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Plastic
Wrap Resins
Looking for affordable resins for making plastic wrap? We purchase post industrial scrap, recycle it and sell it for making plastic wrap. As a plastic recycler, we recover post industrial materials for a variety of packaging products made using the extrusion or injection molding processes, i.e., plastic wrap. Our resins, NPI – 04HDPE Mixed Color, NPI – 01LL/LD Mixed Color and NPI – 10PP212 Mixed Color are all manufactured from recycled plastic and are ideally suited for making plastic wrap. If you are a plastic wrapping processor, and looking for a viable alternative to virgin resin, we carry a well stocked supply of recycled plastic resin and are well located to offer you the lowest cost performance solutions available.
What is Plastic Wrap?
The most commonly used shrink wrap is a polyolefin. It is available in
a variety of thicknesses, clarities, strengths and shrink ratios. A shrink
film can be made to shrink in one direction (unidirectional or mono-directional)
or in both directions (bidirectional). Films are stretched when they are
warm to orient the molecules from their initial random pattern. Cooling
the film sets the film's characteristics until it is reheated: this causes
it to shrink back toward its initial dimensions.
Shrinkwrap is applied over or around the intended item, often by automated equipment. It is then sent through a heat tunnel or oven for shrinking. Heat guns are also used for large items. Shrinkwrap can be supplied in several forms. Flat rollstock can be wrapped around a product, sometimes with a form-fill-seal machine. Centerfold film is supplied on a roll but is two thicknesses with a fold along one edge: the product is placed in the center portion, the remaining three edges are sealed, and the package is sent for heat shrinking. Some shrinkwraps are supplied in pre-formed plastic bags with one end open: the product is placed in the bag, sealed, and sent for heat sealing. Some food producers flush the bagged food item with gas or use vacuum prior to sealing and shrinking.
Packaging forms by far the largest outlet for our recycled plastic. While packaging is not that easy to define, it is an essential part of our economy's marketing and distribution system. Plastic packaging performs several functions:
1. It protects food from light, heat, oxygen, natural contamination,
and tampering.
2. It preserves food and prevents food waste.
3. It protects consumer goods from being crushed, soiled, or stolen.
4. It protects young children from harmful drugs and chemicals.
5. It helps to inform consumers of the proper use of products, their storage,
features, and warranty.
6. It allows for easier transportation, warehousing, and distribution.
Generically defined as a container for protecting and selling a product, it is the tough, lightweight flexibility and versatile sealing methods of plastic packaging that makes it so popular. In simple terms, packaging should protect what it sells, and sell what it protects. It has to supply both protection and sales to the product being sold. Plastic packaging has replaced paper as the packaging material of choice because it performs both of these functions very effectively. Our recycled plastic products are widely used for making plastic packaging.
Benefits and Properties of Plastic Wrap
The benefits of plastic packaging are many. It's more flexible than paper,
provides a better moisture barrier, higher resistance to tear propagation,
and offers greater protection due to its advanced sealing properties.
The versatility of plastic packaging extends to many different types of
packaging. It can be used for:
1. Straight Wrapping
2. Shrink Wrapping
3. Sachets
4. Pouches
5. Bags
6. Heavy Duty Sacks
7. Skin Packaging
8. Blister Packs
Choosing the Right Resin for Plastic Wrap
Selecting the right resin for making packaging products, involves knowing
what the most important properties of the resin, how these properties
are suited for a molding process and the type of packaging. The most important
property of our polymers, for instance, concerns how the resin is suited
for molding. The melt index describes the flow behavior that can be expected
during processing. If you're looking for resin to use in blow molding,
film extrusion, pipe and profile extrusion processes, the higher the melt
index, the greater the melt strength will be. If you're looking for resins
for your injection molding process, a higher melt index will mean a faster
melt flow which helps to fill the mold cavities in shorter period of time.
Other important considerations include the permeability of a resin and
its resistance to chemicals both of which are important for food packaging.
Our polyethylenes and polypropylene are both rated highly for resistance
to chemicals and high permeability to air and gases.
Applications for our Plastic Wrap Resins
Our resins are used for a wide range of wrapping. Shrink wrap is
typically used as an overwrap on a variety of packaging from CDs, to DVDs,
cartons, vehicles, books, beverage cans, large appliances, pallet loads
and even houses. It can be the primary covering for some foods such as
cheese and meats. It is also used to cover boats after manufacture and
for winter storage.
The range of use for plastic film in packaging is so wide that it is more convenient to break it down by plastic material. Our low density polyethylene can be used for:
1. Heavy Duty Sacks
2. Shrink Wrapping
3. Produce Pre Packaging
4. Textile Packaging
5. Frozen Food Packaging
6. Fast Food Packaging
7. General Food Packaging
8. Miscellaneous Non Food Packaging
Our high density polyethylene can be used for making plastic
paper. With a superior softening point than LDPE (which is above the boiling
point) it is ideal for boil-in-the-bag foods, i.e., fish fillets. Our
polypropylene is very popular for making textile packaging. Its superior
clarity, barrier properties and higher impact strength at lower temperatures
makes it very popular for making shrink wrapping.
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