PE Films Weights and Measures
Yield Auditor
The industrial audience often cannot grasp how a savings can be achieved by paying a higher price per pound for a reduced gauge film simply because they do not have the conversion factors.
To capture the true cost of shrink film, the transverse direction (TD) shrinkage must be taken into account. By allowing the latitude of 7 to 12% TD shrinkage, the extruder sells more film than if the shrinkage is 0 to 3%. A percent saved is a percent saved.
Because we cannot know the eventual package dimensions, all of our orders are measured in weight per 1,000 lineal feet, or “yield”. The calculation for every order appears on all paperwork from acknowledgement to packing list. In other words, we are honest about yield and give customers the tools to audit. Try out the Yield Auditor for English units or the Yield Auditor for Metric units.