What is the Plastic - What is plastic??

Plastic is a general term that can be used to describe any synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers These materials are moulded into shape while soft usually through the use of heat and or pressure before setting into a rigid or slightly elastic form They have become an extremely popular material for use in a variety of applications due to their broad range of useful properties including durability elasticity flexibility plasticity and resistance to heat water organic solvents oxidation and ionizing raditation They are also relatively easy and cost effective to manufacture Our label range features four plastic face materials polyester polyethylene polyolefin and polypropylene

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Gauge - What does gauge mean?

Definition of GAUGE:

A standard unit of measure. A gauge is a unit of length measuring one-hundredth of a mil or one-hundred-thousandth of an inch (0.00001). 1 gauge is equivalent to 0.000254mm or 0.254μm (microns). This unit is most commonly used to describe the caliper (thickness) of thin plastics or metals; in labelling, it can be used to indicate the caliper of sheets of labels and the face and backing materials used to make label products.

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