FL0403W21 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 freezer-grade 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 | FL0403W21 |
|---|---|
| Facestock | 80mic white PE film |
| Adhesive | Freezer-grade adhesive |
| Liner | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| Print platform | Flexo |
| Series | Self Adhesive PE Film |
| Supply form | Jumbo roll, slit roll — sheeted on request |
Applied before the product goes down to temperature, the adhesive has to stay put while the pack contracts and while condensation forms on the surface. This is the construction we supply for that first cold contact.
Cartons that go from a cold store into a display freezer and back again see repeated temperature swings. The freezer-grade system is chosen for that cycle rather than for ambient shelf work.
Shipping and traceability labels applied at the cold store exit, onto surfaces that are already below ambient and often damp. Standard permanent adhesive is the wrong tool here.
The freezer-grade system is specified for cold application and cold service. Using it on ordinary ambient labelling adds cost for no benefit.
This is a permanent cold-chain adhesive, not a repositionable one. If the label has to move, look at the removable range instead.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL0403W21 | 80mic white PE film | Freezer-grade adhesive | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| FL0401W21 | 80mic white PE film | Removable | 60gsm white glassine liner |
| FL0402W21 | 80mic white PE film | Water-based acrylic 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.
How cold-chain constructions are specified, and why ambient adhesive fails there.
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.