Best Strech Wrap Film From Hitech Packaging

Stretchwrap is generally used to hold boxes on a pallet for transport. Stretch wrap is pulled around the load and stretched. The plastic has a memory and wants to return to its original size. This "elastic band effect" holds the load tight.

Originally, all stretch wrap was blown, a process much like blowing bubble gum. Resin is heated and passed over an opening through which air is blown. Most state-of-the-art film today is cast. It is extruded through rollers and "laid out" in sheets. This process allows the film to be made in multiple layers. The layers allow the film to be made with cling on only one side. This optional one-sided-cling film is great where you don't want one pallet to stick to the one next to it. Also, these films layers can make the film stronger by adding tough layers to the inside. Cast film is also clearer and quieter coming off the roll. Our film is all cast film.

A mil is simply a measurement of thickness. One mil is one thousandth of an inch. So .80 stretch wrap is .8 thousandths of an inch thick. 80 gauge is the same as .80 mil. That sounds pretty thin, but 80 gauge or .80 mil thick stretch wrap is great for most applications.