PET SHEET
A-PET SHEET
Our APET sheets are widely considered to be the highest quality APET sheets available on the market today. Our specialized surface finish provides our customers with an ease in processing and printing that is unparalleled. Understanding that no two jobs are alike, we at Hop Industries have developed multiple grades of our APET sheets to better help our customers meet their needs and challenges.
A-PET films are widely used for packaging consumer goods, electrical Accessories, and medical products. In packaging applications, A-PET films act as Excellent barriers to acids and strong oxidizers.
Flexibility as well as high temperature and impact resistivity are some significant features of our A-PET sheet. A-PET films are available in black, white, as well as custom colors.
UsesBecause PET is an excellent water and moisture barrier material, plastic bottles made from PET are widely used for soft drinks (see carbonation). For certain specialty bottles, such as those designated for beer containment, PET sandwiches an additional polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) layer to further reduce its oxygen permeability.
R-PET SHEET
Similar to APET, our RPET combines excellent durability with glass-like clarity, providing our customers a material that both performs well and is visually appealing. By utilizing up to 50% post consumer scrap in our RPET material we are able to offer a polyester film that maintains all of the excellent physical characteristics of APET while at the same time reducing the environmental impact of the material.
RPET can be processed more quickly and economically than rigid PVC making it an ideal material choice for applications requiring an attractive package with maximum product visibility. Our RPET film is non-toxic and FDA approved for direct food contact. Specifically designed for customers who demand a truly “green” product, our RPET film line will allow you to meet your customer’s needs as well as your sustainable packaging goals.
R-PET sheet with tight tolerances is ideal for packaging, laminating, and custom thermoforming applications. R-PET films are best suited for rigid packaging applications in industries ranging from food and medical to automotive. Compared to plastic resins such as PP, PVC, and HDPE, R-PET materials have high tensile yield strengths.
R-PET films exhibit resistance to strong oxidizers, alcohol, and hydrocarbon solvents. In food packaging applications, R-PET films act as barriers to fat, grease, and oil. Depending on special packaging requirements, can coat R-PET sheet with silicone or anti-static/anti-fog materials.
G-PET SHEET
Glycol-Modified Polyethylene Terephthalate (G-PET) fabricates well throughout a number of different processes including cutting, drilling, bending, routing and polishing
G-PET can be used in a variety of applications including for medical and food purposes, electronic devices, covers and even medical braces. G-PET is often used in the sign making industry where it can create purchase or graphic displays and display cases.
Printing grade G-PET provides excellent printability, laminating characteristics and flexural strength. It is now increasingly being used to make credit or gift cards for it is a more durable and environment friendly alternative to rigid PVC. Due to its impact resistance properties, G-PET is also being used in thermoforming applications which require deep draws and complex shapes.
M-PET SHEET
Metallizing of PET sheet under vacuum conditions is a proven technology to achieve special optical properties or a metal look for decorative applications and as mentioned above to reduce the diffusion of gases and flavors through the film. The most commonly used metal is aluminum but other metals can also be used.
Metallised films have a reflective silvery surface similar to aluminium foil and are highly flammable. The coating also reduces the permeability of the film to light, water and oxygen. The properties of the film remain, such as higher toughness, the ability to be heat sealed, and a lower density at a lower cost than an aluminium foil.
This gives metallised films some advantages over aluminium foil and aluminium foil laminates. It was thought that metallised films would become a replacement for aluminium foil laminates, but current films still cannot match the barrier properties of foil. Some very high barrier metallised films are available using EVOH, but are not yet cost effective against foil laminates