Located in the UK and the Netherlands, Ceetak is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of heat-sealing technologies for cutting and sealing thermoplastic materials, including biodegradable and compostable films.
With on-site facilities to design, build and test, the company serves a wide range of global customers across all industries. Ceetak utilises and adapts six key heat-sealing technologies to offer the perfect sealing solution for practically any material designed into a packaging production line.
Ceetak develops technologies to be retrofitted to existing equipment, or offers a full design and implementation service, with bespoke solutions to meet the most demanding markets and applications.
Ceetak’s primary technology for the packaging industry is Quick Pulse Heat (QPH) sealing technology. This is a cyclic, cut and seal system which can be used on all thermoplastic films.
There are 2 stages to the Quick Pulse Heat (QPH) seal process. During the cut and seal phase, the jaws close on the film, and the desired temperature of the heated bar is reached and maintained by a designated temperature controller. This is held for the required duration and then removed.
Next is the cooling phase; the temperature of the sealed area is cooled rapidly by a stream of water through the sealing bar. This process allows higher fusion temperatures without overheating the material and the finished seal being weakened by subsequent handling.
The QPH sealing system ensures that heat and pressure are applied evenly across the sealing surface of the material, creating a completely fused and hermetic seal.
The cut/seal and cooling stages take only milliseconds, and this facilitates fast cycling times and an increase in output on production lines.
The seal created by Quick Pulse Heat (QPH) sealing technology is typically 1-1.5mm wide (which offers substantial material savings).
The unique blade and anvil design of the QPH system minimises cleaning and maintenance. The heat of the blade is carefully maintained and controlled; therefore film material is rarely burnt onto the equipment (as is common with crimp sealing jaws).
QPH sealing technology is suitable for all thermoplastics films including; polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, polyvinylchloride, laminate, biodegradable and compostable films.
QPH sealing technology means customer can benefit from the best possible film-sealing performance (and film savings) for their packaging production lines.
