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Film on the Roll

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Plastic film is a thin sheet of material with a thickness less than 2.5mm. Generally used as a packaging medium to cover or wrap things. Plastic film also can be made clear or coloured, printed or plain, single or multi-layered and combined with other materials such as aluminium and paper.

Polythene Manufacturing

Generally polythene film is manufactured through a blown film process. Small plastic pallets are melted down under controlled conditions and then extruded through a circular die gap forming a continuous plastic tube. The tube is then cut open at one end, inflated and stretched to the desired size and thickness.

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Layflat Tubing

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Layflat tubing, aka film on the roll or poly-tubing or LFT, is a flexible, economical and versatile way to pack things. It is particularly useful when packing products of the same width but varying in height and its ideal for packaging long items. Layflat tubing generally comes rolled up to 12" in diameter on a 3" wide plastic or cardboard core. To pack an item just insert it into the plastic tubing, cut to the desired length and seal it using a polythene heat sealer otherwise you could just staple or tape both ends.

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Builders Rolls (Wide Sheeting)

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Builders rolls is generally used as dust sheets, temporary roofing and as a vapour barrier for insulation purposes and is available as medium or heavy duty sheets. Nomrally provided half folded on a roll for easy storage and use but also available as four metre wide multi-folded, having it down onto just a one metre roll!

Wide sheeting is used to cover large areas in decorating and building environments as well as acting as a very good waterproof membrane.

Black sheeting is used to create a light proof cover, for security, and in uses where heat absorption is desirable, as black absorbs heat.

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Shrink Pallet Covers

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Shrink pallet covers improve the efficiency of warehousing and transport of your product by protecting from water damage, punctures and abrasions, and reducing theft and pilferage in addition to elimination of scattered loads. Covered pallets also contain leakage - thereby reducing the risk of damage to products in close proximity.
There are two basic varieties of shrink film:

Single-wound

flat polythene tubing slit on both sides, creating two sheets on top of each other and wound separately;

centrefold

Slit on one side before winding so that a long sheet is formed, that opens out to twice the film width.

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Damp Proof Membrane

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A damp proof sheet is a plastic membrane used as an underlay for a concrete floor. This waterproof sheet is laid between the insulation layer and the sand base, and offers the concrete protection against damp. The concrete is then poured on top of the insulation. Common examples include:

Bitumen-latex emulsion - a waterproofing compound, vapour barrier, damp proof membrane and protective coating applied by brush or roller.

Epoxy damp-proof membrane - an epoxy resin for suppressing residual rising damp in concrete. Applied by brush or roller in one or two coats.

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Polythene Bags

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Poly bags, aka polythene bags, have a variety of uses in many industries. In the apparel, garment, sew goods, fabric and related industries, poly bags are use to protect goods during shipment from dirt, dust, and moisture.

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Research & Resources

For more detailed information on polythene rolls including how they are manufactured and the different types of polythene sheets available, please visit:

PlasticBags.uk.com: plastic packaging directory where users and businesses can easily add their packaging product listings for free. Find useful websites about Plastic Tubing and Polythene Sheeting at plasticbags.uk.com

Goldstork: interesting directory where best of the web links are put into specific categories to help you find exactly what your looking for. On Goldstork you will also find selected information and links to great websites specialised in Plastic Film.

PackagingKnowledge: with articles and news regarding the flexible polythene packaging industry including this article on Poly Tubing and Sheeting

Eco Friendly Alternatives

Protection of the environment is an important issue and although it often experiences a bad press due to ignorance, packaging made out of plastic and polythene is actually one of the most efficient forms of packaging (due to its very low carbon footprint) and the ability to recycle. The following sites specialise in "green packaging" (environmentally-friendly) packaging:

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Environmental bags is specialized with compostable, biodegradable and degradable bags. Tella a bit about green bags, what biodegradable and degradable means and where to buy good quality enviro bags.

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