PVC vs TPU vs EVA Clear Pouches: Which Film Fits Your Branded Zipper Pouch? (Video)

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  1. 0:00PVC, TPU or EVA for your clear pouch?
  2. 0:05On a sample board these films look alike. Filled, chilled and printed, they differ, and most complaints, smell, cracked corners, cloudy panels, start with the film.
  3. 0:16Plasticizers soften PVC and drive odor, cold and paperwork. TPU flexes alone, grade sets yellowing. EVA needs none but is usually frosted.
  4. 0:27Typically, PVC is glass-clear but can cloud with time, and chilled folds can crack. PVC prints easiest, EVA hardest. Liquids need welded seams, not stitched.
  5. 0:39Choose by use cycle, clarity, destination and audience, and seam versus contents. Then prove it with chilled-fold, sealed-odor, tape-ink and filled-drop tests.
  6. 0:50For PVC, ask for a report on the finished pouch.
  7. 0:55When PVC fits, send your brief for a quote.

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