Sierra Coating Technologies, LLC

United States

Sierra Coating Technologies LLC developed this lightweight, anti-slip tray liner to prevent plates and glasses from sliding during food service — it securely holds items on trays held at up to 40° angles, minimizing spillage and breakage. It is also printable to serve as a decorative element or promotional opportunity for the customer. antislip paperOur product development team chose 35 lb bond paper to use for this application based on its low cost, printability, and easy-to-coat properties. We tested a number of different coatings from a variety of vendors, and applied each to the paper in various weight formulations and with several different application patterns. The tray liners produced from these trial runs were slide tested to evaluate their performance as well as print tested to assess the overall look and resolution.

Over the course of many years, Sierra Coating Technologies has developed the ability to design, test, and manufacture high-quality nonwoven dry wipes. Our expertise in dry wipe production allows us to meet a wide range of standards, guidelines, and requirements maintained by a number of organizations. Sierra® has particular expertise in coating nonwoven and cosmetic dry wipes. In fact, we have one of the industry’s highest levels of add-on control during production, with superior command in controlling the moisture-to-product ratio.

Historically speaking, baking papers primarily came in the form of parchment or Quilon papers. Because it creates smoke when utilized in high-temperature situations, waxed paper is unsuitable for most active cooking applications, especially baking. Parchment paper has been the premium baking-paper product for generations. The specialty paper is made by running paper through baths of either sulfuric acid or zinc chloride; this treatment partially dissolves the surfaces of the paper, creating a cross-linked surface which increases the paper’s heat resistance. After the heat resistance treatment, the paper must be coated with a release agent. Because the process of making parchment paper poses many risks to the environment, it is no longer made in North America. The other issue with parchment is that the manufacturing process can be costly, so bakers usually tried to get four to six uses out of one sheet.

In today’s market, high-speed packaging is often synonymous with heat seal bonding, as packaging machines that are rated for high throughput with minimum downtime often use heat seals in lieu of on-machine gluing operations. Sierra Coating Technologies is proud to be a leader in North American lamination, adhesive, and coating industries. Our heat seal and blister coating capabilities include: Paperboard coatings for blister cards Paper with heat seals for printed packaging Coating papers to make tubs, cups, and cone jackets Over-laminating films

In today�s market, high-speed packaging is often synonymous with heat seal bonding, as packaging machines that are rated for high throughput with minimum downtime often use heat seals in lieu of on-machine gluing operations. Sierra Coating Technologies is proud to be a leader in North American lamination, adhesive, and coating industries. Our heat seal and blister coating capabilities include: Paperboard coatings for blister cards Paper with heat seals for printed packaging Coating papers to make tubs, cups, and cone jackets Over-laminating films

Over the course of many years, Sierra Coating Technologies has developed the ability to design, test, and manufacture high-quality nonwoven dry wipes. Our expertise in dry wipe production allows us to meet a wide range of standards, guidelines, and requirements maintained by a number of organizations. Sierra® has particular expertise in coating nonwoven and cosmetic dry wipes. In fact, we have one of the industry�s highest levels of add-on control during production, with superior command in controlling the moisture-to-product ratio.