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Engineered Films

Performance (“machinable”) films for automated packaging lines: shrink bundling film, stretch hood film, shrink wrap, automated top sheets and form fill seal film, and Pattyn tubing and auto inserter bags for bag-in-box lines. Made from custom polypropylene and polyethylene extrusion, with coextrusion up to 9 layers and rotogravure printing in up to 10 colors.
  • Shrink-bundled packs of water bottles on a conveyor

    Shrink Bundling Film

    Shrink film for bundling cans, jars, bottles and sacked goods.

    Specifications

    • 9-layer Davis Standard coextrusion
    • 10-color registered rotogravure print
    • Low shrink temperature, for lower energy use
    • 30% PCR option
    • Typical thickness: 30–70 micron, by pack weight

    Applications

    • Food: cans, jars, ice cream
    • Beverage: co-packers, soda, water, specialty drinks, beer, dairy
    • Sacked goods: pet food, flour, sugar, charcoal
    • Industrial: cleaning chemicals, wood products, furniture parts
  • Stretch hood film being pulled over a pallet by a stretch hooder

    Stretch Hood Film

    Film for automatic stretch hooders.

    Specifications

    • Multilayer coextruded polyethylene
    • Typical thickness: 50–140 micron
    • Width and gussets made to order
    • UV-stabilized grades for outdoor storage

    Applications

    • Corrugated
    • Landscape supply
    • Industrial products
    • Sacked goods: rice, cement, grains, seeds, soil
    • Heavy or sharp-edged loads: bricks, tiles, building materials
  • Boat covered in white shrink wrap

    Shrink Wrap

    Shrink wrap film for covering large items.

    Specifications

    • UV-inhibited polyethylene
    • Typical thickness: 6–8.5 mil (150–215 micron)
    • Colors: white, clear, blue
    • Widths to order

    Applications

    • Boats and marine storage
    • Machinery and equipment for storage or shipping
    • Construction enclosures and scaffolding
    • Large or irregular loads
  • Top sheet film laid over a pallet of cartons on an automated line

    Automated Top Sheets

    Top sheet film for automated lines.

    Specifications

    • Polyethylene
    • Typical thickness: 15–35 micron (0.6–1.4 mil)
    • Roll widths to fit the pallet footprint

    Applications

    • Automatic top sheet dispensers in line with pallet wrappers
    • Dust and moisture cover for pallet tops
    • Loads stored outdoors or in transit
  • Pillow packs and pouches made on form fill seal machines

    Form Fill Seal Film

    Film for vertical and horizontal (flow wrapper) form fill seal machines.

    Specifications

    • Polyethylene or polypropylene, mono or multilayer
    • Flat or tubular film
    • Typical thickness: 30–250 micron, by pack size and weight

    Applications

    • Frozen foods
    • Snack foods
    • Powders
    • Cereal
    • Heavy-duty sacks: salt, granules, pellets
  • Machine inserting a bag into a carton on a conveyor

    Pattyn Tubing and Auto Inserter Bags

    Pattyn tubing and bags for automatic bag inserters (“bag in a box”).

    Specifications

    • LDPE, LLDPE or HDPE tubing, flat or gusseted
    • Typical thickness: 15–150 micron (0.6–6 mil)
    • Rolls to fit the inserter's core and diameter

    Applications

    • Meat processing
    • Frozen foods
    • Baked goods: cookies, breads
    • Dried goods: powders

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