CERAMI-PAK®

THE HISTORY OF CERAMI-PAK ® COATINGSYears of experience led to the development of Cerami-Pak® Coatings for the Packaging industry. These coatings were developed for packaging machines over 10 years ago, while working with films manufacturers and packaging equipment OEM’s to overcome problems associated with running the then new Plastic Films.

CERAMIC-PAK® COATINGS OFFER

• High Hardness – For Wear Resistance
• Low Coefficient of Friction – For Excellent Slip & Release
• Intimate Bond to any Base Material – For Long Life
• Excellent Hot Slip
• Excellent Corrosion Resistance

PROVEN SUCCESS

Initial R&D on Cerami-Pak® coatings began in 1965 to help overcome the problems encountered with new plastic overwrap films developed for Cigarette Industry. Today every manufacturer has benefited from A & A Co., Inc’s Coating Development. Thousands of Sealer Bars, Plates, Rails and Heaters have been coated with Cerami-Pak® Coatings extending the life of these critical parts. Special formulations and texturing techniques allow modern plastic films to be sealed while increasing production rates and cutting costs.

CONTINUED SUCCESS

As a result of A & A Co., Inc’s extensive development work for the Cigarette Industry, other industries as well are now enjoying the unique benefits of Cerami-Pak®Coatings Food, Baking, Cosmetics, Toiletries, Personal Products and Audio/Video Products, are just a few of the industries now using Cerami-Pak® Coatings to overcome their packaging problems.

PACKAGING APPLICATIONS OF CERAMI-PAK ® COATING

• SEALER BARS AND PLATES
  These parts typically have been covered with Teflon Sheets or Teflon impregnated glass fabrics. Cerami-Pak® Coatings eliminate these costly and frequently replaced alternatives with a coating that offers superior wear resistance, hot slip, release, and heat conductance.

• FORMERS, COLLARS, RAILS, RODS, PLATES AND TUBES
  These parts, which guide or form film webs and packages, are subjected to constant abrasive wear. Cerami-Pak® Coatings extends the life of these parts much longer than the original polished or plated parts. The added benefit of low C.O.F. also insures superior performance over the “slip” of uncoated surfaces.

• SEALING JAWS
  The benefits of wear resistance, good release, and excellent corrosion resistance provides superior performance and longer useful life of these parts over other coatings, or original metal. Cerami-Pak ® Coatings resist attack from inks, acids, and solvents in film coatings.

• PACKAGING EXPERIENCE
  A & A CO, Inc. has coated package machinery parts of every major manufacturer-Scandia, FMC, MIRAPAK, Hayssen, Sollas and Package Machinery, to name just a few. We are also coating and restoring essential packaging machinery assemblies for users as well as OEM’s, since everyone is interested in extended part life, higher production rates, and less downtime.A DESCRIPTION OF CERAMI-PAK® COATINGS 

  GENERAL:
  Cerami-Pak® Coatings are a special family of ceramic fluorocarbon composite coatings developed specifically for the film packaging industry.
  Cerami-Pak® Coatings provide superior wear resistance, release, low coefficient of friction, excellent corrosion resistance and unique hot slip surfaces.
  Cerami-Pak® Coatings can be applied to any base metal. The surface can then be easily cleaned and is long lasting (in excess of 8 years at some accounts) in spite of regular wire brushing or scraping.
  Over 10 years of field experience proves Cerami-Pak® Coatings are superior to plating, stainless steel, teflon tape and other surface coatings or treatments for high wear and/or high temperature surfaces common to modern packaging machinery running the new plastic films.

  DESCRIPTION

  • Hardness – Sapphire Hard 9.3 M O H
  • Coefficient of Friction – Low (.10- .12- surfaces retain this characteristic at film sealing temperatures.)
  • Heat Resistance – Excellent to 500 + o F
  • Wear Resistance – Excellent against all types of paper, cellophane, plastic films, and typical cleaning techniques.
  • Corrosion Resistance . Excellent

  TYPES:

  1. CERAMI-PAK®1101
  Original Cerami-Pak® coating developed for the Packaging industry imparting high slip and release characteristics of Teflon combined with high hardness and wear resistance of Ceramic.
  1101 has excellent release Properties at elevated temperatures..

  RECOMMENDED AREAS OF USE
  . Crimping Jaws
  . Heat Seailng Bars
  . Tuckers
  . Blister sealers

  2. CERAMI-PAK® 1107
  This coating was developed to replace textured Teflon coated fibre glass tape and eliminates the need to machine grooves or slots in packaging machine parts. The standard 1107 coating provides an “ORANGEPEEL”, textured surface, imparting higher hot slip characteristics than Cerami-Pak® 1101, while retaining all other characteristics.

  RECOMMENDED AREAS OF USE
  . Formers
  . Filling Tubes
  . TransferPlates
  . Wear Plates
  . Heat Sealing Bars
  . Sealer Plate Surfaces

  3. SPECIAL APPLICATIONS
  Due to the unique requirements of fhe packaging industry A & A has developed many different types of coatings to solve specific and unique problems. Our engineering department will assist you with recommendations to solve your problems utilizing Cerami-Pak® Coatings or one of the hundreds of other coatings we offer.