Elastic Side Panels for a Perfect Fit
Soft, flexible, and reliable – Lohmann-koester FlexEar® side panels ensure all-day comfort for both baby diapers and incontinence briefs.
Innovating Fit and Functionality
A perfect fit is essential for both protection and comfort – whether in baby diapers or incontinence briefs. Our FlexEar® portfolio of elastic side panels ensures a snug, reliable fit that adapts to every movement while remaining exceptionally soft and skin-friendly. With customized product configurations and the optional Breeze feature for enhanced breathability, FlexEar® products deliver comfort throughout the day.
For manufacturers, our materials offer more than wearer comfort: they ensure smooth machinability, stable processing on high-speed lines, and consistent product quality.
With FlexEar® DRYfit Breeze, the latest addition to our FlexEar® family, we take elasticity and performance to the next level. Its optimized formulation offers superior stability – ensuring a secure fit and efficient production.
Engineered for efficiency. Designed for comfort.
Delivering excellence from production line to final product.
FlexEar® DRYfit
Our latest innovation in elastic side panels delivers maximum performance, combining high retractive force and low permanent set, ensuring a secure, comfortable fit around the waist. FlexEar® DRYfit offers optimal dimensional stability, which makes for reliable dryness and confidence every day.
Featuring:
- Low permanent set for dimensional stability
- Excellent reclosability within the closure system
- Bonding area for simplified tape application
- Available with Breeze feature for enhanced breathability
Skin-friendly & breathable
High elasticity & retractive force
Soft touch & high tensile strength
FlexEar® DRYfit: Designed for Comfort,
Built for Function
Our latest innovation in elastic side panels delivers optimal performance, combining high retractive force and low permanent set, ensuring a secure, comfortable fit around the waist. FlexEar® DRYfit offers excellent dimensional stability.
Featuring:
- Low permanent set for excellent reclosability
- High retractive force for snug and reliable fit
- Bonding area for simplified application
- Available with Breeze feature for enhanced breathability
Skin-friendly & breathable
High elasticity & retractive force
Soft touch & high tensile strength

Your reliable partner for high-performance closure systems
With precision and passion, Lohmann-koester has been shaping closure and adhesive solutions for more than 50 years. Our expertise in coating, laminating, extrusion, automation, and more, combined with strong R&D expertise in hook, hotmelt, and custom machinery,
ensures excellence at every stage.
Certified processes, global production and a strong distribution network make us the trusted partner of leading hygiene, medical and technical brands worldwide - with reliable delivery and transparent supply chains. Always close to you, always reliable.
Our Components for Personal Care Closure Systems
Modern hygiene products – from baby diapers to incontinence briefs – demand secure fit and comfort. Lohmann-koester provides the key elements that make the difference: elastic side panels with excellent dimensional stability, multifunctional adhesive and mechanical tapes, and single components like our ProHook®, offering strong hold.
Reliable Products,
Advanced Technologies
Whether it’s closure systems for baby diapers, incontinence briefs, or state-of-the-art production technologies: Lohmann-koester supports your success with smart, reliable solutions.
Explore how our in-house expertise in formulation, coating, laminating, and extrusion creates reliable closure solutions with maximum precision and efficiency.
Questions, Ideas or a Need for Consulting?
Feel free to contact us! Our expert teams are here to assist you with all your inquiries. Whether technical advice, product information, or individual solutions - your needs are our priority.