IRPLAST SPA - BOPP FILMS
BOPP FILMS
Bimo, an Italian company belonging to the Irplast Group, started business in 1988 in the industrial area of Atessa in the province of Chieti in southern Italy. Today BIMO operates two production sites in the area, 30km south of Pescara.
BIMO operates 3 production lines of BOPP films – two of which use the traditional two-step sequential stretching technology known as TENTER, and one line using an innovative and flexible line based on the revolutionary technology Lisim® known as SOL, which allows the company to pioneer and innovate in the design and production of numerous BOPP films with innovative features in terms of their performance and their composition.
Technically BIMO has been able to create unique
expertise on the SOL line for the production of BOPP films perfectly adapted
to the very fastest packaging lines, and this explains why a growing
number of the world’s largest
and most prestigious multinational companies have chosen BIMO as
their main reference supplier, guaranteeing themselves access to
significant competitive advantages offered by not just the films, but
also the ad-hoc business unit structure put in place to satisfy all
their needs in terms of service and supply.
The development of new BOPP films and new applications are normally done in close cooperation with our customers, with the support of raw material suppliers worldwide and specialized laboratories and research institutes. On-site technical assistance for our customers, on the other hand, is rigorously supplied by our in-house experts with proven experience who take responsibility for ensuring post-sales customer satisfaction. Our vertical integration with IRPLAST offers unique opportunities for rapid and targeted R&D initiatives on films, thanks to the possibility to immediately test the conversion and application performance of the new products.
Of particular interest are the films developed for high-speed wrapping of cigarettes, those destined for the delicate food products which require barrier and shelf-life guarantees, and the films designed for a range of wrap-around label applications. The key common ground for these varied specializations is the ability and knowhow developed in BIMO to create and control such delicate parameters as shrinkage, low and constant coefficient of friction, reliable low temperature sealing, and exceptional and constant mechanical properties in ultra-high speed automatic packing lines.
The Bimo, an Italian company belonging to the Irplast Group produces a wide range of BOPP films.
ADHESIVE TAPE FILM
The synergies established with IRPLAST Sector have allowed IRPLAST BOPP TAPES DIVISION BIMO to develop, optimize and consolidate their range of products for the adhesive tape film.
The high tensilizzazione, excellent flatness and care in the winding tension of the film as the standard of the one with high surface treatment and the bitrattato, allow to reach high speeds and reduction of waste in both phases of printing that in those coating hotmelt or acrylic.
LABELS FILM
In the field labels film, the levels of excellence in transparency
and brilliance of their products, and achieved well established thanks
to the optimization of raw materials and process conditions, allowing
the IRPLAST BOPP DIVISION BIMO to make available to its customers'
products mono-treated, bi-treated and anti-static for the most critical
applications including the "NO LABEL LOOK".
Bimo's product range for Tobacco industry includes film for packs suitable for high- and medium- speed machinery with standard, high-shrink and very high-shrink properties (for hingle-lid packs and soft packs), printable and non-acrylic films for outers and display cartons among other specialties, and high-tech specific products for the specific and growing needs in the tobacco industry.
