S-One LP & PCT: How eBeam Technology Changes Flexible Packaging

Developed in partnership with PCT and built for today’s coating and laminating needs, CatPak™ is a complete eBeam finishing solution for food-safe flexible packaging, powered by PCT’s advanced electron beam technology. PCT’s eBeam is made in the USA.

Converters opt for eBeam because it offers:

• A uniform, instantaneous cure
• An indirect food-compliant finished surface without post-cure time
• The same gloss and depth of image as reverse printed and laminated packaging
• Converters opt for eBeam because it offers:

FINISHING BENEFITS: The CatPak™ System includes the eBeam coater, Corona Treater and 30-inch web unwind and rewind modules integrated into the eBeam curing system base frame. The system can also be customized to include digital embellishing equipment. Option for state of the art 30” print bar from industry leader JetFx for one-of-a-kind digital embellishments such as spot varnish and cast and cure effects.

eBeam coatings and flexible packaging films will also be available through the CatPak™ System to complete the full flex-pack printing and finishing solution.

CatPak™ System Highlights:

• Compact finishing system
• Instantly cured high-performance indirect food-contact compliant coatings
• Speed: Up to 600 feet per minute (mechanical speed)
• Patented integrated shield roll fixes the position of the web
• Minimizes nitrogen flow
• Easily accessible for maintenance and cleaning
• Use for fully flood-coated or spot-registered eBeam coating
• Works well with compostable film chemistries, i.e. Natureflex

Plus, the CatPak™ JetFx Embellishment System won’t damage HP Indigo ElectroInk, and it seamlessly supports fixtures like zippers and spouts.