Stretch Film : What is it?
| Stretch film is a packaging material made of a soft, thin clingy plastic. It is used for wrapping packages using a stretch wrap machine or by hand. It is available in cast, blown, hand, machine, prestretch, and specialty types. |
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Kinds of Stretch Films include the following: |
Cast stretch film
- Cast stretch film is made by cast extrusion.
- Also called cast wrap or cast film, it has a clear and glossy surface offering great optics.
- It has a consistent thickness and cling that unwinds silently off the roll.
- It can be stretched by hand or by machine.
Blown stretch film
- Blown stretch film is made by blown film extrusion.
- Also called blown film, it has a dull and hazy surface offering poor optics.
- It resists punctures well but unwinds noisily off the roll due to high load forces.
- It is usually stretched by hand.
Hand stretch film
- Hand stretch film is used for manual applications.
- Also called hand film, hand wrap, manual pallet wrap, and hand stretch wrap, it is ideal for home use and low-volume packaging operations.
Machine stretch film
- Machine stretch film is applied using a stretch wrap machine.
- It is ideal for high volume packaging operations because it is more efficient and wraps faster.
Prestretch film
- Prestretch film is stretched prior to use.
- It uses less material for wrapping and makes fewer load wrapping revolutions.
- It is recyclable.
- It offers stable, consistent, and strong packaging.
Specialty stretch film
- Specialty stretch film is used for specific packaging purposes that traditional stretch film cannot accommodate.
- Its examples include VCI, UVI, tinted, opaque black, antistatic, and wide web stretch film.
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Opaque stretch film: Choose opaque stretch film in white or black for product coding, product identification, and product date labeling.
Tinted stretch film: Choose tinted stretch film for packaging items with similar appearance organizing packages as it allows organization by color identification. Tinted stretch film is available in black, white, yellow, green, red, orange, and blue.
Sun protection: To keep your packages that are left outdoors protected from the sun’s UV rays, choose UVI (ultraviolet inhibitor) stretch film. |
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