Printed plastic bags are mass manufactured or custom made storage containers to which permanent labels and designs are added. As plastic bags are used in a plethora of domestic, commercial and industrial applications, printing is a common feature that allows for easy, safe and secure bag identification. In some applications, such as medical and pharmaceutical baggies, this identification is required as it denotes important information about the contents of a particular pouch to eliminate error and contamination.
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Multi-Pak USA, Inc.Dacula, GA 800-229-9950 As a manufacturer of printed plastic bags, Multi-Pak USA bases its success off of their customers. If our customers are not happy, we are not happy. We want to make a fair profit by providing quality products and expert service to our customers. We also want to be stewards to our community by actively engaging in good causes that benefit our community. No other company compares to us! Call us!
Custom Poly PackagingFort Wayne, IN 800-548-6603 Custom Poly Packaging has been a contract manufacturer making custom printed plastic bags and flexible packaging since 1985. We use flexographic plates to print with ecologically safe water base inks. We are dedicated to customer satisfaction. We offer the expert help you need to work out the details and select the appropriate film that will perform best in your unique application.
Four Star PlasticsBeltsville, MD 888-999-7961 Need unique custom printed plastic bags? No problem with Four Star Plastics. With over 15 national warehouses, this Maryland based company provides custom printed plastic bags and other packaging materials to meet the needs of tough applications. We offer quality discounts, low minimums and same day shipping for stock items. Visit our website today for more information.
Diversified Plastics & Packaging, Inc.Sumter, SC 877-346-9654 Need printed plastic bags? We have them! Diversified Plastics & Packaging has been supplying plastic bag products for quite some time. Our continued growth can be attributed to our ability to rapidly respond to the ever changing marketplace and environment. Our printed plastic bags come in many different shapes, sizes and colors. Go to our website and see our entire list of capabilities.
ThePolyBagStore.com™Willowbrook, IL 888-ZIP-BAGS ThePolyBagStore.com™ from Dyer Packaging features a complete and full line of stock and custom printed plastic bags. We offer specialty bags in a variety of sizes and can custom make plastic products to your specification. View our large and complete online catalog and secure SSL ordering system on our user-friendly website. We offer large volume discounts. Call us to see what we can do for you!
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Rutan Poly Industries, Inc.Mahwah, NJ 800-872-1474 Rutan Poly manufactures all types of industrial bags & films, including clear, tinted or colored, various seals, bags on roll, etc. With so many standard & specialty items, see how we can meet your needs for printed plastic bags. Constant innovations & commitment to quality can be seen in every aspect of our process. Let us help with suitable size, gauge & style for your specific application.
Packateers, Inc.West Chester, PA 800-353-4750 Originally created as an engineering/sales firm, Packateers has since expanded product lines to reach a broader customer base. We now offer custom printed plastic bags and other packaging materials. We offer custom printing with one to six colors. Because we offer so many sizes, shapes and colors, we ask that you call one of our expert customer service representatives for information!
International Plastics, Inc.Greenville, SC 800-820-4722 Our mission here at International Plastics is to help your business succeed by providing complete packaging solutions and printed plastic bags to fit your needs. We accomplish this through operational excellence and unsurpassed customer service. We offer the best stock and custom packaging products at the most competitive prices. We do all of this with passion. Visit our website to find out more.
Associated Bag CompanyMilwaukee, WI 800-926-6100 Customers rave about our products and customer service. Not only do we offer printed plastic bags, but also same day shipping, free test samples and a customer satisfaction guarantee. Associated Bag offers quick, friendly and knowledgeable personal service to all of our customers. We also have a commitment to environmental standards, making our community a better place to live.
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Printed plastic bags are often imprinted with bar codes, ingredients, warnings and other such information. Retail industries, however, often add print to bags not as a requirement, but as an opportunity for cost-effective advertisement. Logos, brands, store names and slogans are common features added to plastic merchandise and shopping bags. Bags with generic phrases such as "Have a Great Day!" or "Thank you for Shopping" are also mass produced and available at a lower price. Other printed bags do not have text or logos, but rather a blank surface on which individual labels and tags may be written more easily than on the plastic substrate. Vinyl, polyethylene and polypropylene bags with minimal stretch ability are best suited to printing processes, though many other types of printed plastic bags are also available.
The printing process is performed after the sheets of plastic film have been formed, but before they are sealed and cut into the desired bag shape and size. Casting, winding and extrusion are common methods used to produce the film which is loaded into the printing machine. Flexography is the preferred method for plastic bag printing, though traditional methods such as stamping and inkjet are available as well. Flexography employs a rotary press similar to a letter press. A flexible relief plate made of plastic or rubber has a slightly raised pattern that is the inverse of the desired print. These plates are partially submerged in ink allowing only the raised image to be coated before rolling over the plastic film onto which the ink is transferred. The ink is specially formulated to suit the printing process as well as the plastic and its intended application. The ink can be water based, alcohol based, solvent based, electron beam or UV curing and must be continually circulated to retain its viscosity. Soy based inks are also used to print on biodegradable bags and in some instances acrylics are used for their superior adhesion to non-porous surfaces. Although capabilities vary among manufacturers, most can print as many as seven different colors at the same time allowing for greater possibility in the creation of unique or complicated design schemes.