About AD*STAR® bags

AD* STAR® block bottom valve bags are the most advanced products of SYNTRONICS Ltd.
An important innovation technology in the packaging industry was first introduced by Starlinger & Company and is now
manufactured by our Flagship Company and recognized world wide...

AD*STAR® bags

AD*STAR® is the renowned block bottom sack made without adhesives from coated polypropylene fabric – patented worldwide
by Starlinger and made exclusively on Starlinger machines. The sack can be produced either as a one-layer block bottom valve
bag or as an open mouth bag with a block bottom. It surpasses all comparable products as far as resistance to breakage is
concerned, is versatile and also eco-friendly and economical.

As a result of the material characteristics and the special production process, the weight of an average 50 kg AD*STAR® cement
sack can be as low as 75g. A comparable 3-layer paper bag will weigh about 180g and a PE-film bag 150g. An economical use of
raw material not only helps minimize cost, it is also a valuable contribution to the preservation of our environment.
Shape Block bottom a box shaped
Material Poly propylene
Tape width 2,5 – 5mm
Sack weight ~65 – 80 Grams
Style Valve or open mouth layout
Valve material PP fabric, PE film or paper
Fixation of patches Patented sealing process
Air permeability Adjustable by microperforation
The AD*STAR® is a highly resistant laminated single-layer woven polypropylene bag in brick shape. It is solder-assembled (no
glue or stitching) giving it great resistance and perfect water-tightness.

The Concept and Application

A new type of bag made out of woven polypropylene combining all the advantages of traditional bags. It has a brick looking
shape which allows for the appropriate robotized handling.

The tubes are woven from different PP tapes and the ready tubes can be laminated with PP or PP+PE lamination. They can be
printed and perforated. The woven tubes are cut to size on AD-CONVERTEX production lines. After that the AD*STAR® bags
are made from the laminated tubes by thermofixing the top, the valve and bottom patches to the bags. This method is in
accordance with the requirements of the environmental protection.

AD*STAR® bags can be produced with valves or open mouthed.

Workmanship
 as a blockbottom valve bag the closing is granted with a self-closing valve;
 they can be produced in different colours;
 different masterbatches and additives can be used, p.e. for colouring, UV stabilizing, improvement of mechanical
and antislip properties (coating);
 flexo- printing on one or two sides.
 the top and bottom patches can be printed with one colour;
 the sacks can be microperforated or perforated;
 blockbottom valved bags can be made with different widths of bottoms and tops;
 different kinds of valves (inner, outer, outer fringed, reduced).
Dimensions Weight

Width 400 - 600 mm

Length 400 - 895 mm

Bottom width 90 - 180 mm for open mouth & 9-160 for valve type

Valve Depth 18 - 170 mm

Fields of application:
 trade / wholesale trade
 food industry (flour, sugar, salt, poppy-seed, yeast, etc.);
 chemical industry (fertilisers, herbicides, packaging of polyolefin pellets, hazardous materials, powders, etc.);
 building material industry (building materials, lime, cement, sand, etc.);
 agriculture (cereals, seeds, feed, fodder, etc.);
 on any areas where they are advantageous and their international norms require them to be used.

Benefits and Uses

Strength

Strength of the AD*STAR® sack is its most important feature. AD*STAR® Sacks are strongest sacks as compared to
other industrial sacks. Polypropylene woven fabric using stretched tapes makes AD*STAR® Sacks resistant to
dropping, pressing and bending. AD*STAR® Sacks resist small nails and hooks giving them an edge over other
industrial sacks. Worldwide cement, fertilizers and other industries have observed a zero breakage rate, doing all
stages, the filling, the storage, the loading and the transportation.
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Maximum protection

AD*STAR® Sacks keep your goods intact till they are delivered to the customer. All this is achieved by using high
strength Woven Polypropylene fabric coated with layer of lamination.

No spillage

AD*STAR® Sacks are perforated with star micro erforation system which allows air to come out holding the cement
or other material without allowing any seepage. the cement doesnt even come out of bags during transportation or at the
time of loading/unloading.

Resists water & humidity

High humidity and rough handling is easily tolerated by AD*STAR® Sacks. so they arrive without any broken sacks at
customer warehouse, resulting in utmost customer satisfaction.The sack keeps its full strength in all moisture
conditions - even when lying on damp ground or exposed to rain and high humidity. In some applications where
required the sack is produced with micro perforations to give it the necessary air permeability.
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Manual Or Auto Filling -

Sack Placing & Filling
AD*STAR® Sacks are designed for use with both manual and automatic placing and filling machines. The
characteristics of the sack can be engineered to special specifications if required. The valve can also be produced to be
suitable for an automatic valve sealing process after filling.

High Stacking Less Storage Place

Due to perfect rectangular shape AD*STAR® Sacks can be stacked high using space efficiently. Due to high strength it
can be used in both manual & automatic loaders.The AD*STAR® sack fits perfectly with palletising or truck loading
equipment whether manual or fully automatic, as it is the same size as other sacks made from different materials. Filled
sacks require a minimum of storage space, and their high strength allows for high stacking.

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Save Product and Money

AD*STAR® Bags have low failure rate and breakage. This is an important economic factor and a big environmental
benifit.

Relevance in PAKISTAN
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Brick Shape

The square bottom (or bottom with a base) provides the AD*STAR® bag with a brick shape, hence allowing for
perfect manual as well as automatic handling.
 The Valve/ open mouth

The auto squeezing valve allows for the fillings of wide variety of products. The valve can be adapted for all types of
specific needs and can also be conceived for the sealing of the bags once the filling is completed. Bags can also be
made block bottam with open mouth

Perfect air permeability

AD*Star® Bags can be customized based on air permeability requirement of the cement manufacturer.

Palletizing

The brick shape of the bags was conceived in order to obtain a perfect alignment on the palettes. Combined with the
high level of resistance of the AD*STAR® bags, this advantage allows for the piling of palettes on top of each other.
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Saving

The price of the AD*STAR® bags is very competitive, thanks to its special features:

o The strength of the PP woven cloth

renders the bag extremely light which
permits raw material economy in
comparison to paper bags
o The assembly of the valves and the
bottom bases is done without the use
of glue.

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Prevent Duplicacy

AD*STAR® Bags cannot be replicated thus preventing spurious products in the market.

Environmental Friendly

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 Fully Recyclable

AD*STAR® Sacks can either be reused as sacks or recycled to make other products or used as fuel in cement plant.

UV Degradable

AD*STAR® Sacks are made up with Polypropylene granules which breakdown in presence of sunlight over a long
period.

Chemically Tested

Polypropylene is non-toxic meaning that when AD*STAR® Sacks get in contact with water and soil no harm is done.

Highly Tensile

High Strength of AD*STAR® Sacks seldom result in breakage or spillage, hence avoiding any polution or cleanup
cost.
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No Toxic Elements

AD*STAR® Sacks have welded ends and no toxic glue is ever used.


Saves raw material

AD*STAR ~80g/sack
PE-film sack ~180g/sack
Paper sack ~140 - 230g/sack

Comparing AD*STAR®
A new type of bag made out of woven polypropylene combining all the advantages of traditional bags. It has a brick looking
shape which allows for the appropriate robotized handling.

The tubes are woven from different PP tapes and the ready tubes can be laminated with PP or PP+PE lamination. They can be
printed and perforated. The woven tubes are cut to size on AD-CONVERTEX production lines. After that the AD*STAR® bags
are made from the laminated tubes by thermofixing the top, the valve and bottom patches to the bags. This method is in
accordance with the requirements of the environmental protection.

AD*STAR® bags can be produced with valves or open mouthed. They may be with or without gussets, with stitched or
cardboard bottom, open mouthed or with a valve.

Workmanship
 as a blockbottom valve bag the closing is granted with a self-closing valve;
 they can be produced in different colours;
 different masterbatches and additives can be used, p.e. for colouring, UV stabilizing, improvement of mechanical
and antislip properties (coating);
 flexo- printing on one or two sides.
 the top and bottom patches can be printed with one colour;
 the sacks can be microperforated or perforated;
 blockbottom valved bags can be made with different widths of bottoms and tops;
 different kinds of valves (inner, outer, outer fringed, reduced).
Application of AD*STAR
Fields of application:
 trade / wholesale trade;
 food industry (flour, sugar, salt, poppy-seed, yeast, etc.);
 chemical industry (fertilisers, herbicides, packaging of polyolefin pellets, hazardous materials, powders, etc.);
 building material industry (building materials, lime, cement, sand, etc.);
 agriculture (cereals, seeds, feed, fodder, etc.);
 on any areas where they are advantageous and their international norms require them to be used.
Savings for your business

Economical

low sack weight saves raw material as against Paper and PE Bags.

no glue is used during the entire production process.

Highly tensile.

high speed filling.

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easy handling.

Drop Test

AD*STAR®
Breakage rates decrease drastically
Case Study
Broken sacks during filling and handling

Demand for 50kg cement bags [pc/yr] 160.000.000

Price for a 50kg cement bag [€] 2,5

Breakage rate of paper cement bags [%] >5

during filling & transport

Calculated loss per annum bags [pc] 8,000,000

cement [t] 400,000
money [€] 20,000,000

Huge Savings

Countries utilizing AD*STAR® sacks

 Afghanistan
 Algeria
 Angola
 Argentina
 Armenia
 Bangladesh
 Belarus
 Brasil
 Bulgaria
 Cameroon
 Chile
 China
 Columbia
 Costa rica
 Denmark
 Dom. Republic
 Egypt
 Gabun
 Georgia
 Germany
 Ghana
 Greece
 Guatemala
 Honduras
 Hungary
 India
 Indonesia
 Iran
 Iraq
 Ireland
 Island
 Ivory Coast
 Kenia
 Lituania
 Lybia
 Madagaskar
 Maldives
 Mexico
 Mozambique
 Niger
 Nigeria
 Oman
 Pakistan
  Peru
 Poland
 Russia
 Sambia
 Serbia
 South Africa
 Spain
 Sri Lanka
 Swasiland
 Sweden
 Tansania
 Thailand
 Tunesia
 Turkey
 Turkmenistan

Calculation sheet

Ad star Bags

Please Enter Dimensions in cm

       

width length bottom width volume [dm ]

3

     
 
Go
31.563

Conventional Cement Bag with Gusset

       

width gusset length volume [dm ]

3

     
 
Go

width doubleflat =

Conventional Cement Bags

      

width length volume [dm ]

3

   
 
Go

Ad Star sack with open mouth

       

width length bottom width volume [dm ]

3

     
 
50 61 10 Go

Conventional Bottom Stitched Bag with open mouth

     

width length volume [dm ]

3

   
 
Go

Conventional Bottom Stitched gusset sack with open mouth

       

width gusset length volume [dm ]

3

     
 
Go

width doubleflat =
TAPES

tensile strength min. 5.0g/den – recommended 5.5g/den (tensile test

according to DIN 53834 / ISO 2062)
elongation 25-30%
elongation 25-30%
titre tolerance ±5%
tape width 2.5-5mm (recommended 3mm – depending on the
filling material)
tape width tolerance ±3%
residual shrinkage - max. 7% (oil bath method according to EATP test
method no. 1 of July 1975 and STARLINGER standards)
- max. 8% (hot air method related to ASTM D-4974–
93, DIN 53866 and STARLINGER standards)

Laboratory Equipments
At every stage of manufacturing we have installed QC checks for any fabric defects, printing defects, stitching defects,
dimensions and cleanliness. Every individual bags manufactured is inspected by qualified and experienced inspectors.

A sample of about 5% is again inspected by an independent QC inspector for all the parameters from the final lot before despatch
from the factory.
 Company Overview
 General Quality Control

Tensile Testing Machine

 We have imported tensile testing machines for checking the tenacity of tapes, fabric and
belts. The results from the test are commonly used to select a material for an application, for quality control, and to predict how a
material will react under different types of forces.

U V Testing Machine

Our bags are checked for UV stability in the UV testing machine. The test is carried out
as per the ASTM standard.

The samples of tape, fabric, yarn, belt etc are subjected to a test of 216 / 144 hours. This consists of 18 cycles (or 12 cycles) of 12
hours each.

After 216 hours (or 144 hours), the samples are tested for the re
To summarize, here are the benefi ts associated with uti lizing AD* Star bags:  

 AD* Star bags are much stronger than either paper or polyethylene film because
they are made with woven polypropylene
 Typically, AD* Star bags are 15-20% less expensive than paper bags or PE bags
(this difference can be even larger when the paper or PE bag you are comparing
to is a higher end or UN rated bag)
 AD* star bags are made with a single layer of fabric, so we can pack more empty
bags on a pallet to maximize space uti lizati on in transit, reducing freight cost,
and save space in your warehouse 
 Most paper or PE valve bags are interchangeable with AD* Star bags
 White is the standard color, so there is no additi onal charge for a white AD*Star
bag, which is usually not the case with paper or PE film  
 Beige/Brown fabric is available if you are looking for consistency switching from
paper to AD* Star bags
 The fabric can be made in any color, whereas paper can only be made in natural
(brown) or bleached (white)
 4 color printi ng or BOPP printi ng is available on all bags
 Woven polypropylene is recyclable and reduces environmental impact due to
de-forestati on
 Micro-perforati on can be adjusted to allow for the appropriate breathability