Latflat tubing is made from a continuous tube of polythene on a roll. Layflat tubing is ideal for packaging long 'difficult to wrap' items.

Items can be inserted into the tubing which is then cut to the required length. The ends are then heat sealed, tied, stapled or taped shut to create made to measure bags.

Layflat tubing is made from low density polyethylene.

Polythene is made from crude oil and natural gas, a non-renewable resource.

Black layflat tubing is used where security maybe an issue.

Manufacturing layflat tubing

• Layflat tubing is produced using the blown film extrusion method.
• The polythene melt is extruded through an annular slit die vertically to form a thin walled tube.
• Air is introduced through a hole in the centre of the die into the tube causing it to expand and form a bubble.
• Mounted on top of the die, a high-speed air ring blows onto the film to cool it.
• The tube of film continues upwards, continually cooling, until it passes through nip rolls where the tube is flattened.
• This layflat tubing is then taken back down the extrusion tower via more rollers.
• Layflat tubing is then either kept as such or the edges of the layflat tubing are slit off to produce two flat polythene film sheets and wound onto reels.

Advantages of layflat poly tubing

• No need for a large inventory of different sized poly bags.
• Great for packaging products that have odd sizes.

Is layflat tubing water tight?

• Whilst it isn't completely airtight it is fully watertight.

Can I use layflat tubing for wrapping and freezing foods?

• Polythene is temperature stable down to domestic deep freeze levels.

Can I use layflat as air-ducting?

• Lots of people use layflat as cheap air-ducting.

What is the diameter of 12" layflat?

• Layflat dimensions are half the circumference.
• A 305mm wide tube does NOT fit a 305mm diameter pipe.
• The fomula required is: diameter X pi = circumference

Can I make my own bags from layflat tubing?

• You will need a heat sealer with a cutter to make life easy. If you are packing components of various lengths with a common width layflat is the ideal solution. It saves stocking loads of different bags.

What duty should I use to pack steel angle-iron?

• You will need a heat sealer with a cutter to make life easy. If you are packing components of various lengths with a common width layflat is the ideal solution. It saves stocking loads of different bags.
• Medium duty is not tough enough to hold the angle-iron.
• Heavy duty will be ok.

What duty should I use for packing curtains?

• Medium duty will be ok.
• If shipping by carriers use heavy duty.