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Behind every successful product packaging entity is a ready stock of poly bubble wrap. Bubble wrap provides the security and protection of packaged goods like no other packing material. It is one of the top choices for shipping materials worldwide. It is the latest mode of packing favored by everyone. With the correct use of bubble wrap on household and other items, it makes much more effective. Consumers will be happy receiving the items intact at the end of the move.

This light, durable and diverse packing material is made from various ranges of plastic. There is bubble wrap made from thicker plastic and are hard to pop. It is exceedingly good in keeping goods safe and secure while in transit. Freight transit often experience rough handling or unavoidable bumps in the road. Shippers make it sure to protect the goods with bubble wrap. The bubbles with sealed air make a durable and elastic cushion that serves a strong barrier against impact. The more layers it is wrapped and placed in a corrugated shipping box, the more it protects goods from severe impact.

Another productive effect of bubble wrap is its reusability. As long as most of the bubbles are intact, you and your clients can put the product right back into service. Reusing it will protect your most valuable goods in transit. This makes bubble wrap a much more sustainable packing compared to other types of packaging that are difficult to reuse. With that, you will expect a big cost reduction and expect big potential savings as well.

Polyethylene Bubble Wrap is among the lightest among the packaging materials. Since the content of the bubble wrap is mostly air, with just a few layers of super lightweight plastic it will not add on to more weight. That makes a maximum light packaging material that will provide you a lot of savings in shipping costs. The less packaging means more low costs when shipping by weight.

After all the packing and sealing is done, bubble wrap is just plain fun. Having peace of mind on the final packing, the goods for transit is in good hands and highly protected from all the forthcoming problems that will encounter during the shipment. At the same time, while taking it easy, you will just pop the air out in the bubble wrap and stress will fly away. Furthermore, customers love it too. For many people, it is an extra bonus that they will either reuse or pop to their heart's content.

For more tips on bubble wrap, contact Atlantic Poly.

Many in the food industry use zip lock plastic bags for the pre-preparation of edible goods. Vegetables, fruits and other ingredients are packaged inside zip lock plastic bags for both manufacturer and consumer convenience.

If your manufacturing process does not utilize zip-lock bag technology you may be doing your customers a disservice. Bulk zip-lock solutions are a cost effective and highly valued service that you can provide to your consumer. We can help you move away from your more expensive metal packaging practices.

For more information about zip lock plastic bags, contact Atlantic Poly, Inc.

Bubble packs are used for a variety of purposes. It is used to wrap, pack, contain and cushion items especially fragile ones for shipping and storage. It's a preferred choice by many shipping companies because it is easy to use and broad size options available for distinct needs. They come in rolls, bags, and pouches.

Benefits:

• Transparent - for easy identification of items it contains
• Flexible - easy to conform items with unusual shapes for easy wrapping
• Resistant to puncture and provides extra cushioning protection to fragile items it contains
• Available in different cell heights, roll widths, and lengths
• Various performance grades which ranges from heavy-duty to light
• They can also be anti-static, adhesive, cohesive and recycled content

Polyethylene bubble packs offer a versatile packaging solution that is easy to use even if you are a novice or skilled packer. Bubble packs in Boston, MA is the ideal solution to daily packing needs. It will protect your products against breakage, surface scratches and stabilizes the item while inside the container.

For more information about bubble packs, contact Atlantic Poly, Inc.

You produce products with a value proposition that sets it (and you) apart from the competition. But how many times have you seen really good products packaged unprofessionally and thus taxing the perceived value of the product itself. Pressure-sensitive labels produced right here in Boston, MA put your high quality goods out front with the highest quality presentation.

In order to improve your company’s reputation, pressure-sensitive labeling perfectly promotes your brand. They ensure your product’s appearance matches the quality of the product itself. This style of labeling is strategically designed to focus the attention on the product within and to not be distracted by unprofessional packaging that so often permeates American business today. These labels adhere to packages without the need for heat, water, or solvents. They apply easily to containers, bottles and other packaging used. It works with any type of finish.

For more tips on pressure-sensitive labels, contact Atlantic Poly.

It makes perfect sense to safely protect and store expensive wardrobes, such as suits, dresses, leathers or wool jackets. Clothes require continuous care and protection against all sorts of environmental elements like dust, dirt, molds and pesky insects. These must be all taken account when garments have to be stored for long season.

When garments are unprotected from these elements, they can sustain lasting damages. In addition, many people are insensible of the type of garment bag they use. Some materials may even be the cause of damage to the garment.

There are a lot of challenges and concerns related to plastic. However, plastic is universal. From a functional point of view, it presents stupendous advantages to natural alternatives. Plastic may come thick and durable and they can also be made rigid or flexible. They can be clear or colored; and waterproof with strong air permeability characteristics. It is also lightweight makes them perfect for shipping use since they are energy and cost efficient over other alternatives. They make perfect garment bags because of these attributes.

These functional benefits explain why ecommerce businesses often prefer plastic when protecting and shipping products. Clear Bag or Protective Bag or Clear Poly Bag are widely used to package varieties of goods and protect merchandises like garments.

Clear plastic bags are overall made of plastic. Commonly used to protect and separate products. They are usually self-sealing as they are made with adhesive flap.

In contrast, recycled plastic is made of waste. By producing stuff out of the recycling waste flow, we indeed enhance our capacity to recycle since we help mold the markets that are needed to drive the recycling distribution network.

Facilitating campaigns to promote the recycling of recyclable plastic bags is a matter which all industry should execute. If your business does have a clear need for clear bags or polyethylene garment bags, look for ways to make this element of your packaging as sustainable as possible.

For more tips on poly garment bags, contact Atlantic Poly.

It’s important to know the key differences between cardboard boxes and corrugated boxes. Cardboard is a heavy-duty paper stock that’s thicker and more durable than regular paper. Cereal boxes, gift boxes, and bakery boxes are all great examples of cardboard packaging.

Corrugated board is made of three layers of brown kraft paper. It contains ridges and grooves, which promote strength and flexibility. This makes corrugated boxes great for withstanding environmental stress and transporting delicate items.

Why use corrugated boxes?

Strength: Corrugated boxes are a lot stronger than cardboard. They can withstand pressure and resist crushing. Corrugated boxes can also retain their durability when stacked on top of one another, which is a benefit during storage.

Size: Corrugated boxes come in many sizes, allowing you flexibility in choosing the best box for your product. They’re also lightweight and can be easily broken down.

Eco-friendly: Corrugated boxes are great for the environment because they’re made with 100% renewable materials.

Corrugated boxes are widely used today. With the growth of e-commerce, finding the best shipping solution for your products is more important than ever.

For more information on corrugated boxes, contact Atlantic Poly.

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While there is a perception that plastic grocery bags are environmentally unfriendly, this is not necessarily true and they have many advantages for retailers and consumers

Consumers

Many consumers find plastic bags are a better option than paper bags.

While there is an increase in the use of reusable cloth bags, plastic shopping bags have two big advantages:

• They are more durable than paper bags and are less prone to tearing, easier to carry, and are far more useful in bad weather.
• They are also reusable as trashcan liners, storage bags, or for picking up after the dog. Plastic bags last longer and can be repurposed, unlike paper bags.

Retailers

Retailers have always preferred plastic shopping bags because they are more cost-effective, easier to use, and easy to store. Plastic bags are available in bulk for less than one cent. Paper bags are typically 5 cents or more per bag while reusable cloth bags are even more expensvie. This means that plastic bags are more effective on business profit margins.

Not to mention, plastic bags are faster and easier to open and pack which can help with efficiency in busy retail stores. Plastic bags take up less space to store and weigh far less.

For more information on plastic grocery bags, contact Atlantic Poly.

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Poly tubing offers the luxury of a custom fit plus the flexibility of a wide variety of big. Simply cut tubing to the desired length, insert product and heat seal both ends.

Polyethylene tubing is a flexible, lightweight, and exceptionally durable tubing solution that is ideal for use in a broad range of applications involving liquid and gas fluid transfer. Its inertness allows it to be effectively used to safely transfer a vast array of chemicals, fluids, and materials. Because of the chemical inertness, the polyethylene tubing forms a good barrier to gases, vapors, and moisture. Made from 100% virgin grade raw materials, this polyethylene tubing conforms to FDA regulations for use in installations for commercial or industrial food delivery systems and machinery.

It is exceptionally versatile, durable, and ideal for use in a wide assortment of applications, polyethylene tubing features include:

• Linear Low Density (LLDPE) formulations; also available in Low Density formulation (LDPE tubing)
• Polyethene tubing made from non-toxic ingredients conforming to FDA standards
• Does not impart a taste or odor
• Polyethylene tubes are flexible, lightweight and highly durable
• Available in translucent natural or opaque colors
• Made from 100% virgin grade raw materials
• Good dielectric properties
• Low density Polyethylene tube is listed by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF 51)
• Linear Low Density Polyethylene tubing offers enhanced resistance to stress cracking
• Chemically inert; forms a good barrier to gases, vapors, and moisture.

Adding to its features, it has low strength and hardness, but is very ductile and has good impact strength; it will stretch rather than break. Polyethylene tubing is water resistant and durable, so it is longer lasting when exposed to the elements compared to other polymers.

To find out more about Polyethylene Tubing, contact Atlantic Poly.

Garment bags are usually bought to secure clothes when traveling. Whether it's a business trip or for leisure, a garment bag will keep your clothes intact and dirt-free while you're on your way to your destination.

It's apparent how modern clothing become so costly today. Taking extra care while handling them is a must. Storing your expensive ensembles in a zippered garment bags will ensure they are safe from dust, dirt and remains unwrinkled. But besides these, here are other uses of garment bags:

Provide protection to winter garments such as sweaters and jackets against dust during off-season storage. Poly garment bags will keep clothes wrinkle-free during travel.

It can protect important event dresses like wedding gowns and suit. They are even allowed to be hand carried on your flight.

Plastic garment bags are the ideal solution to keep clothing organized, clean and neatly folded in sections when you are in a rush to move out.

It keeps away moisture from delicate fabrics and keep it in its best condition

Advantages of using a garment cover:

• Best garment protective solution when traveling or moving.
• It has zippers to secure the fabrics and keep it moisture free.
• Lightweight and easy to carry and transport.
• It is made from materials that are safe for any types of fabric.
• Suspension openings are consolidated to handle bulky garments like long gowns and dresses.

To find out more about the advantages of using garment bags or cover, contact Atlantic Poly, Inc.

Pallet wrap is often be mistaken for shrink film. Unlike shrink wrap, pallet wrap has the same qualities as a rubber band. It is able to stretch out and then pull back in making it unique when compared to other types of plastic wrapping. The ultimate benefit of using pallet wrap is to secure palletized products during transit, ensuring that they stay together. It includes the protection it offers from harmful elements such as dust, rust and moisture. Using pallet wrap is also a cheaper alternative to strapping, the equipment needed is cheaper and it requires less manpower.

There are different Pallet Wraps available in Boston, MA:

• Blown Pallet Wrap. Blown pallet wrap offers the benefit of a high level of stickiness or tackiness as well as excellent puncture resistance and a strong and secure wrap. In color, it is clear as standard but will also be supplied with a colored tint for product identification or opaque offering security and protection to valuable goods. This particular type of pallet wrap is manufactured using the blown film extrusion process.
• Cast Pallet Wrap. Cast pallet wrap has less stickiness inherent in the film meaning it is much quieter and smoother to apply. It offers great stretch and puncture resistance and will also be produced with a tint or opaque color. The manufacture of cast pallet wrap film begins with the extrusion of heated resin. Once melted and at the correct temperature for the necessary viscosity, the resin is pushed through a die to create a continuous layer of plastic.
• Machine Stretch Film. Machine pallet wrap is the ideal wrapping solution for high volume packing lines. This method of wrapping offers time saving benefits, efficient and standardized packing, reduced managerial costs, enhanced security and a safer packing line.
• Colored Pallet Wrap. Colored pallet wrap offers a number of benefits, the first being to quickly and visually identify different ranges of products, ideal for items that may be stored high up in warehouse facilities. It will also disguise valuable and sought-after items during transit to deter tampering of the packaging. Blue pallet wrap is often used for edible goods as it is food industry approved.

There are wide selection of pallet wrap, stretch film and other wrapping supplies that you will surely choose to any shipping movement. Whether you are transporting a single pallet or a complete container load, your choice of stretch wrap will have a huge impact on the secure and safe delivery of goods.

To find out more about Pallet Wrap, contact Atlantic Poly.