ACTEGA Artística develops coating solutions

An increasing number of companies are taking the decision to use water-based sealing compounds - instead of solvent-containing products - as sealant for packaging materials. This trend has prompted the sealants manufacturer La Artistica to launch new production equipment on the market as a complement to its tried and tested water-based can sealants. La Artistica has thus repositioned itself as a supplier of innovative coating and sealing solutions. ACTEGA Artística is part of the ALTANA division Coatings & Sealants.

Among the equipment now available are stirrers and pumps, central feeding systems, injection guns, carbide nozzles and needles, and a newly developed infrared post-heater, which integrates perfectly with the converted production line. It can be easily adapted for stationary or rotary liners, handles up to 350 ends a minute and shortens the resetting time between different end diameters - technical properties which are, alongside the cost advantages, important conditions for the successful conversion to water-based sealants.

Beside the positive environmental aspects, there are also key commercial and technical benefits to conversion, the upshot being that a changeover to water-based sealants is in demand from can manufacturers outside of Europe. La Artistica supports customers in the decision-making process by providing careful analysis of all the conversion options available and detailed, tailored proposals specific to products and production equipment.