Plastic Film Extrusion
Handgards has produced high-quality goods for 60 years and continues to grow and innovate. Our manufacturing plant, located in El Paso, Texas, is home to a team of experienced engineers and film specialists that will walk you through our extrusion offerings and process to make sure you receive the right product for your needs.
Our plant manufactures products on hot cast and blown film lines, with the capability to produce films in various sizes and thicknesses and to emboss or tint cast film products. Each production process is streamlined to manufacture films quickly and efficiently, delivering your products on-time and complete 100% of the time.
Guided by innovation and a strong customer service focus, Handgards is willing to go beyond stock film products to provide film that is custom-made for your specific purposes. We’ll leverage our sourcing relationships to help get you exactly what you need.
We offer:
- State-of-the-art extrusion technology
- High-quality, efficient cast or blown film extrusion
- Extrusion of HDPE, LDPE/mLLPPE, LDPE and nylon
- Capability to produce film in various sizes, thicknesses and tints (cast film)
- Film offered in different formats, including tubing, single-wound sheeting, centerfold, and with full or partial gussets
- Cast film offered smooth or hot embossed
- A collection of film products in stock at your disposal in our expansive warehouses
Our films can be converted and printed in-house, under your specifications, making Handgards your one-stop shop for all things film & print.
Types of Film
Features
- Monolayer HDPE
- 21 in. to 48 in lay flat
- Tubing, single-wound sheeeting or centerfold
- 3 Layer co-Extruded HDPE
- 34 in. to 60 in lay flat
- Tubing, single-wound sheeting or centerfold
- Full or partial gussets for every lay flat size
- 3 Layer co-Extruded LDPE/mLLDPE and LDPE
- 34 in. to 60 in. lay flat
- Tubing, single-wound sheeting or centerfold
- Full or partial gussets for every lay flat size
- Monolayer Nylon
- 12 in. to 34 in. lay flat
- Tubing or centerfold
Features
- 3 Layer co-Extruded mLLDPE/LDPE, or LDPE
- Embossed or smooth
- Film rolls up to 96 inches wide
- Film can be produced with color concentrate or tint