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3. General information about
our products
The Fasson facestocks. Our
facestocks have been developed to
give optimal conversion and printer
performance. Some products are
multifunctional and can be used in all
print technologies, whilst others are
specifi cally designed for laser copier
or inkjet use. For more information,
please see Chapter 4, ‘Fasson Product
Ranges’.
Where high quality print resolution is
required for photorealistic prints, we
have developed specifi c top coated
papers and polyester fi lms to give
short drying time, and to ensure that
consumers’ expectations are met, not
only from the print perspective, but
also from the handling point of view.
The range of laser printable polyester
fi lms all utilise heat stabilised polyester
fi lms to reduce heat shrinkage and
subsequent post-printer curl. This is
normally negligible when printing die
cut or butt cut labels on A4 sheets.
Our EDP facestocks are made up
generally of uncoated papers that
give a good laser and dot matrix print.
Some papers like the ZigZag and the
Data 75 have been developed to give
good pre-printing with conventional
print technologies such as UV Flexo.
These products will also take a basic
Thermal Transfer print.
All our papers are made out of
environmental friendly ECF or TCF pulp.
The Fasson release liners.
Release liners are key in the
performance of self-adhesive
products. Our products are available
with release liners of various types
and basic weights, each designed for
specifi c applications.
For A4 fed products, the quality of the
release liner greatly contributes to the
layfl at of the product, and infl uences
its conversion and printing properties.
Generally, the lower weight liners
(45 and 55 grams) offer the correct
fl exibility to run on a wide set of A4
printers without problems. Here, long
grain conversion is recommended for
universal end-use.
Where small offi ce printers are used
with an s-curved path, short grain
conversion can be considered for use
from the paper cassette. Using the
manual feeder on a printer is less
critical, and is generally recommended
by the printer manufacturers.
For specifi c industrial uses in A4
fed products, the higher weight
liners such as AT 70 or HF 80 are
recommended. The higher rigidity
offers advantages in cases where the
sheets are perforated, and/or the
facepaper is diecut into many small
labels.
Specifi cally for the use on fi lmic
materials in laser printers, the HF 100
release liner offers optimal layfl at
performance.
For continuous fed EDP products,
layfl at is less critical, but high
strength and stiffness are required
for fanfolding. In general, glassine
liners are used for lower printing
speed applications, whilst 70 or 80
gram kraft liners are used for optimal
stability on high-speed laser printing.
For both A4 and continuous products,
our release levels have been
optimised for high-speed conversion,
ensuring prevention of label lift in
the printers, while enabling ease of
removal by the end user.