Historical Stretch Film Industry Gage Chart

1975: 125 gauge made from PVC 1977: 115 gauge made from LDPE 1980: The first revolution, Mobil introduces 90 gauge X film, three-layer cast, co- extruded film made from LLDPE 1985: Mobil produces 80 gauge from LLDPE which becomes the industry standard 2000: The second revolution: Pinnacle Films introduces Apex cast, co-extruded film made from mLLDPE; 63 gauge becomes the new industry standard. 2009: All Apex films are now NanoLayer™ IPS Packaging is a leading provider of packaging supplies, packaging equipment and packaging solutions. If you would like to know more about IPS Packaging, call 800.277.7007 or contact our Sales team.