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With a growing number of industries using high-speed form and fill packaging equipment, demand is increasing for printed rollstock. Shields produces high-quality printed rollstock for use with vertical and horizontal form, fill and seal equipment. Shields' rollstock is used to package products ranging from lawn and garden products and wood pellets to frozen food and ice. We work with equipment manufacturers to create the highest performance films on the market today.
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We put 40 years of experience to work manufacturing plain and printed ice bags and rollstock. Recent advances in polymers have allowed us to reduce costs by producing thinner films with exceptional strength. This translates into substantial savings for our customers.
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Located in the heart of an agricultural region, Shields has a long history of making packaging for produce and agricultural markets. We manufacture bags for apples, potatoes, carrots, celery, lettuce and other products in various sizes and gauges. Bags are supplied on wickets for automatic packaging and in cases as singles. We offer a variety of printing options, up to eight colors, including process print.
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We make custom films and use specially-formulated inks to produce plain and printed polyethylene bags and rollstock for the lawn and garden industry. We recently added a laminated stand-up pouch production line to meet the needs of this growing market.
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Add value and convenience to your packaging with press-to-close resealable zipper bags. Shields makes zipper bags for a variety of applications, including bags for packaging tortillas, fruits, vegetables, fish and poultry. Full-color printing is available, including up to eight colors and process print.
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Form and function come together in Shields’ security, courier and mailer bags. Polyethylene mailers are easy to open, yet have many vital security features. Our custom manufacturing facility allows us to create bags to meet your
needs – from clear to opaque films for privacy, plain or printed with specialty graphics, sequentially numbered and designed with the latest in
tamper-evident technology or basic closure that meets your specifications. As Shields emerges as a premier supplier of security, courier and mailer bags, we are investing in the research and development of unique new films and closures. View our Security Bags Site
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Shields offers a high-performance, high-graphic shrink product line targeted for the beverage industry. Our films have been developed to offer the utmost in strength and shrink characteristics, allowing you to package products without the support of corrugated trays. The line includes overwrap film that can be used over our print registered shrink films to shrink-wrap several smaller packages together.
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For the last 20 years, Shields has been a leading supplier of packaging for the wood pellet industry. Our line includes both open-mouthed bottom-seal and side-weld bags and rollstock for automated packaging machines. We work with equipment manufacturers to ensure our film runs well in your plant. Shields has the experience and capacity needed to serve this market.
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Shields was one of the first manufacturers to supply plastic packaging to the building products and construction industry. Using new resin technology and state-of-the-art equipment, we produce high-quality, competitively-priced plain and printed bags, tubing and sheeting. We customize single- and multi-layer films and design durable packaging for many types of building materials.
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Make your products stand out from the competition with colorful, printed pallet covers from Shields. We manufacture a variety of polyethylene packaging for products over 50 inches, including both shrink and conventional pallet covers. Shields offers outstanding print quality on durable covers designed to meet your packaging requirements.
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We have the experience and technical know-how to meet the challenges of packaging salt, chemicals and fertilizers. Many manufacturers are converting from multi-wall paper sacks to the performance and competitive advantages of plastic. At Shields, we’re ready to use our expertise to find practical solutions to your packaging challenges.
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Shields makes polypropylene and nylon film for industrial applications. Let us put our expertise in these materials to work for you. These films are used in industries where high heat tolerances are required.
Polypropylene
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Recommended maximum: 285 degrees F. for up to 60 minutes |
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Maximum resistance: 310 degrees F. |
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Recommended maximum: 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes |
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Maximum resistance: 420 degrees F. |
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Shields is on the forefront of a new packaging concept – stretch hood technology. Our super stretch hooder film is being used to package products ranging from kitchen appliances to motorcycles. The automated stretch hooder offers better protection than traditional corrugated packaging, reduces packaging costs and puts your product out front where it can be seen by consumers. Our films have been approved for use on all of the stretch hooding systems.
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Shields has nearly 30 years of experience in producing customized mulch films. We manufacture mulch film according to specific farming practices and needs. The film serves as a barrier to weeds and helps plants retain moisture before breaking down at the end of the growing season.
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We manufacture mono-extruded bottom-seal bags as an economical solution for the bulk storage or shipment of products. These plain and printed bags are produced from low-density, linear low-density, or a blend of additives and resins to meet customer specifications. Shields also produces flat and gusseted, tubular, bottom-seal bags, often referred to as shipping sacks. These bags are used for packaging rock products, insulation, soil conditioners and other products for shipment.
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To remain a leader in the ever-changing flexible packaging market, Shields now produces a line of high-barrier films. With over 50 years of flexible packaging experience, we have the knowledge and technical expertise needed to produce the high-barrier films used to package foods, pharmaceuticals and other products with high-barrier, technically engineered requirements.
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We’re exploring applications for the latest in polymer technology –
water-soluble films. Shields’ water-soluble polymer uses a proprietary poly vinyl alcohol technology to provide film with exceptional strength and clarity. When immersed in water, the film dissolves completely. Water-soluble films – innovation working for you.
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