Materials Product Brief
| January 31, 2009

Wrapping films

Pliant Corporation’s Revolution® machine and hand-wrap film is a thinner-gauge, high-performance film for meat and produce wrapping.
Materials Product Brief
| January 11, 2008

Source-reduction technologies

Pliant Engineered Films has introduced the Empower™ suite of technologies for source reduction in packaging.
Materials Product Brief
| November 7, 2007

High-yield pallet wrapping

The new Stratos™ Machine Films from Pliant offer an option for controlling costs and sustainability of automated palletizing operations.
Materials Product Brief
| October 4, 2007

Bulk foods & liquids films

Pliant’s new line of engineered films for bulk food and liquid packaging applications includes the company’s economical overwraps, high-impact frozen food films, and bulk liquid packaging films.
Materials Product Brief
| September 28, 2007

Machine films

Pliant’s Stratos machine films control palletizing costs by providing lower cost per pallet wrapped in many high-speed and high-volume applications.
Materials Product Brief
| September 6, 2007

Discrete soft-feel films

A new family of films and printed packaging from Pliant provides the personal care product
Materials Product Brief
| August 9, 2007

Protective films

Under the new Protect:U™ brand for personal care products and Protect:OR™ films for medical and dental use, Pliant offers solutions that provide protection, comfort, and convenience for consumers and healthcare professionals.
Materials Product Brief
| July 12, 2007

Handled bags

Pliant Corp. has expanded its capabilities in the films industry to offer MaxGrab™ Handle Bags.
Materials Product Brief
| April 30, 2006

UV adhesive

Dymax Ultra Light-Weld 3083 adhesive provides an economical, fast, heat- and solvent-free structural seal that easily and securely bonds less-pliant PET, R-PET, and A-PET clamshell and blister substrates.
Materials Product Brief
| January 31, 2006

Stretch film

Pliant offers its Revolution R-122 film used with high-speed automated wrapping equipment that is nearly half the thickness of traditional films. Company says the film delivers higher roll yield, increased integrity, fewer roll changes, and improved throughput.
Materials Product Brief
| February 28, 2005

Vacuum compression film

Pliant offers new PliantPak™ vacuum compression packaging for the packaging of soft goods. System uses Unilon 5235, a 5-layer coextruded blown film designed for vacuum compression packaging.
Materials Product Brief
| July 31, 2003

Barrier films

Pliant Corp. has expanded its 5- and 7-layer blown coextrusion capabilities for producing EVOH and nylon barrier films for the converter industry. Technology offers customers a combined barrier and sealant film that can reduce the number of lamination passes required in the converting process, saving the converter time and money, company says.
Materials Product Brief
| June 30, 2003

Shrink film

Pliant Corp. offers 6HM high-integrity shrink bundling film for tray packs of bottles, jars, and cans. Engineered as a reduced-gauge shrink film, 6HM ultimately minimizes unit cost per package for the end user.
Controls Product Brief
| October 31, 1998

Molded-in hinge

Hettinga Technologies (Des Moines, IA) has developed the Molded-In Lamina Hinge as a solution to problems associated with metal and one-piece plastic hinge assemblies.