The Packaging Group

How to choose the right thickness for poly bags? If you end up with the wrong thickness or Mil of a poly bag, you'll run into trouble. Choosing a gauge that may be too small, the bag may not survive. On the flip side, larger Mil poly bags can be more expensive and you will over spend if you're just guessing. Make sure you take the following into consideration when choosing bag thickness: How much support you will need. How you product needs to be displayed. Does your product need a special type of poly? Poly bag Mil sizes: 2 Mil:  Used for protecting light and medium weight products. Clothing, parts, and bin liners are commonly used in this thickness. 3 Mil:  Great for medium weight products. Hardware and parts is used with this thickness. You'll also find that plastic furniture covers and mattress bags also use this mil. 4 Mil:  Your more bulky products will use this size gauge. Any of your items that need that extra strength, think industrial items... bolts, screw

You may wonder if your windows need to be winterized at all, and what benefit this will have on your heating bill this winter. Every building is unique, so your results and applications may differ as well. Newer windows with double panes of glass trap air between them, and may have fewer drafts than older window panes. Here's how to tell if you need to winterize your windows with poly sheets: Visually inspect your windows and seals; look for moving drapes or curtains that could indicate a leak is present that allows a draft to come through the windows. Carefully press on the window panes themselves and check for movement; and look along the edge of each pane to feel for a cracked seal. Wait until a heavy wind is blowing and feel around the edges of the window. Check to see if you are able to feel the wind. Lastly, turn the heat on in your home on a cold day. When the house is up to temperature, walk to a window and place your hand within a few inches of the pane to check for

Signode Metal Banding Supplier Apex Plus Steel Banding Signode Apex Plus is a cold-rolled, medium carbon steel strapping, engineered to yield a higher break strength at a thinner gauge than regular-duty steel strapping. In many light to medium-duty applications, Apex Plus can substitute for the heavier gauge regular-duty steel strapping to save money on material and shipping costs. Magnus Steel Banding Signode Magnus Banding is a cold-rolled, heat-treated, medium carbon steel strapping that provides high tensile strength and excellent shock resistance for the heaviest-duty applications. Seals   Pneumatic Tools Signode pneumatic tensioners take most of the effort out of strapping large or compressible packages. They also make tensioning uniform and precise through adjustment of the air pressure regulator. Signode pneumatic sealers let compressed air do most of the work. They are used to achieve high production on heavy strapping, especially when seals are in awkward position

When is it time to switch from steel to poly strapping? What are the benefits of poly strap? Is poly better than steel? If you've asked those questions before, you've come to the right place. Let's take a look at some of the benefits of poly over steel. Steel's been around for awhile.  It used to be the only option, used for heavy duty loads where high strength and little stretch is needed. Common applications for steel strapping are bailing wire, bricks and pavers, bundles of metal, and steel coils. All the heavy duty stuff that needs high performance that steel offers. However, it's not the only option anymore. Poly has improved over the years offering varying levels of higher strength that just wasn't possible back in the day. It's not all bad though: Steel strap is high in strength and has a low elongation. Some of it's problems are that it tends to be the most expensive option, has sharp edges, it's not weather resistant, and is a big r

Visqueen is a brand of polyethylene plastic sheeting (typically Low-density polyethylene) produced by British Polythene Industries Limited. It is the registered trade mark of British Polythene Limited in numerous countries throughout the world. It is commonly between 4 and 10 mils (0.004 to 0.01 in./0.1 to 0.25 mm) thick and is available in clear, opaque, blue and black.  Visqueen is used for many purposes. It is commonly used as a temporary tarpaulin, as a drop cloth when painting, to cover concrete as it sets, to line decorative ponds, and to cover the ground before applying stone or wood chips to prevent weed growth. Large (100 x 20 ft) sheets of Visqueen are used during floods to protect levees from wave wash erosion. It is often suggested for use in greenhouses. Visqueen is also used as a ground cover in the crawl space of home foundations as a vapor barrier. Its use underneath a basement is to prevent water infiltration from water present in the ground that would pass through t

Let's examine the most important things to consider when choosing poly sheeting vendors.  Everyone is trying to save money by getting better prices from plastic sheeting suppliers. But is getting a better price always a better deal? P rice should be only one factor in the bigger picture of your business operations. 1.   Price   - Yes, price is important. But if your supplier cannot make a reasonable margin on your business, then   something   is going to suffer. More likely than not, the quality and specifications of your sheeting will fluctuate. 2.   Service   - We are highly dependent upon our manufacturers because we outsource the product. Over the past year we've been measuring the effect of fill rates, late orders, time to resolve an issue, and time to import invoices, and how all of these things affect not only our expenses but also impact customer satisfaction.  3.   Quality   - This applies not only to vendors' adherence to specifications, but also whether the p

Signode Steel Banding is the strongest of all banding materials. It is recommended where high strength is necessary, low elongation is important, and where the product is extremely sharp or hot. Signode Steel banding is sealed using mechanical seals and notch banding seals type joints. Although the market for steel is declining, there are still numerous applications where steel is the preferred alternative. Look for your product below or talk to our knowledgeable customers representatives and get same day shipping anywhere in the country! Steel Banding is available in three different steel banding finishes. Each is tailored to the requirements of particular tensioning methods, sealing devices, and packaging applications. Painted: Painted banding is coated to offer corrosion resistance. Available in a wide array of Magnus banding sizes, it is used in crimp-style seal systems to produce high joint strength. Painted and Waxed: Painted and waxed banding also provides corrosion res