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What is Vinyl (PVC) Film?
What is Vinyl (PVC) film and vinyl sheet?
Vinyl, otherwise known as polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, is a
thermoplastic material, which means that it can be reprocessed
using heat. Because vinyl can be processed using heat, there
are a broad range of formats in which it can be manufactured.
However, with respect to what we do, we refer to vinyl as
a thin film that ranges in thickness from .003” to ¼”. Grafix
Plastics registered trade mark for vinyl based films is Clear-Lay™.
Our Clear-Lay™ film is produced by 2 mechanical methods. Calendaring
or Forced Extrusion. Calendared PVC Film is the type of vinyl
film that Grafix Stocks, because of its superior clarity and
surface.
Attributes of Grafix's ClearLay™ Rigid PVC Film:
- High clarity
- Good dimensional stability
- Easily die-cut
- Printable with conventional screen and offset printing
methods
- Melt point of about 158 degrees F./70 degrees C.
- Available in Clear and Matte
- Many custom production options: Colors, Finishes, etc.
- Available in wide range of thicknesses (.003" - .030")
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