Stahl Introduces Sensora Haptic Coatings

Stahl, a global provider of speciality coatings for flexible materials, introduces its expanded Sensora portfolio: a range of high-performance haptic coatings designed to help brands create distinctive tactile packaging experiences.

Packaging must create memorable experiences that engage consumers through both visual appeal and touch. Sensora enables packaging to become a multisensory journey through touch, adding tactile finishes from soft and velvety to smooth, silky, rubbery, and textured.

Developed for paper and board, narrow web, and flexible packaging, Sensora is suitable for a broad range of food and non-food applications, including folding cartons, labels, flexible food packaging, cosmetics, technology products, and luxury goods.

The range includes water-based and energy-curable technologies that deliver matte, soft-feel, and other haptic finishes while supporting stringent safety and sustainability standards. Selected products offer food-contact-compliant options, such as FDA, Swiss Ordinance, German Ink Ordinance, ISEGA, and EuPIA compliance.

“With Sensora, Stahl is enabling brands to unlock the strategic value of touch in packaging,” says Paul Grzebielucha, Group Director Packaging Coatings at Stahl. “By combining tactile differentiation with proven coating performance, Sensora supports our customers in creating premium, memorable packaging experiences that enhance consumer engagement and strengthen brand identity.”

Stahl will be present at LOUPE Americas 2026, booth 727, where visitors can explore the Sensora portfolio firsthand and discover how its haptic coating technologies can help create differentiated packaging that appeals to the senses.