Endura CoatingsFood Packaging Coatings
Endura has a longstanding, successful history in coating food and beverage packaging and tooling components. From thermoform tooling for flat and rotary production lines, to blow molding and flexible packaging, Endura has the knowledge and experience to provide you with the best quality and most cost-effective coatings. We specialize in solving sticking, wear, friction, and corrosion issues for molds, clamp rings, plug assists, sealing bars, blades, and several other packaging components. Our packaging coatings and mold release coatings help food and beverage manufacturers reduce downtime, minimize cleaning cycles, and maintain consistent output across high-volume production lines.
Our FDA, USDA and NSF approved coatings provide the latest non-stick technology and can vastly improve release properties and decrease cycle times, as well as extend your tool life. We formulate our patented and proprietary coatings to work with a variety of plastic materials and blends, including, but not limited to: CPET, APET, polypropylene, PETE, polystyrene, and HDPE. As a trusted source for mold release coatings, we help packaging manufacturers maintain consistent product quality across their entire production run.
Since 1970, our coatings have added sustainable value to our customers’ processes and products by providing coatings which possess one or more of the following properties:
- Ability to adhere and conform to complex geometries
- Added hardness
- Chemical and corrosion resistance
- Dry lubrication
- Eliminate need for external lubricants or release agents
- Exceptional non-stick and lower surface energy
- FDA, USDA, NSF approved coatings
- Lower friction
- Improved mold release for faster cycle times
- Reduced maintenance and cleaning downtime
Applications We Serve
Endura's food packaging coatings are engineered for the specific tooling and equipment challenges manufacturers face across the packaging production lines, including:
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Thermoform tray tooling (CPET, APET) — molds, clamp rings, and plug assists that require consistent mold release coatings for high-speed forming and high-volume production
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Blow molding tooling for beverage and food containers
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Flexible packaging equipment, including heat sealing bars and dies
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Material conveying equipment, such as transfer plates, peel plates, and guide rail components
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Weigh scale buckets and hoppers used in packaging and portioning lines
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Curling screws used in paper cup manufacturing
Whether you're running flat-bed or rotary thermoforming lines, Endura's packaging coatings are formulated to keep your equipment performing at peak efficiency.
Endura Coating Systems for Food Packaging Coatings
- Endura 334GR: Smooth, highly uniform, gray fluoropolymer coating used in beverage packaging conveying applications to add enhanced surface lubricity and general wear properties. This coating has works well on transfer plates, peel plates, and guide rail components. It's a strong choice when a durable, low-friction coating is needed on metal conveying surfaces that see constant contact.
- Endura 348: A proprietary multi-coat polymer coating system used across a wide range of applications. This coating affords exceptional release characteristics and has been used successfully in everything from packaging seal bars to heat seal dies. This coating is a great choice for polypropylenes and polystyrene materials. Manufacturers use it as a mold release coating on sealing components that require repeated contact without material buildup.
- Endura 360G: A green fluoropolymer coating system is engineered to provide enhanced non-stick surface properties, high release rates and extremely low surface energies. This coating works extremely well on syntactic foam plug assists facilitating the forming of CPET on food tray mold cavities. We also use this coating on curling screws in the manufacturing of paper cups. It aids in the formation of their lipped surfaces. As one of our most requested mold release coatings, 360G is engineered for tooling that demands the highest release performance on every cycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What coatings are used for thermoform tooling in food packaging?
Endura provides FDA, USDA, and NSF-approved fluoropolymer and polymer coatings for thermoform tooling, including molds, clamp rings, and plug assists. These coatings reduce sticking, wear, and friction on flat and rotary production lines, improving release properties, shortening cycle times, and extending tool life for CPET, APET, and polypropylene packaging.
Are Endura's food packaging coatings FDA approved?
Yes. Endura's food packaging coatings are formulated to meet FDA, USDA, and NSF compliance standards. They're engineered to provide non-stick, low-friction, and corrosion-resistant surfaces for molds, sealing bars, and conveying components without compromising food safety during production.
What is the best mold release coating for plastic mold plug assists?
Endura 360G, a green fluoropolymer coating, engineered for plug assists and other thermoforming components. It delivers enhanced non-stick surfaces, high release rates, and extremely low surface energy.
Can Endura coatings be used on blow molding and flexible packaging equipment?
Yes. Endura's coatings support blow molding and flexible packaging processes in addition to thermoform tooling. They solve sticking, wear, friction, and corrosion issues on molds, sealing bars, and blades, helping manufacturers extend tool life. maintain consistent product output and reduce scrap.
How do mold release coatings improve food packaging production?
Mold release coatings like Endura's fluoropolymer and polymer systems reduce friction and prevent material buildup on tooling surfaces. This lowers cycle times, minimizes maintenance, and extends the life of molds, clamp rings, and plug assists used in food and beverage packaging manufacturing.
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