Folex coats and manufactures precision films as well as coating plates and underlay films for offset printing, digital printing and the electronics industry.
Folex
Cologne, Germany · Seewen, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Folex
Folex is a manufacturer specialized in films and coating, with production in Cologne (Folex Coating GmbH) and international distribution via Folex AG in Seewen, Switzerland. The company coats polyester films as a contract coater and manufactures products for the printing industry, digital printing and the electronics industry as well as specialty products. The core product is the system solution for the coating unit in sheet-fed offset printing: Folacoat coating plates made of high-performance polymer on a polyester carrier are precision-coated and used in combination with the compressible underlay films Folacomp. The coating plates are universally suitable for dispersion and UV coatings, feature a micro-rough, hydrophilic surface and a thickness tolerance of ± 0.05 mm; Folacoat Speed is tested for machine speeds of up to 21,000 sheets per hour. With Folacoat Pure, Folex offers a variant with 28.6% bio-based polymer and 50% recycled polyester carrier. The portfolio also includes self-adhesive films such as digital printing films and underlay films. In addition to production, Folex offers application technology consulting and a B2B shop.
- Site
- Köln
- Processes
- Contract coating of films, Manufacture of coating plates (Folacoat) for sheet-fed offset printing, Coating/precision coating of high-performance polymer coating plates (universal for, Production of self-adhesive films (digital printing films, self-adhesive films, underlay films, Contract coating, System solution for coating units (Folacoat coating plates + Folacomp underlay films), Application technology consulting, B2B shop
- Materials
- Polyester (carrier material polyester film), Polyester/polyester (double carrier), High-performance polymer (coating plate material), Bio-based polymer (28.6% renewable raw material content, Folacoat Pure), Recycled polyester (50% recycled content, Folacoat Pure carrier), Polyester film, High-performance polymer, Bio-based polymer (Folacoat Pure)
- Certificates
- ISEGA (Folacoat Top)
- Industries
- Printing industry / sheet-fed offset printing, Digital printing, Electronics industry, Contract coating, Specialty products, Printing industry / offset printing
- 01
Roll material polyester film
- 02
Precision coating (polymer)
- 03
Converting/roll goods (20 m/40 m)
- 04
Application technology consulting
- 05
Distribution via B2B shop and international sales
Materials & Processes
Polyester film
Carrier material of the coating plates and film products, partly as a polyester/polyester double carrier.
High-performance polymer
Coating-carrying layer of the Folacoat coating plates, universally suitable for dispersion and UV coatings.
Bio-based polymer (Folacoat Pure)
Polymer with a 28.6% renewable raw material content for a resource-conserving coating plate.
Recycled polyester (Folacoat Pure)
Polyester carrier with a 50% recycled content.
Precision coating
Coating of polyester films, among other things for coating plates with a micro-rough, hydrophilic surface.
Locations
Cologne
DEFolex Coating GmbH – production and contract coating
- Materials
- Polyester, polymer
Seewen
CHFolex AG – international distribution
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract coating of filmsSurface | – | – | – | – | Polyester |
| Manufacture of coating plates (Folacoat) for sheet-fed offset printingSurface | ± 0.05 mm (thickness tolerance) · micro-rough, hydrophilic surface | 1280 mm (roll width) | – | – | Polyester, Polymer, Folacoat Pure: polymer with 28.6% renewable |
| Coating/precision coating of high-performance polymer coating plates (universal forSurface | – | – | – | – | Polyester, Polymer |
| Production of self-adhesive films (digital printing films, self-adhesive films, underlay filmsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Polyester, Polymer |
Additional services
Quality
The coating plates are manufactured to defined specifications (thickness tolerance ± 0.05 mm, hardness values according to DIN 53505); Folacoat Top is ISEGA-certified.
| Evidence | Cologne |
|---|---|
| ISEGA (Folacoat Top) |