FL0402W21 is a 80mic white PE film on a 60gsm white glassine liner, built for flexographic presses, in roll form. This page gives you the construction as we actually coat it, where it belongs, and what to pick instead when it does not.
Construction page · last verified 2026-10-19 · published in English · technical questions: contact the lab
PE is a polyethylene film, softer and more conformable than PET or BOPP. That conformability is the whole point: it wraps squeezable bottles and curved surfaces without lifting at the edges, and it moves with the container instead of fighting it.
Underneath it sits water-based acrylic adhesive. The liner is a glassine — a supercalendered paper with a dense, closed surface. Glassine releases cleanly at high converting speeds, it is the cheapest liner that does the job, and it is the default for roll-fed work.
This construction sits in the Flexo family, which we build for flexographic presses, in roll form. The family grouping is not marketing shorthand — it is how the topcoat is chosen.
| Material code | FL0402W21 |
|---|---|
| Facestock | 80mic white PE film |
| Adhesive | Water-based acrylic adhesive |
| Liner | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| Print platform | Flexo |
| Series | Self Adhesive PE Film |
| Supply form | Jumbo roll, slit roll — sheeted on request |
A water-based acrylic system is the default when the job does not call for anything exotic: it prints well, converts cleanly and keeps the odour profile low compared with solvent systems.
Where the printed label sits close to the consumer, or the converter runs a tight plant with limited extraction, a water-based adhesive is usually the easier conversation with the customer.
One adhesive system across a paper and a film facestock keeps a multi-SKU programme simple to specify, stock and convert.
Prolonged water contact sits outside the design envelope of a standard water-based acrylic.
Oil on the surface prevents the adhesive from wetting out; test before running production.
PE film is soft and conformable, which suits squeezable containers, but it moves more than PET under tension. Confirm the die-cutting and dispensing set-up.
The Self Adhesive PE Film series holds 4 constructions in our catalogue. They share the same facestock family, so the differences that matter are adhesive system and liner — and those two decide which jobs each code wins.
| Code | Facestock | Adhesive | Liner |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL0402W21 | 80mic white PE film | Water-based acrylic adhesive | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| FL0401W21 | 80mic white PE film | Removable | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| FL0403W21 | 80mic white PE film | Freezer-grade adhesive | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| FL0404W21 | 80mic white PE film | Hot-melt adhesive | 60gsm white glassine liner |
Buyers often ask the reverse question: the construction works, but the press changes. These are the codes in other families built on the same facestock type.
| Family | Code | Facestock | Adhesive |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Explore | NE0102W21 | 100mic white PE film | Solvent acrylic adhesive |
Answered from the construction data, not from a brochure.
What the liner contributes to release, converting speed and moisture tolerance.
The full data sheet index for this press family.
The full Flexo family with the interactive filter.
All 62 published constructions side by side, filterable by press and material.
How the 115 constructions are organised, and which family fits your press.