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Plastic film is a thin continuous polymeric material. Thicker plastic material is often called a "sheet". These thin plastic membranes are used to separate areas or volumes, to hold items, to act as barriers, or as printable surfaces. Plastic films are used in a wide variety of applications.
The RKW Group is a family owned [4] German manufacturer of plastic films headquartered in Mannheim with focus on industrial films, industrial packaging, consumer packaging, agricultural films and nets, and hygiene and medical films.
Substrate is used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed.Base materials may include:
Flexography (often abbreviated to flexo) is a form of printing process which utilizes a flexible relief plate. It is essentially a modern version of letterpress, evolved with high speed rotary functionality, which can be used for printing on almost any type of substrate, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper.
See-through graphics are most commonly produced on large format printers using solvent inkjet or uv print technology. Material comes on rolls typically up to 1.53m wide and 50m long. The material has an adhesive back which allows it to be fitted to the exterior of windows. Several manufacturers produce different grades of one-way-vision film.
A PVA hydrographic film, which has been printed on with a desired graphic image using latex or pigment-based inks, is carefully placed on the water's surface in the dipping tank. Recommended water temperature for the dip tank is 90°F (32°C). The clear hydrographic film is water-soluble and should dwell on top of the water for 60-75 seconds.
Bobst is a Swiss company that supplies machinery and services to the packaging industry. Products include machines for the manufacture of packaging and its derivatives (such as labels, bags, and adhesive strips) from solid board, corrugated board or flexible materials (plastic films, etc.).
Atlantis Plastics, Inc. is an American company which manufactures specialty polyethylene films and molded and extruded plastic components used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications. [1] It had 1,381 employees as of December 31, 2006. [2]