What is Pre-Stretch?
The physical elongation and thinning of stretch film between two interlocked rollers. Generally expressed by the ratio between those two rollers.
All of Malpack's films are engineered to exceed standard pre-stretch levels for the types of equipment in the field today.
What is Load Retention?
The amount of force stretch film exerts inward into a load to unitize it as one. Measured with a load cell wrapped by the film and displayed in pounds (lbs.).
Load retention or Force to Load is an important component to securing your load properly.
All of Malpack's machine films excel in providing excellent load retention to provide safe and secure shipments in transit.
What is Puncture resistance?
The relative comparison of a material's resistance to failures caused by penetration, e.g. how easily does your finger poke through a film sample?
All of Malpack's films are engineered to provide excellent puncture resistance having the ability to work in any environment. Malpack has films that will handle all load types: A, B, or C loads.
What is Cast Film?
Film that is fabricated by continuously pumping the polymer and resin formula through a straight slot orifice (die), then reducing the temperature of the hot sheet of plastic immediately afterwards by becoming in contact with a cooled roller. Film width is determined by the length of the slot. Thickness is determined by how fast the casting roll pulls the plastic away from the slot (or die).
All of Malpack's films are produced using the cast extrusion process providing the most consistent film in the industry.
What is Down Gauging?
Reducing the thickness of film used in a given application. Usually done when a thinner film can produce equivalent or satisfactory performance.
Malpack offers both hand and machine films that can down gauge the competition.
