Machine Compatibility
Flow Wrap Film: Choosing Film for Horizontal Flow Wrappers
Flow wrap film guide: common structures, cold seal vs heat seal, COF, sealing, registration, tracking and troubleshooting for horizontal flow wrappers.
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Performance
Packaging Film Coefficient of Friction (COF): Testing and Targets
Packaging film coefficient of friction explained: static vs kinetic COF, ASTM D1894 testing, slip additive migration and how to set COF targets for your machine.
Machine Compatibility
Premade Pouch Packaging Materials: What Pouch Machines Need
Premade pouch packaging materials explained: tolerances, stiffness, sealants, zippers and the specs pouch machines need to open, fill and seal reliably.
Machine Compatibility
Sachet Film: Choosing Packaging Film for Sachet Machines
Sachet packaging film runs on 3-side and 4-side seal machines. Compare structures, sealing, tear notches and fixes for leaks and seal-through-contamination.
Materials
Shrink Film: Types, Properties and How to Choose
Shrink film is an oriented plastic film that tightens around a product when heated. Compare PVC, PETG, POF and PE types and learn how to choose.
Machine Compatibility
Shrink Wrapping Film: Matching Film to Shrink Wrapping Machines
Shrink wrapping film must suit the sealer and tunnel. See which films fit L-sealers, side sealers and bundlers, seal methods and how to fix common defects.
Machine Compatibility
Stick Pack Film: Materials and Machine Requirements for Stick Packs
Stick pack film is narrow laminate rollstock formed into slim tubes. See structures, sealing, lane slitting, tear notches, COF and machine checks.
Machine Compatibility
VFFS Packaging Film: Materials, Sealing and Machine Compatibility Guide
VFFS film guide: common structures, thickness, barrier, sealing, COF, tracking and troubleshooting for vertical form fill seal machines and rollstock.
Machine Compatibility
VFFS vs Premade Pouch Packaging: Comparing the Two Machine Types
VFFS vs premade pouch packaging compared on pack styles, speed, footprint, changeover, operator skill and the film or pouch each machine requires.