Printed
Film
Printed Film
Printed film, also known as flexible film, flow wrap, or roll stock packaging, is a versatile and high-performance packaging material supplied on a roll. It’s designed for use in form, fill, and seal (FFS) machines, making it ideal for high-speed production lines.
For a deeper dive into the benefits and applications of printed film, check out our Printed Film for Packaging blog post.
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So what can printed film become?
Once we print the film, it can be converted into:
- Flow-wrapped products (think protein bars, cereal bars, chocolate bars)
- Stick packs (for powders, vitamins, electrolytes, etc.)
- Sachets (for sauces, skincare, coffee, and more)
- Pouches (from single-serve portions to larger refill packs)
Better still, we can custom-size, print, and match the film to your exact barrier requirements – making it an ideal base for a huge variety of products across multiple markets.
Who’s using printed film?
Here are just a few of the key markets making the most of printed film:
Snacks & Confectionery
Printed film nails it when it comes to bars. It’s lightweight, seals tightly to keep freshness in, and allows for stand-out branding across high-speed runs.
Coffee & Hot Drinks
Ideal for single-serve sachets or larger refill packs, especially when using metallised film for premium aesthetics and protection against light, moisture, and air.
Pet Food & Bird Seed
Yep – even bird food. Larger-format flow wrap is often used for pet products, especially when pouches aren’t needed, or brands want a fully flexible solution.
Health & Beauty
Single-use sachets of shampoo or skincare often use printed film due to its compact format and ease of use.
Special features for flow wrap
There are many ways to customise your printed film to make it more specific to how customers will want them to look, feel, open, close and if necessary reuse.
Special Laminate
Choose from gloss, matt, soft touch, leather / linen effect
spot foil
Enhance your packaging with gold or silver foil for a premium finish
Spot Varnish
Apply a gloss or matte varnish to specific areas to create a striking contrast
Clear Windows
Show off the contents of the pouch for consumers to see
core sizes
Different core diameters to suit your flow wrap application
Markets we create packaging for
Industrial
frozen
dairy
Flexible Packaging
Other products we manufacture.
Stand Up Pouches
As the name suggests, this packaging stands up on the shelf providing high product visibility.
Spouted Pouches
Ideal for liquid products. Available as either stand-up pouches or sachets
Sachets
A layflat form of flexible packaging heat-sealed on three sides.
Materials
Printed film is available from BakPac in a wide range of base materials. In silver, white and clear to suit the needs of the product plus various laminated finishes that enhance the aesthetics.
| Material | Barrier | Finish | Use | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PET/ALU/PE | Ultra High | Silver | Spouted & Non Spouted Pouches | High alcohol content drinks, Long shelf life dry tea / coffee dehydrated food and beverages |
| METPET/PE | High | Silver | Spouted & Non Spouted Pouches | Dry Pet Food Medium Shelf life dry beverage coffee and tea Long life snacks crisps and nuts Personal care products Meat and fish |
| PET/PEEVOH | High | Clear / White | Spouted & Non Spouted Pouches | Dried fruit and nuts Personal care products Powder detergent Meat and fish |
| PET/PE | Medium / Low | Clear | Non Spouted Pouches | Non degradable foods Pasta Synthetic materials Garden Products |
| METOPP | High Barrier | Silver | Flow Wrap / Printed film | Long shelf life snacks Crisps Popcon Cereal bars |
| BOPP | Low Barrier | White | Flow Wrap / Printed film | Pet treats Short shelf life dry snacks Non degradable light weight products |
| PET/ALU/NYLON/PE | White / Silver | Spouted Pouches | High alcohol content drinks High tensile strength, ideal for sharp products High puncture resistance |
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| Home Compostable | High (OTR) Med (WTR) |
White Paper | Stand up pouches | Long shelf life for a wide range of ambient products No liquids or gels High tensile strength ideal for sharp products Compostable coffee valves and zippers available Industrially compostable with valves / zippers |
| Home Compostable | High (OTR) Med (WTR) |
White Paper | Film / flow wrap | Long shelf life for a wide range of ambient products High tensile strength ideal for sharp objects |
| Kerbside Recyclable | Medium | White Paper | Stand up pouches / sachet / film / flow wrap | Dry and moist foodstuffs (no liquids or gels) Does not support a zipper High tensile strength ideal for sharp objects |
Digital Advantages
Reduce Cost
- Minimum inventory
- Volume-based on demand
- Reduce obsolescence
- Market testing
Reduce Risk
- Use the most updated version of the package
- Reduced time-to-market
- Volume-based demand
- Global colour management
- Anti-counterfeit components
- Print quality regulatory compliance
More value to consumers
- Deliver localised versions
- Cause driven promotions
- Event-driven promotions
- Late-stage product differentiation
- Product life cycle solutions
Environment
- Reduce waste
- Reduce carbon emissions
- Reduce obsolescence
- No hazardous chemicals
- Reduce energy consumption
Supply Chain
- Track & Trace
- Serialisation
- Revision control
- Warehouse & distribution
- Just-in-time production
Bakpac at baker labels
If you’d like to know more about how BakPac can supply you with flexible packaging please get in touch.
If it’s labels you’re after please visit us at Baker Labels.
