Cast Film Manufacturer - General Capabilities

With a focus on custom engineering and technology, Bloomer Plastics Inc. is continually expanding our manufacturing capabilities.

Bloomer Plastics' current capabilities include:

Mono and coextruded cast embossed films
Polyolefin's and their copolymers including:
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- EMAC
- EVA
- EAA
- Acid copolymers
- Ionomers
- Metallocenes
- Nylon
- Polystyrene
- Other custom compounds
Common film thicknesses from 0.75 mil to 40 mil (33,000 to 750 square inches per pound)
Common film embossed thickness up to 70 mil
Film width from 1.5 inches to 88 inches
Standard roll diameter up to 22 inches and up to 41 inches for select products
Corona treatment (38 to 46 dyne level)
Multiple emboss patterns

We offer a wide variety of fillers and additives including:

Release agents (multiple types)
Slips
Antiblocks
Antistats
Colors (including weatherable grade and HMF)
UVA/UVI stabilizers
Antimicrobials
Flame retardants
Foaming agents
Sustainable Films
CaCO3, Talc and Mica
Antioxidants
Antifogs

We are able to laminate various items to our plastic film:

Plastic film
Non-woven
Scrim
Chopped fiberglass
Fabric
Other substrates
Sandwiching composites
Ribbon lamination

We also offer perforation services for films including:

Porous film
Needle perforation
Transverse perforation for sheet tear off

Lab analyses:

Tear testing per ASTM D1922-00a and ASTM D1938-02
Tensile/elongation testing per ASTM D882-02
Secant modulus testing per ASTM D882-02
Peel and release testing per ASTM D1876-00 and ASTM D903-98
DSC melt testing per ASTM D3418-99, D3417-99 and D794-01
Coefficient of Friction - Static and Kinetic per ASTM D1894-95
Surface roughness
Emboss measurement
Gloss (20, 60, and 85 degrees) per ASTM D2457-97
Corona treat, surface dyne level
Oven/heat stability testing
Coextrusion layer measurement
Opacity testing
Color matching

Converting capabilities after manufacture outside of Bloomer Plastics, Inc. to include:

Rewinding
Center folding (Folding of a film along the length to obtain a two layered product with half the width.)
C-folding (Folding of a film along the length to obtain a two layered product with flaps folded on each side of the folded product. The folded film profile looks like a stapled pin from a stapler.)
J-folding (Folding of a film along the length to obtain a two layered product with one layer wider than the other.)

Weldable using the following methods:

RF
Heat
Ultrasonic

We also produce films suitable for silicone and adhesive coating.

Bloomer Plastics brings you the products, engineering, and service to meet your design needs. Contact us today, and let us begin to convert your ideas into solutions.