfer
3 7 7 10 Excellent clarity and UV resistance.
Acrylate,
Acrylar
™
7735FL
–40° to 392° F
530° for 30 sec.
500° for 7 min.
Thermal
Transfer
7 9 9 7 Ultra-high temperature performance.
Acrylate, Cast
3921
–40° to 392° F
530° for 1 min.
482° for 5 min.
440° for 60 min.
Laser
Markable
7 10 8 10 Ultra-high temperature performance.
Can be imaged and “kiss cut” by a
laser beam. Long-term readability,
chemical and abrasion resistance.
Acrylate, Cast
Modified
7847
–20° to 140° F Flexographic 3 5 7 7 Good clarity and UV resistance.
Acrylic
FAC00102, FAC00302
–40° to 350° F Embossing,
Flexographic,
Letterpress,
Screen
4 7 10 10 Vinyl top-coated for ink receptivity.
Facestock can be embossed using
dot matrix impact printers.
Aluminum Foil
7800, 7801, 7804, 7940,
7941
–40° to 500° F Dot Matrix,
Thermal
Transfer
6 10 10 10 Ultra-high temperature performance.
Easy readability of variable
information and bar codes.
Kapton
®
Polymide
7811, 7812
–20° to 170° F
Flexographic,
Screen,Thermal
Transfer
5 7 7 7 Biaxially oriented film offers
consistent caliper, suitable for high
speed dispensing.
Kimdura
™
,
Smudgeproof
Polyolefin
7291
–40° to 250° F N/A 4 8 9 7 Used to achieve the attractive
appearance of subsurface screen
printed polycarbonate.
Lexan
®
Polycarbonate
7737FL, 7738FL, FL01N,
FL02N, OFL010N, OFL020N
–40° to 350° F Flexographic 3 3 2 6 Pharmaceutical and
performance paper.
Paper
7002, 7004, 7000, 7000FL,
7050, 7113, 7142, 7011,
7011FL, 7110, 7014,
7109, 7120
–40° to 160° F Dot Matrix,
Flexographic,
Ion Deposition,
Letterpress,
Screen,
Thermal
Transfer
7 6 8 7 Non-glare surface, biaxially oriented,
printable with some cold fusing and
flash fusing laser printers. Accepts
handwriting with a ballpoint pen
or marker.
Polyart
®
FPE05102
Note: This technical information and data should be considered representative or typical only and should not be used for specification purposes. The rankings are a general
guide; facestocks should be tested with actual components to ensure acceptable performance.
Facestock Properties