WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL STRUCTURES USED IN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MARKET BY END USE?
STRUCTURES | END USE |
18 micron plain BOPP/ink/2 part PUD/ 38 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Coffee, Chocolate and peanut butter chips |
25 micron 2 side saran coated BOPP/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 38 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Coffee, chocolate and peanut butter chips |
32 micron LDPE (non slip grade) / ink/ 2 part PUD/PVDC/ 64 micron LDPE no slip/slip agent post applied | Liquid packaging |
slip agent/ 51 micron LDPE (slip grade)/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 19 micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/51 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Liquid packaging |
33- 51 micron LDPE (slip grade) /ink/2 part PUD or acrylic/ 33-57 micron LDPE | Dog food, rice, hardware |
76 micron LDPE (non slip grade)/saran/ 2 part polyurethane dispersion (PUD)/ 51 micron surlyn | Luncheon meat |
65lb Kraft/ 1 part PUD, acrylic / 25 micron BOPP/ 12lb PE/kraft paper | Vegetable closure tape |
High gloss lacquer/ink/kraft/ PE/foil/ vinyl/ 2 part PUD/ 64 micron heat sealable polyester | Bath oil pouch |
Over lacquer/ink/kraft/PE/foil/vinyl/ 2 part PUD/ 38 micron MDPE (slip grade) | Seasoning pouch |
Kraft/foil laminate/foil/vinyl/ 2 part PUD/ 12micron plain polyester/ 2 part polyester / 31 micron MDPE (non slip grade) | HP sauce |
Over lacquer/ink/foil/PE/semi-bleached kraft/ 1 part polyurethane/ 19 micron plain nylon/ 1 part polyurethane/ 51 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Putty |
19-76 micron 1 side saran coated nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51-152 micron surlyn | Bacon, wieners, bologna, cheese |
38-36 micron 1 side saran coated nylon/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 76 micron surlyn | Cheese |
19-38 micron 1 side saran coated nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51-89 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Bacon, cheese, wieners, pizza, meat, boilable pouch |
19-150 micron 1 side saran coated nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51-90 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Bacon, luncheon meat, ham, pizza, wieners, sausages, cheese |
25 micron 1 side saran coated nylon / 2 part PUD/ 51 micron HDPE | Boilable forming web |
25 micron 1 side saran coated nylon/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 57 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Meat and cheese |
Overlacquer/ink/19-25 micron 1 side saran coated nylon / 2 part PUD/ 51-76 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Meat and cheese, pizza. There must be no vacuum die to low temp puncture |
Ink/ 19 micron 1 side saran coated nylon / 2 part PUD/51-75 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Cheese, pineapple rings, meat |
32g K-type Cello/ink/ 1 or 2 part acrylic) 13-32 micron Saran coated 1 or 2 sides B.O.P.P | Snacks, biscuits overwrap |
28-35g L- type Cello/ink/2 part PUD/ 25-100 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Candy, hardware, coffee, spices, meat, cheese, gas pak, vac for general purpose nuts |
31-36g 1 side N.C. coated Cello/2 part acrylic or PUD or 2 part polyester/ 51-75 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Popsicle |
Ink/13 micron metalized polyester/ 2 part PUD/LDPE (slip grade) | Sunflower seed, membrane web |
Overlaquer/ink/13 micron metalized polyester/ 2 part PUD/51 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Bacon |
13 micron metalized polyester/pigmented 2 part PUD/64-76 micron surlyn | Meat |
19 micron plain nylon/ 1 part tinted polyurethane / 38 micron cast polypropylene | Gas or steam sterilizable medical web |
25 micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/51-64 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Medical forming web |
19-76 micron plain nylon / 2 part PUD/ 51-127 micron surlyn | Forming web for bacon, wieners |
15-51- micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51-76 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Cheese, bacon, pizza, wieners, meat boilable pouches, lobsters |
19 micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron MDPE (slip grade) | Boilable pouch for meat sauce, gravy must withstand 1 hr of boil |
19-51 micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 51-76 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Wieners, bacon cheese, sausage |
25 micron plain nylon/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 64 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Wieners |
Overlacquer/ink/ 19-32 micron plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/51-76 LDPE (slip grade) | Meat cheese, pizza. there must be no vacuum loss due to low temp pouch |
Ink/plain nylon/ 2 part PUD/ 76 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Fish, meat, frozen lobster |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 38 micron cast polypropylene | Gas or steam sterilizable medical web |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 38 micron LDPE ( non slip grade) | Medical pouches |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 25 micron foil/ 5g heat seal coating | Medical pouch – must withstand radiation with no discoloration |
12 micron plain polyester/ 1 part tinted acrylic/ 38 micron cast polypropylene | Chocolate bars |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 38-89 micron LDPE (slip or non slip grade or 51 micron MDPE (slip grade) | Dog food,popsicles, membrane, web, boil in bag lobster pouch, meat sauce, hardware, clam chowder, mushrooms, bacon sausage , pizza, cheese webs |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD, solventless 2 part/ 51 micron MDPE | Same as above |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron surlyn PUD can be printed or unprinted | Bacon, Hardware |
12 micron plain polyester/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ 2 part polyester/ 25 micron LDPE (non slip) | High chemical resistance is required |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD plain or tinted/ 9 micron foil/ 2 part PUD/76 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Coffe liner, sig vac machine retortable army rations pouch web |
12 micron plain polyester/ink/2 part PUD/9 micron foil/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron LDPE (slip grade) | As above |
12 micron plain polyester/2 part PUD/ 13 micron foil/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron MDPE (slip grade) | As above |
12 micron plain polyester/ink/boilable 2 part PUD, sol ventless/ 9 micron foil/ 2 part PUD/ 100 micron LDPE (slip grade) | As above |
12 micron plain polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 9 micron foil/ 2 part PUD/ 100 micron LDPE (slip grade) | As above |
12 micron plain polyester/ 1 part polyurethane or acrylic/ink/42-49lb bleached kraft/PE/foil/ extrusion hot melt | Vac pack over wrapper for coffee Sig vac machines |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ink/2 part PUD tinted/51 metalized LDPE | Cleaners, meats, snacks |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron cast PP | Chemical resistance is required pouch |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ink/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Vac-pac meat boilable, hardware, cheese, chemicals dry solids, plum sance, luncheon meat, pizza, smoked meat |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester/ 2 part PUD/ 51 micron LDPE (non slip) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part PUD, acrylic / 51-89 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part PUD or 2 part solventless boilable / 100 micron LDPE (slip grade) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part PUD / 38-76 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / ink / 2 part acrylic / 51 micron LDPE (non slip grade) | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part / PUD / 51 micron LDPE (non slip grade or 51 micron MDPE (non slip grade) | Boilable meat |
13 micron 1 side saran polyester / 2 part PUD / 51 micron surlyn | Hardware |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part PUD / 51-64 micron surlyn | Non forming web for meat and cheese, hardware and bologna |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2 part PUD or acrylic / 51 micron surlyn | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / 2part PUD / 51 micron surlyn | Same as above |
13 micron 1 side saran coated polyester / ink / 2 part PUD / 7-8 micron foil / 2 part PUD / 76 micron LDPE | Freeze dried foods |
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