Calculations

Film Data Calculation


In your daily work you may have the need to calculate film product data using other existing data or to convert known film product data into other parameters. The following converting calculations are derived from our own work experience and we offer them as a service to you. If you find that other conversions may be useful then please let us know and we will add them to the listing.
1. Finding MATERIAL WEIGHT from Width, Thickness, Length & Film Density:
Note: For double layer film like LFT, LFP and J-fold enter double material thickness
Enter width (mm):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter length (m):
Enter film density (kg/dm3):
Material Weight (kg):


2. Finding FILM DENSITY from Width, Thickness, Length & Material Weight:
Note: For double layer film like LFT and LFP enter double material thickness
Enter width (mm):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter length (m):
Enter Material Weight (kg):
Film Density (kg/dm3):


3. Finding REEL WEIGHT from Width, Reel Diameters & Film Density:
Note: 3" or 76mm cores have an O/D of 100mm, 3" thin cores have an O/D of 92mm, 6" or 152mm cores have an O/D of 185mm.
Enter reel outer diameter (mm):
Enter core outer diameter (mm):
Enter reel width (mm):
Enter Film density (kg/dm3):
Reel Weight (kg):


4. Finding MATERIAL LENGTH from Reel Weight, Width, Material Thickness & film density:
Note: For double layer film like LFT and LFP enter double material thickness
Enter reel weight (kg):
Enter reel width (mm):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter Film density (kg/dm3):
Material Length (m):


5. Finding MATERIAL LENGTH from Reel Diameter and Material Thickness:
Note: For double layer film like LFT, LFP and J-fold enter double material thickness
Enter reel outer diameter (mm):
Enter core outer diameter (mm):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Material Length (m):


6. Finding REEL OUTER DIAMETER from Reel Inner Diameter, Material Length and Material Thickness:
Note: For double layer film like LFT, LFP and J-fold enter double material thickness.
Enter core outer diameter (mm):
Enter material length (m):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Reel Outer Diameter (mm):


7. Finding RESULTING LENGTH PER REEL and REEL OUTER DIAMETER from total material Length, Material Thickness and number of reels:
Note: For double layer film like LFT, LFP and J-fold enter double material thickness.
Enter total job material Length (m):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter number of reels:
Enter core outer diameter (mm):
Resulting length per reel (m):
Reel Outer Diameter (mm):


8. Finding MATERIAL LENGTH from Repeat Length and No of Impressions:
Notes: An impression length is the length measured from the edge of one image to the same edge of the next image
Repeat length (mm):
No of impressions:
Material Length (m):


9. Finding the NUMBER OF IMPRESSIONS from Material Length, Repeat Length and No. of impressions side by side:
Note: Make sure you consider how many impressions are printed side by side!!!
No. of impressions side by side:
Material Length (m):
Repeat length (mm):
Number of Impressions:


10. Finding SACK OR BAG WEIGHT from Open Width, Sack Length, Material Thickness (enter single thickness) and Film Density
Enter Sack Open Width (mm):
Enter Sack Length (mm):
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Sack Weight (g):


11. How many SACKS do I get out of one ton of this material?
Note: This is a theoretical number not considering scrap
Enter reel width (mm):
Enter double material thickness (microns):
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Enter Sack Length (mm):
Number of Sacks:


12. How many Square meters do I get out of one ton of this material?
Note: This is a theoretical number not considering scrap
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Square Meters:


13. How many SHEETS do I get out of one ton of this material?
Note: This is a theoretical number not considering scrap
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Enter sheet length (mm):
Enter sheet width (mm):
Sheets per ton:


14. What's the WEIGHT of a sheet of this material?
Enter single material thickness (microns):
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Enter sheet length (mm):
Enter sheet width (mm):
Weight of one sheet (g):


15. What's the THICKNESS of this material?
Enter gr/m2
Enter Film Density (kg/dm3):
Film thickness µ