Aluminium Blister Coated Foils.

What is Aluminum Blister Foils ?

Aluminium blister foil is good barrier to moisture, vapour and gases and is suitable for high speed packing applications on rotary and flat bed blister packing machines.

The blister packs are in compact in size and economical, as compared to strip packs. Tablets can be removed easily from blister packs, as the hard foil breaks quickly when tablet /capsule is pressed from PVC side. Barrier properties of blister packs are comparitvely lower than strip pack due to usage of PVC film on one side.

We offer both unprinted and printed strip foil as per customers requirements with different foil thickness and heat seal lacquer grammage.

Blister foils can be both side printed blister (also printed on HSL side of the foil), blister foil can be with Holograms for unique authentication of your product.

Aluminum Blister Foils that can be obtained in printing of 0.025 mm and 0.020 mm. Widely used in the pharmaceutical industries, these eco-friendly foils are suitable for high speed packing applications. Proffered aluminum blister foils are one-side coated with heat lacquer, while the other side is printed or unprinted.

Hard Aluminium Foil suitable for blister packing of Pharmaceutical Products such as Tablet, Capsules, etc., with the following general specification. The final product specifications are made as per agreed contact with the customers.

Standard Specifications of Aluminium Blister Foil 

(Foil/HSL):

Property:-	Industrial Standards
Thickness of Aluminum Foil in mm	0.020	0.025
Thickness of Aluminum Foil in micron	20	25
Thickness Tolerance ( +/-8%) : in mm	+/- 0.0016 54 (+/-8%)	+/-0.002 67.5 (+/-8%)
Al. Foil weight (gsm) Pinholes in Al. (no/sqm) max.	50	35
Composition of Heat Seal Lacquer (HSL):	4-6	4-6
Aluminium foils Alloy:	AA 1200 / AA 1235 / AA8011
Aluminium Foil Finish	Matt(DSO) / Bright(BSO)
Temper (Soft / Hard) :	Hard (Full Hard)
HSL Coating Surface	Matt / Bright
Sealing Strength	450 grams / 15 mm.
Sealing Surface :	Foil to PVC, PVC/PVDC, alu-alu.
Reel Width (Unprinted) :	60 - 900 mm
Reel Width (Printed) :	60-720 mm
Width Tolerance	: +/-0.5 mm
Core Material :	Aluminium / Plastic /SS/ Steel/Paper
Core Diameter	76mm or 150mm
Reel Diameter / Reel OD	230-300 mm (standard)
Reel OD Tolerance	: +/- 5 mm
Type of Joint :	Single Butt / Double Butt / Lap Joint Paper Tape/ Plastic Tape
Type of Tape used for Joint	: Red, Brown or Black colour
Properties of Printed Side :
Color	1-5
Ink Adhesion Test :	No ink lifting
Printing Surface :	Matt / Bright (non HSL side)
Repeat Length Tolerance	: +/- 0.5 mm
Registration Tolerance :	+/- 0.5 mm
Printing :	As per design / artwork.
Other	: Abrasion, water and heat resistant
Print Primer	: 0.25 gsm max.
Recommended Operating Conditions
Temperature (deg. C) :	190 deg C
Dwell Time :	0.5 seconds (min.)

1. Above mentioned specifications are standard specifications. 
2. Aluminium foils can be also offer tailor made specifications as per customers requirement i.e. different combinations of foil (thickness) and heat seal lacquer (gsm).
3. In case of Printed Designs, customer to specify unwinding direction and supplyartwork/design of printed designs with colour scheme.
4. Aluminium foils can be also offer higher (6-8gsm) and lower (3-5gsm) grammage of Heat Seal Lacquer.
5. The lacquer used is food/pharma grade & is safe for contact with tablets /capsules.
6. Normal packing of the product is corrugated cartons / wooden case / Pallets etc. Customer to specify their packing requirements.