Film Dictionary
- A-PET
- Acetate films
- Acrylate pre-treatment
- AEO Certificate
- Anti-fog film
- Antistatic films
- Bio-based films
- Calibration
- Cellophane films
- Compostability of films
- Corona pretreatment
- DI acetate films
- Digital transfer printing
- DYE inks
- Filing tab for Fastback, glossary
- Food-safe films
- Ink fountain films for Heidelberg presses
- Ink fountain films for König und Bauer presses
- Inkjet
- Laminating films
- Liquid toner
- MELINEX film
- Mirror films
- Mounting films
- Mylar film
- MYLAR-A films
- Oeko-Tex
- Offset printing
- optimont® 500-A-PET
- optimont® 501
- optimont® 501-R
- optimont® AF
- optimont® CDA
- optimont® copy-laser-film
- optimont® IPF
- optimont® Laserfilm
- optimont® MF AS AC
- optimont® MF-MW film
- optimont® Syntheticpaper
- optimont® TRM
- optimont® Visor Film Nova
- optimont® VTM-0
- optimont® Z2M
- PA / Polyamide
- pick and place
- Pigment inks
- PLA / Polylactic acid, Polyactide
- Polycarbonate / PC
- Polyethylene / PE
- Polyethylenterephalat (PET)
- PP / Polypropylene
- PS / Polystyrene
- PU pretreatment
- RFID
- Screen printing
- Solid inks
- Surface tension
- Syntheticpaper
- TCA pretreatment
- Transfer films
- Visible window backsplash
- Window film
Acrylate pre-treatment
What exactly is acrylate?
Acrylate is obtained through the so-called homo- or copolymerization of (meth)acrylic acid esters. Homopolymerization is a simple polymer reaction in which a single monomer (a small, highly reactive molecule) is used as the sole substance. In contrast, copolymerization involves at least two or more monomers of different chemical composition.
Such a copolymerization produces a copolymer as the final product. Pure acrylates are based on (meth)acrylate monomers, but they can also be copolymerized with styrene, vinyl esters, and other monomers. In general, acrylates are characterized by very good weather resistance, high light fastness, and strong mechanical durability. These properties make acrylate an important component of our optimont® polyester films and technical films in general.
Through a professional pre-treatment, optimization potential is realized
Whether processes for improving the adhesion of coatings on an acrylic film, the classic flame treatment, adhesion promoters (primers), or the application of glazing layers (coating) – there are now numerous acrylate pre-treatment techniques available. Depending on the type of pre-treatment, both the appearance and feel as well as the basic surface structure and surface tension of the films can be optimized in this way.
As a result, the films meet the highest requirements with regard to environmental exposure, further processing options, bonding, and printing. The influence of temperature on the films and their resistance can also be improved in this way. From an optical perspective, suitable pre-treatments ensure surface gloss in particular. Acrylate pre-treatment therefore forms an essential basis for the high quality of our versatile polyester films, including window films, binding films, and mirror films.
Films with comprehensive acrylate pre-treatment can be used in a wide variety of applications.
Examples of typical acrylate application scenarios
- Packaging and laminating film
The optimont(R) laminating films available from us are made of heat-resistant BOPET film and impress with excellent barrier properties. With the help of acrylate pre-treatment, the film protects products of all kinds against moisture and other environmental influences. In addition, when used as packaging for food or coffee, it helps preserve the aroma.
- Process films
Possible fields of application in this category include use as electrical insulation film, laminating film, mirror film, technical film, or drawing film. Example mirror films: optimont(R) mirror films made of heat-resistant, biaxially oriented PET offer clear advantages over conventional aluminum film due to the pre-treatment. This is particularly evident in their higher tear resistance. In addition to the printing and packaging industries, the design and creative sectors are also considered ideal areas of application. The films also provide an effective optical barrier.
- Prepress and printing
In this field as well, acrylate-based films can be used in many different ways. Films of this type are mainly used as inkjet film IPF-HS, inkjet film, laser film, graph paper film, mounting film, color chart film, laminating film, mirror film, synthetic paper, or transfer film. Our optimont(R) transfer films, for example, stand for perfect color transfer and thermal stabilization. Made of biaxially oriented PET, they provide balanced shrinkage values for optimum flatness. Users can apply the transfer films in screen printing processes with water-based inks, silicone inks, and for example plastisol inks. The films are highly heat-resistant and virtually distortion-free. Further information: transfer films. in addition, films with suitable acrylate pre-treatment can be used in design, for presentation purposes, and in special applications such as stencil film, mirror film, or visor film
Additional possibilities for the use of high-quality films with acrylate
Dimensionally stable, heat-resistant and tear-proof – thanks to these properties, films of this type can be used in a wide variety of applications. Our optimont(R) technical films provide outstanding solutions, for example in the plastics industry, the automotive industry and surface finishing, particularly due to their exceptional heat resistance.
High-performance films based on acrylate also reliably support heat-intensive processes. Even hot environments of up to 300 °C are no problem for acrylate. This allows acrylate films to be used in industries such as steel processing or printed circuit board manufacturing. In addition, they are suitable for structured, low- and high-energy substrates, as well as molds, edges or corners. They also stand out in film applications with extremely high requirements for solvent resistance and weather resistance.
