Avery Dennison ThinStream™ Ultra-Thin PET Liner Material

Avery Dennison ThinStream™ is an ultra-thin PET liner material with patented machine technology that reduces liner waste by 40 percent. With a caliper of 12-micron/0.48 mil, ThinStream yields 17 percent more labels per roll. The modular equipment used with the liner material can operate as a stand-alone unit or be added to an existing press line without altering the production layout.

The ThinStream die cutting technology employs a delam/relam process, a unique web control system, and chilled dies, so the liner is never touched. It can die cut labels at high speeds with excellent quality and registration control. The ThinStream die-cutting head eliminates die strikes and web breaks, for uninterrupted productivity.

Avery Dennison understands how less waste, increased productivity and improved cost-containment have long been the drivers behind ultra-thin facestock and liner development. ThinStream is the first phase in the move to ultra-thin materials. The secondary goal is to reduce the caliper of the label material itself, requiring development of revolutionary new label-application technology that enables product differentiation with on-pack label performance from improved conformability and squeezability, and an enhanced "no label" look.