Flexible-packaging glossary

Flow wrap

A package made as film travels horizontally around a product and is sealed along its length and across each end.

Why buyers encounter it

Describe the wrapper, package dimensions, web width, repeat, seal style, product, speed, and current film instead of asking for generic flow-wrap film.
Flow-wrap package with end and longitudinal seals
Buyer diagramReference diagram for flow wrap.

Use the term carefully

This definition helps interpret a packaging conversation. It does not establish a complete film structure, machine setting, regulatory conclusion, shelf-life result, or approval for a particular application.

Research source: PC-067. Application-specific details remain subject to manufacturer and technical review.