All resins are converted using Packerman’s own extrusion equipment to reduce cost and minimize transportation of roll-stock. This in-house, extrusion capability allows for end-to-end quality control and quicker turnaround. Custom roll-stock sheeting is available in many of the materials that we thermoform. Useful in form-fill-seal machines, sheeting can be made to order in widths up to 800mm wide and gauges ranging from 0.2mm – 1.5mm thick.
For more information about material options, properties and applications, please refer to the table below.
| Resin Code |
Description |
properties |
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Polyethylene Terephthalate
PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture barrier properties.
This resin is commonly used in beverage bottles and consumer product containers.
Cleaned, recycled PET flakes and pellets are used for spinning fiber for carpet yarns, producing fiberfill and geo-textiles.
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Clear and optically smooth surfaces
Excellent barrier to oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide
High impact capability and shatter resistance
Excellent resistance to most solvents
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Polypropylene
PP has good chemical resistance, is strong, and has a high melting point making it good for hot-fill liquids and food
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Good optical clarity
Low moisture vapour transmission
Inertness towards acids, alkalis and most solvents
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Polystyrene
PS is a versatile plastic that can be rigid or foamed
It has a relatively low melting point
Typical applications include protection packaging, food-service packaging, bottles and food containers
PS is generally combined with rubber to make high impact polystyrene (HIPS) which is used for packaging and durable applications requiring toughness, but not clarity
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Excellent moisture barrier for short shelf-life products
Significant stiffness in rigid forms
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Resin Code: PET
DESCRIPTION
Polyethylene Terephthalate
PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture barrier properties.
This resin is commonly used in beverage bottles and consumer product containers.
Cleaned, recycled PET flakes and pellets are used for spinning fiber for carpet yarns, producing fiberfill and geo-textiles.
PROPERTIES
Clear and optically smooth surfaces
Excellent barrier to oxygen, water, and carbon dioxide
High impact capability and shatter resistance
Excellent resistance to most solvents
Resin Code: PP
DESCRIPTION
Polypropylene
PP has good chemical resistance, is strong, and has a high melting point making it good for hot-fill liquids and food
PROPERTIES
Good optical clarity
Low moisture vapour transmission
Inertness towards acids, alkalis and most solvents
Resin Code: PS
DESCRIPTION
Polystyrene
PS is a versatile plastic that can be rigid or foamed
It has a relatively low melting point
Typical applications include protection packaging, food-service packaging, bottles and food containers
PS is generally combined with rubber to make high impact polystyrene (HIPS) which is used for packaging and durable applications requiring toughness, but not clarity
PROPERTIES
Excellent moisture barrier for short shelf-life products
Significant stiffness in rigid forms
