FORMULAS FOR WEIGHT OF POLY BAGS

When sourcing poly bags, it is critical to know the weight per M bags, so you can determine how many total pounds of poly your
are sourcing.
Very few mills will run less than 500# per size (although there are some specialty small-run companies who specialize in this, at
higher cost per pound).
Film manufacturers who run 500# to 1000# cost-effectively may not be the best choice for runs of 2000#, 5000# or 10,000.
Conversely, long-run hi-speed manufacturers will often not want to run les than 2000# (or certainly not less than 1000#).

The variables in the calculation are: Width, Gusset (if any), Length, Gauge, and Resin Type (constant of 15 or 14.5).

LDPE or LLPDE – Flat: (W x L x GA)/15 = Wt per M bags

Ex: 10x12 .002 (10x12x2)/15 = 240/15 = 16# per M bags

LDPE or LLDPE – Gusseted: ((W+G) x L x GA)/15 = Wt per M bags

Ex: 12x3x18 .002 ((12+3)x18x2)/15 = 540/15 = 36# per M bags
Ex: 8x2x12 .002 ((8+2)x12x2)/15 = 240/15 = 16# per M bags

HDPE – Flat: (W x L x GA)/14.5 = Wt per M bags

Ex: 24x24” 12-micron = (24x24x0.472)/14.5 = 271.872/14.5 = 18.75# per M bags

HPDE – Gusseted: ((W+G) x L x GA)/14.5 = Wt per M bags

Ex: 12x3x18 10-micron = (15x18x.0.402)/14.5 = 108.54/14.5 = 7.49# per M bags

To get weight per roll (or per case),

you need to know number of bags per roll (or per case), and
simply multiply by the pack (as a fraction of 1000).
1 Micron = one-millionth of a meter, or one thousandth of a millimeter. 25.4 µm = 0.001 inches (1 mil).

Thickness: Usually, three different ways can be used to count poly bag thickness.
1) Mil
2) Microns
3) Gauge

1. Mil: Mil is recognized as thousands of an inch. One mil means the thickness is of 1/1000 of an inch.
2. Micron: Micron is 1/1000 of an M.M
3. Gauge: It is globally recognized system for counting poly bag thickness. One gauge is equal to 1/100000
of an inch. So, one mil is equal to 100 Gauge.
4. Conversion: 1 mil = 25 microns = 100 Gauge.

Note : Mil is not a Millimeter. It is termed as milliradian, often called a mil or mrad, is an SI derived unit for angular
measurement