Trust Is Built Over Time: What We’ve Learned from Our Collaboration with a Global Brand like DAFA
Nearly two decades ago, we began our collaboration with DAFA — a trusted global supplier of high-performance sealing, damping, and protection solutions. With more than 85 years of experience, DAFA delivers innovative solutions to a wide range of industries, including white goods, wind energy, HVAC, automotive, construction, and manufacturing.
The collaboration that began under the Polish brand Interchemall has, since 2018, continued directly with DAFA Polska — part of the international DAFA Group, which operates production facilities and business units across the world.
Today, we are proud to say that our cooperation has not only stood the test of time, but has also driven significant technological development and product quality improvements on both sides.
Tackling Shared Production Challenges
DAFA uses cardboard tubes as cores for winding sealing materials. One of the most critical stages in their process is precision cutting of the wound material – a step carried out in a fine water mist environment, necessary for cooling the cutting blade, which heats up due to friction.
This stage presented a challenge: standard cardboard tubes couldn’t withstand prolonged exposure to moisture. They would weaken and disintegrate during cutting, causing material waste and production interruptions.
Innovation Through Collaboration
The first step toward solving this issue involved redesigning the tube by adding a special wrap – a silicone-coated paper layer applied to both the outer and inner surfaces. This upgrade protected the core from deforming on contact with moisture and allowed end-users to fully unwind and utilize the material, down to the very last centimeter.
As our technical teams at Cetech and DAFA continued to work closely together, we identified another key improvement: switching to a water-resistant adhesive. This change ensured structural integrity of the tube layers even in high-moisture environments.
Standard or Tailored Solutions? You Decide
For years, we’ve been supplying DAFA with both standard and custom-engineered cardboard tubes – tailored to meet specific industrial and technological needs. One of our core strengths lies in flexibility: we can adapt raw materials and production parameters to align with unique customer processes.
The evolution of our product offering is not only a result of experience but, above all, a reflection of genuine partnership with companies like DAFA. Together, we move from ideas and testing to proven, effective solutions.
Our experience in developing customized solutions, such as moisture-resistant cardboard cores, can support your company’s needs as well.
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