Poly bags
Custom poly bags, print poly bags, and custom printed poly bags
Custom poly bags, print poly bags, and custom printed poly bags for a product line or co-pack. Flexo printed in the USA. SQF and GMI certified. 3 to 4 weeks after artwork approval.
For production programs
Custom poly bags are polyethylene bags made to your size and printed for your product line, co-pack, or distribution program. Print poly bags is the same request when the question is the printing: your artwork, on the bag, not a stock bag with a label added later. Custom printed poly bags is the name buyers use when the print and the bag are both specified for the job. Poly Craft Industries (PCI) prints these bags by flexography on two 10 color flexo presses (Uteco) and describes its flexible packaging as made in the USA.
PCI publishes its address as 36-60 Industrial Place, Middletown, NY 10940. PCI is SQF certified and GMI certified. Standard lead time is 3 to 4 weeks after artwork approval. Get a quote from the bag you can describe today. A partial specification is enough to start.
What are custom poly bags?
A custom poly bag is a polyethylene bag built to a finished size and a bag style, then printed for that product. Buyers use custom poly bags when the bag has to match a packing line and a brand, not when they want a generic clear bag from a catalog. Send the style, the size, and the product. If you already run a bag, send that bag.
What does it mean to print poly bags?
To print poly bags, the artwork is printed on the film by flexography. PCI prints on two 10 color flexo presses (Uteco), so one pass can carry up to ten inks, including white or a coating when the art needs them. Count every ink. If the file is not ready, a color count is enough to start, and the quote is confirmed when the artwork is approved.
A logo is artwork. So is a full panel with a barcode and legal copy. Say which you have. Print placement has to clear the seal, the wicket, and any perforation. The poly bags and wicket bags guide covers how the bag is loaded and why the print has to respect that layout.
What do custom printed poly bags include?
Custom printed poly bags include the bag and the print as one spec. PCI states that its poly bags include easy-open perforations, resealable closures, and wickets, and that sizes, colors, and prints can be customized. Those are the features to confirm against the packing line: a wicket for a bagger, a resealable closure for a multi-use pack, and easy-open for a retail pack.
Gauge, finished dimensions, and gusset are written down on the printed LDPE bag spec page. Send the number and the unit you use today, or a sample. This page does not publish a thickness chart.
What should I define before I compare plants?
The quote follows the bag you describe. Name the style, the finished size, the artwork, and how the bag is loaded. If you are choosing among manufacturers, use the poly bag manufacturer checklist and send every plant the same spec. This page is the bag. That page is the comparison.
| Spec | What to send | Why it is on the quote |
|---|---|---|
| Bag style | Wicket, resealable closure, tape, or easy-open perforation | These are poly bag options PCI already describes |
| Size | Finished width and length, and what the length includes | The bag and the artwork are built to that size |
| Gauge | The thickness and the unit, if you know them | Send the gauge you use today, or a sample. Thickness is only one part of how a bag performs |
| Film | Polyethylene, and the grade if you know it | If the grade is unknown, send a sample and say so |
| Artwork | The logo or other art file, or a note that the art is not ready | Lead time is 3 to 4 weeks after artwork approval |
| Loading | How the bag is opened, filled, and closed | A wicket, a lip, or an easy-open perforation follows the way the bag is loaded |
How long do custom printed poly bags take?
Lead time is 3 to 4 weeks after artwork approval. It does not start at the first email. The sequence is a quote, then artwork, then approval, then production. When artwork changes and has to be approved again, the 3 to 4 weeks are counted from that approval.
Where are the bags made, and which certificates apply?
The bags are made in the USA. The address PCI publishes is 36-60 Industrial Place, Middletown, NY 10940. PCI is SQF certified and GMI certified. SQF is the food safety certificate. GMI is the print quality certificate. Confirm that the site named on the certificate is the site that will run the job.
PCI prints packaging for food, including snacks, bakery, and frozen food, for pet food and treats, for home, garden, and household goods, and for personal care such as wipes. PCI supplies brands sold at major retailers.
What should I send?
Send what you have. Include the order quantity and the annual usage so the request matches the program. Email Matt@PolyCraftInd.com or call 516-849-6237.
Questions buyers ask
What are custom poly bags?
Custom poly bags are polyethylene bags made to your size and printed for your product. The bag style, the finished size, and the artwork are specified for that job, rather than taken from a stock bag.
What does it mean to print poly bags?
Print poly bags means the artwork is printed on the polyethylene, usually by flexography. PCI prints on two 10 color flexo presses (Uteco). Send the art, or a color count if the art is not ready.
What are custom printed poly bags?
Custom printed poly bags are polyethylene bags printed with your artwork. A logo is one kind of artwork. Send the bag style, the finished size, and the file, or a note that the art is not ready.
How long do custom printed poly bags take?
PCI's standard lead time is 3 to 4 weeks after artwork approval. The window starts when the artwork is approved, which is later than the day a first file is sent.
Where are PCI poly bags made?
PCI describes its flexible packaging as made in the USA. PCI publishes its address as 36-60 Industrial Place, Middletown, NY 10940.
Is PCI SQF certified and GMI certified?
PCI is SQF certified and GMI certified. SQF covers the plant's food safety system. GMI covers print quality. Ask for the current certificate for the site that will run the job.
Can the bags include easy-open?
PCI states that its poly bags include easy-open perforations, resealable closures, and wickets, and that sizes, colors, and prints can be customized. Confirm the feature on your spec before the quote is treated as final.
What should I send for a quote?
Send the bag style, finished width and length, film and gauge if you know them, the artwork or a note that the art is not ready, the product, how the bag is loaded, the order quantity, annual usage, and the ship-to location. Email Matt@PolyCraftInd.com or call 516-849-6237.
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