Are you trying to package your product with a plastic bag but don’t know the size?

Selecting a new measurement of poly bag to be used is really difficult. Not everybody is discerning when comparing the bag specifications to the goods it is expected to carry.

Here are the essential things to think about when measuring its dimension.

Poly bags can both be flat or gusseted. Flat plastic bag are 2-dimensional, while gusseted bags increase to add the dimension of depth. Whichever way, you must take into account that the dimensions are computed when the polyethylene bag is lying flat.

This is the same regarding the width. As gusseted bags normally do away this issue when they properly correspond to the packed goods.

The same holds true with the width. While gusseted poly bags generally eliminate this issue when correctly matched to the packaged product, flat poly bags must have the added compensation for width as well as length. Neglect either one and you’re likely to end up with an order of worthless poly bags.

For instance: Jane Anyone wants to package his 8 inch x 12 inch tablets into a polyethylene bag. These tablets are 1/2 inch thick, and he wishes to put 4 into each bag. That makes the contents 8 inches x 2 inches x 12 inches. He must permit space for inserting the bags without stretching them, so the recommended size for a flat poly bag would be: 11 inches wide x 16 inches long. That will accommodate his 10 inches of total product width (8 inches + 2 inches) and 14 inches of total product length (12 inches + 2 inches) and allow an additional 2 inches for him to close the bag with either tape or a heat seal.

Yes, there is a small amount of work involved in getting the right sized plastic bag, but if you take a few moments to do your homework you can avoid ordering the wrong bag for your requirements.

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