Polypak Packaging, CA

CAPABILITIES

Mercury Plastics, Inc. is a vertically integrated custom manufacturer who extrudes mono and co-ex layer polyethylene films, is an award winning flexographic printer, producing its own digital plates, and providing form and fill rollstock as well as a variety of converted bags. In addition to blown film we offer cast film. Our capabilities also include modified atmosphere and laser perforated products.
Each day, we produce more than 150,000 lbs of film and over 4 million bags.

PRODUCTS

• Custom Print Fresh Produce Bags (vegetables, citrus, potatoes, grapes, etc.)
• Custom Print Bakery Bags (bread, tortillas, bagels, etc.)
• Custom Print Bags for fresh and frozen meat products
• Modified Atmosphere Bags (for prewashed salads and produce)
• Oxo-Biodegradable Packaging
• Trash Bags
• Promotional and advertising Bags (i.e. newspaper bags)
• Building Materials & Insulation bags
• 25 and 50 lb baler bags
• Stretch Film
• Embossed Mulch Film
• Wicketed bags
• Tapered bags
• Extended shelf-life packaging
• Laser microperforated and hot needle-perforated bags and roll stock
• Anti-fog bags and roll stock
• Modified Atmosphere Bags (for prewashed salads and produce)
• Custom Print Specialty Food Bags & overwrap (i.e. shrink film, frozen food film)
• Pallet Covers & Bin Liners
• Mesh Bags
• Home and Garden bags (fertilizer, rock, pellets, bark, etc.)
• Medical Supply and waste bags
• Sanitation / Janitorial bags
• Microwaveable steam bags and lidding film
• Pallet Netting
• Printed roll stock for form fill and seal equipment
• Bags with Instant Redeemable Coupons
• Vacuum bags
• Recloseable zippers, including Innolok® Pre-applied zippers
• Laminated Stand-Up Pouch Bags
• Mailer Bags and Envelope Bags
• Security Bags
• Hermetic bags
• Construction and Industrial films (CGSB Vapor Barrier, Stretch Hooders, Bags and Liners, Continuous Sheeting, Asbestos Containment and Hazardous Material Handling bags)
• Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Packaging Options (Starch Film, d2w, Eco-One)

QUALITY

Mercury Plastics is committed to manufacturing high quality flexible packaging products to meet our customer’s requirements every time and meet or exceed our customer’s quality and service expectations. We use our Total Quality Management program to produce the desired results in all aspects of the production and service processes. We are certified, and have been certified every year by the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BAKING (AIB), scoring “excellent” and “superior” for our good manufacturing practices to maintain and improve our food safety manufacturing and warehousing processes.

SERVICE

A great product without great service is incomplete and does not meet or exceed customer expectations. We at Mercury Plastics believe and practice the highest level of service to compliment our excellently manufactured products. We pride ourselves in offering industry leading lead times and moving mountains to solve customer emergencies. We work meticulously from order inception to delivery to ensure that every step is accurate, timely and as needed to create the proper results. We offer warehousing, inventory management and just-in-time deliveries to complement our direct delivery service.

INDUSTRIES SERVED

• Agriculture
• Frozen food
• Bread and Mexican wraps
• Beverage
• Dairy
• Medical
• Industrial, non-food
• Construction
• Home and Garden
• Building Supplies
• Advertising
• Fish and poultry
• Potato Processors

Manufacturing Department Capabilities

EXTRUSION

Blown film

• Monolayer and Co-extrusion (3-layer)
• Opaque or tint film (Any color)
• Gauge: 0.45 mil – 30 mil
• Up to 28 feet wide film capacity
• 10″ – 120″ width for tubing
• Gusseted bags up to 120″ tube width
• In-line bag making
• In-line print, up to 8 colors
• Front and Back Printing
• Water-based inks

Cast film

• Co-extrusion (3-layer)
• Computerized gauge control
• Precise layer distribution
• OTR films / Modified Atmosphere Packaging
• Potato Starch

Flexographic Printing, Out-of-Line Printing

• Up to 10 colors, Process Print Capable
• Line Printing
• Flood Coat
• 133 Line Screen
• UV Coating
• Web sizes: 23″ – 79″
• Print repeat: up to 39″
• Web Inspection System
• UPC scanability
• Registration and color consistency
• In-house Plate Making – we can take a package from design concept to finished bag
• In-plant Ink Technician
• State of the art Anilox Cleaning System
• L*A*B Colour Management system: eliminates color interpretation based on the subjective perceptions by the human eye by describing color and color differences with numerical values. This maintains color consistency among suppliers and various production runs

CONVERTING

Converting Machines

• Wicketed Bags
• Hand-Packed
• Re-closable bags (zipper & adhesive tape)
• Bags with die cut handles
• Stand-up Pouches

Tapered bag converting ABM machines

• Tapered Zip Lock bags
• Tapered produce bags
• Leaf lettuce sleeves
• Lettuce wraps