What is the Film - What does film mean??

As a general term film can simply be used to refer to any thin layer of material thin is a relative term but modern manufacturing techniques are capable of creating layers that are anything from fractions of a nanometre nm 0 000 000 001 metres to several micrometres m 0 000 001 metres In labelling the term is used to refer more specifically to a thin transparent or opaque material manufactured from synthetic polymers e g polyester polyethylene polyolefin vinyl etc and used to create face materials and backing sheets in pressure sensitive labels

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Clear Coat - What is a clear coat?

Definition of CLEAR COAT:

A type of coating; a clear film that is applied to the top surface of a face material before or after it has been printed to create a protective coating. A clear coat is designed to protect the face material and print of a label from being damaged by environmental factors such as abrasion, sunlight, chemicals, and moisture. Clear coating is usually done using lacquers or varnishes.

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