IML PP Labels In Mould Label For Plastic Ice Cream Box

What is in mold label?

In Mold Paper is a new technique for placing Film Film inside an injection mold to decorate the plastic surface.At present, there are two manufacturing methods for IML. One is to make the printed Film Film into a circulating roller and roll belt, install it into injection molding machine and injection mold, and produce the circulating belt in a fully automatic way, like Label affixed
to the front die surface.This is called IML(transfer and injection in the mold). The Film is then printed, formed by Forming machines, then cut and placed in injection molds.This is called IML (injection molding with film in the mold).

The In-Mold Labeling technique, or IML, is produced using a “no-label” look and a graphic quality that needs no further post-production design and decoration.
The technology correctly allows for photographs, crisp illustrations, and even three-dimensional (3-D) images to be included in the design of brilliant packaging needed to attract customers while satisfying the FDA requirements.
There are many packaged food products but the In-Mold-Label packaging is perfect for plastic butter tubs. This is because the label provides structure as well as decoration unlike many other technology that still requires secondary decoration after production. The images used to convey adverts and attract consumers are made an integral part of the product and the images aren’t just left to hang outside like other plastic packaging techniques. In the end, the butter tub package comes out in the lightest of weights imaginable even with so much side wall strength.
In designing butter tub packaging that is convenient for the packing of peanut butter, almond butter amongst others, the In-Mold-Label design (IML) now ranges from flat lids in all shapes to entirely circular wrap-around labels. This containers are usually made from 100% pure plastic (PP) and are in line with global FDA standards and can withstand temperatures of up to -18℃
and can be used in microwaves.
And apart from butter, a lot of other durable goods are also embracing IML designs which can be shaped in a rectangular or round manner, square with rounded corners, or with wavy sides. PP In-Mold Labels range from flat panels to eight-sided wraparounds and are getting thinner all the time.
In one variant of the technology, the “label” is a printed piece of stiff cardboard that needs only a plastic rim molded around it to become a complete lid.