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Plastic Film Manufacturers and Suppliers

IQS Directory provides a detailed list of plastic film manufacturers and suppliers. Find plastic film companies that can design, engineer, and manufacture plastic film to your specifications. Peruse our website to review and discover top plastic film manufacturers with roll over ads and complete product descriptions. Connect with the plastic film companies through our hassle-free and efficient request for quote form. You are provided company profiles, website links, locations, phone numbers, product videos, and product information. Read reviews and stay informed with product new articles. Whether you are looking for manufacturers of colored plastic film, plastic film recycling, and plastic film suppliers of every type, IQS is the premier source for you.

  • Mobile, AL 800-226-1134

    Founded in 1981, All Plastics and Fiberglass is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial products. When it comes to plastic film, they have exactly what you are looking for. No matter how large or small the job you need is, the company is committed to a fabrication process able to assure customers of the absolute highest quality product available in the market today.

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  • Alton, IL 800-851-5510

    Cope Plastics maintains one of the industry's largest inventories, stocking a wide variety of plastics to meet our customers’ needs for engineering materials, sheet plastics, specialty industrial products and tubing. We assist with design and we manufacture production parts in our ISO-certified facilities.

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  • National City, CA 619-477-4855

    San Diego Plastics, Inc has a huge selection of plastic materials. Call us today for plastic sheet, rod, tube, film, expanded foam sheet, corrugated sheet, boards, panels and structured sheet. An assortment of acrylic, polycarbonate, PVC, polypropylene & polyethylene in various colors, patterns, textures, thicknesses & grades.

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  • Indianapolis, IL 317-352-1565

    Since 1967, Auburn Plastics & Rubber has been a leading manufacturer of plastic and rubber products. We are a family-owned company built on creating relationships with our customers and manufacturing high-quality products. Auburn Plastics & Rubber is your one-stop shop for all your plastic needs.

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  • Lake Villa, IL 800-461-4161

    CS Hyde has been providing high-end plastic materials since our founding in 1996, and has become a leading distributor and converter to a wide variety of markets. Materials we have available include Teflon Fluoroplastic, PTFE, Mylar®, Kevlar®, and more. We utilize the most high-tech converting equipment to provide superior products to our customers in a short time frame. It is our continuous mission to provide the highest quality products, innovate new solutions, and exceed expectations.

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  • Fullerton, CA 888-995-7767

    Supplier of engineering plastic materials—plastic sheets, plastic rods, plastic tubing & film. Products include Delrin®, Nylon, Teflon®, Vespel®, Torlon®, PEEK, Techtron®, PPS, Semitron®, Ultem®, PVDF, PVC, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PCTFE, PFA, FEP and more.

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Plastic Film Industry Information

Plastic Film

Plastic film is simply plastic material that has been produced in a thin, flat continuous sheet to a precise thickness. Used in a number of industrial, commercial and residential applications, plastic films are made of several different polymer resins. These polymers are made up of long chains of monomers that form covalent bonds among themselves and with other molecules.

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Applications of Plastic Film

The most common chemical systems or types of plastics used in film manufacturing include polyethylene, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polyoxymethylene, among others. While the pervasiveness of plastic is readily recognized in everyday life, plastic film applications are often overlooked. Some of the most common uses for the plastic film include plastic bags, shrink wrap, and protective packaging. Building, construction, packaging, agriculture, aerospace, automotive, electronics, food processing, semiconductor, marine, medical and military industries employ film in these contexts on a daily basis. Additional applications for this versatile material include wood coating, crop and seed protection, dry-wall coating, and curing blankets for concrete. Most often used for moisture and environmental resistance, the film can be treated to provide anti-static control in order to prevent the build up of energy, protection against electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference, flame retardant, and dampening. It is important to consider the capabilities of a specific plastic film with regard to its intended use. Plastic film manufacturers can also significantly alter the characteristics and usability of the film by using a variety of different fabrication techniques.

Plastic Film Extrusion Process

While casting, winding, and sheet extrusion are commonly used to produce plastic film, blown film extrusion is the most popular for many applications. In this process, the chosen polymer mix is compacted and heated to its flow point, at which time it becomes a viscous fluid. The molten polymer is extruded through a die producing a tube of plastic. A hole in the center of the die forces air into the enclosed tube. Uniform pressure is applied, allowing the air to inflate the plastic at a constant rate creating an even thickness. As the bubble expands upward, a cooling ring slowly lowers the temperature, returning the fluid to a plastic state. At the solidification point, nip rollers collapse the bubble and flatten it. The film may pass through a treatment center at this point if any of the aforementioned treatments are desired. While the film is then ready for handling, plastic film manufacturers will usually wind the film with uniform tension for easy transport. In addition to treatments, additives such as heat stabilizers, lubricants, fillers, and plasticizers may be added to the raw materials utilized in fabrication to improve the end product's physical and mechanical properties. These can significantly impact the color, strength, density, working temperature range, structural integrity, and corrosion and heat resistance of a polymer.



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