Kyodo Printing Co., Ltd. has the No. 1 market share of the entire laminated tube sales in Japan, helped by our unique technology, R&D team, state-of-the-art equipment, as well as the know-how with century-long evolving history, so as to enable us to make optimal proposals that respond sufficiently to customer demand. In addition, through collaboration between Japan and overseas bases, we aim to establish a strong supply chain in Asia and ASEAN and stably supply of high-quality laminated tubes.
Manufacturing Processes of Laminated Tubes
Horizontal Direction
Laminated web
Plain original materials are always in stock
Single Row Printing
Surface printing in single row in LTP (Laminated Tube Printing) and flexo letterpress
Single-side Cut
Detect by i mark and cut it for each single face
Slit Molding
Round the cutted single-sided sheet and weld the side with a high-frequency hammer
Compression Molding
Extrude resin into mold, insert the mandrel which make cylindrical body into the mold, after compression molded, attached to the shoulder, then cool it
Capping
Rotate the body part fixed to mandrel to attach the cap
Vertical Direction
Seal Cutting Process
Compression Molding
Extrude resin into mold, insert the mandrel which make cylindrical body into the mold, after compression molded, attached to the shoulder, then cool it
Capping
Rotate the body part fixed to mandrel to attach the cap
Advantages
Excellent Barrier Property
Constitution Example of AL Barrier
Advantages
1）Have excellent light, oxygen, water vapor and fragrance barrier etc.
2）Metallic design
Constitution Example of Plastic Barrier
Advantages
Barrier to moisture transition is higher than EVOH
| Light Resistance | Oxygen | Moisture Permeation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVOH | × | △ | △ |
| PET | △ | △ | △ |
| AL | ○ | ○ | ○ |
Excellent Barrier Property
Precise printing reproducibility by flat surface printing
| Curved Surface Printing | Flat Surface Printing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Offset Printing | Silk Printing | LTP Printing | Flexo Printing | |
| Gradation | △ | × | ○ | ◎ |
| White Concealment |
× Transparent occures due to the ink is thin |
◎ | ○ | ○ |
| Overlapping of the Plate |
△ There is deviation to correspond with color joining |
△ There is variation in precision of colour overprinting |
◎ Possible to perform highly accurate of overprinting and cutter issues |
◎ Possible to perform highly accurate of overprinting and cutter issues |
- fine halftone dots reproduction is possible, superiority in printing of gradation etc.
- Overprinting is possible by flat surface printing
Global Base
Kyodo Printing group has 7 manufacturing plants for tube and relating products in Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, 1sales office in Shanghai China.
We focus not only on offering high-quality laminate tubes, but also on offering the best total solutions to you by using our group synergy.
