Premier Release Liner Supplier
Fox River Associates is a premier release liner supplier, delivering the highest-quality paper and film release liner products available in the industry today. For more than 35 years, release liner has been our only business, and that focus is what allows our team to help converters across every market, from medical and tape to industrial, automotive, electronics, composite, and building materials, identify the release liner that actually performs well in their specific application.
If you are evaluating a new release liner or looking to solve a performance issue with your current supplier, call Fox River Associates at 1-800-647-6579 or complete the form on this page, and one of our release liner specialists will help you find the right fit.
What Makes a High-Quality Release Liner?
A release liner's technical performance depends on the combination of substrate and release coating. Paper release liner products, built on substrates such as glassine, supercalendered kraft (SCK), and clay-coated kraft (CCK), offer reliable options well suited to converting and die cutting and are used in many medical, industrial, and tape applications.
Film release liner products, built on substrates such as polyester (PET), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene (PE, including LDPE and HDPE), deliver greater dimensional stability, chemical and moisture resistance, and tensile strength, making them the preferred choice for demanding or precision applications.
On top of either substrate, a silicone release coating, applied as a single-side (S1S) or double-side (S2S) system, or as a differential coating when two different release values are needed on opposite faces, is what ultimately determines how the release liner performs on the line.
Fox River Associates works with customers to match substrate, coating, and release value to the adhesive or chemicals and process involved, so the release liner supports the application.
Release Liner Solutions Across Every Market
Because release liner is our only business, Fox River Associates has built deep, cross-market experience in matching paper release liner and film release liner products to the specific demands of different industries, including:
- Medical: release liner for wound dressings, transdermal patches, surgical tapes, and emerging biomedical devices, where cleanliness, consistency, and gentle release are essential
- Tape: release liner supporting fastening, bonding, mounting, and sealing applications across a wide range of tape constructions
- Industrial: release liner for foam packaging, gaskets, and specialty adhesive-compatible electronics applications
- Automotive: release liner for vehicle production tapes, EV battery assembly, and aftermarket accessories and replacement parts
- Electronics: release liner engineered for specialty adhesive compatibility in sensitive component and assembly applications
- Composite: release liner for prepreg manufacturing, composite panel production, and resin filming processes
- Building and construction: release liner supporting waterproofing membranes, specialty window films, insulation, and weather barrier products
Every one of these markets brings its own adhesive chemistry, converting speed, and end-use requirements, and matching the release liner to each one is exactly the kind of application-specific expertise Fox River Associates brings to every customer relationship. A release liner that performs flawlessly in a tape or graphic arts application may be entirely wrong for a medical wound dressing or an automotive EV battery assembly, and converters often need different release liner constructions for different product lines within the same facility. Fox River Associates' cross-market experience means our team has already solved a similar release liner challenge for another customer and can apply that knowledge directly to your application.
Three Reasons Converters Choose Fox River Associates
Converters who evaluate Fox River Associates as a release liner supplier consistently point to the same three strengths:
- Breadth of product offering: our release liner portfolio spans film, paper, and specialty substrates, so that regardless of your market application or your adhesive and chemical compound, Fox River Associates has release liner products that will meet your needs.
- Technical knowledge: our team understands adhesives and chemical substrates, coatings, and converting processes in depth, and uses that knowledge to identify the applicable release liner options for every specialized application, rather than offering a one-size-fits-all recommendation.
- Service programs: Fox River Associates carries ample stocked inventory so customers are never at risk of not having the release liner they need, offers small minimum order quantities to serve new and emerging applications as well as small to medium-sized converters, and backs it all with what we believe are the shortest lead times in the industry.
Our ISO 9001:2015 certification reflects a formally audited quality management system behind every one of those commitments, giving customers a documented, repeatable process for how their release liner is sourced, handled, and shipped, which matters in industries like medical and automotive where consistency and traceability are essential.
To put these strengths to work for your application, call 1-800-647-6579 or submit the form on this page, and our team will follow up to discuss your release liner needs.
Why North American Converters Choose Fox River Associates
Companies across the United States, Mexico, and Canada looking for a dependable release liner supplier consistently choose Fox River Associates for the same reasons. North America is our primary market, and our inventory, converting, and logistics network is built to serve converters here quickly and reliably. With more than 35 years in the release liner business, our longevity gives procurement teams a stable, proven partner. Our team is responsive, collaborating closely with customers to understand their needs and identify the appropriate release liner options for their unique application. And our combination of short lead times, small minimum order quantities, and substantial stocked inventory means we can support a new application still in development just as well as an established, high-volume production line. Fox River Associates proudly serves converters throughout North America, and our service programs, logistics, and inventory strategy are built specifically around this region.
Talk to a Release Liner Specialist Today
Whether you need a paper release liner for a cost-sensitive converting application or a film release liner for a demanding, precision-critical process, Fox River Associates has the product breadth, technical knowledge, and service programs to help you get it right. Our team combines more than 35 years of release liner experience with ISO 9001:2015-certified quality processes and inventory built to keep your operation running.
Reach out today at 1-800-647-6579, or fill out the form on this page, and let Fox River Associates put its release liner expertise to work for your application.