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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Over Coat - What does over coat mean?

Definition of OVER COAT:

This entry has two definitions:

Definition 1:

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. An over coat is designed to protect the face material (and print) of a label from being damaged by environmental factors such as abrasion, light, chemicals, and moisture.

Also Known As: Protective Coat

Definition 2:

A method of coating; over coating is when a coat is applied to the full surface of a face material or substrate, leaving no part of the surface exposed.

Also Known As: Flood Coating

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