In-mould labelling process
AssigneeInnovia Films Limited
InventorsStephen LANGSTAFF, Richard WANING
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Abstract
There is disclosed a process for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the process comprising the steps of: placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film (15) into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding; holding the label in position; injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label; and removing the article from the mould. A process of in-mould labelling using a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride coated film is also disclosed.
Claims14
A process for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the process comprising the steps of:
- placing a label comprising a polyvinylidene chloride (PvdC) coated film into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding;
- holding the label in position;
- injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label;
- and
- removing the article from the mould,
- wherein the label is oriented in the mould so that the PvdC coating on the film lies on or towards the exterior surface of the label when retrieved from the mould, and wherein the PvdC coating on the film is shielded from the melt during the process by interposing between the coating and the melt during the process a substrate layer of the film.
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