Heat Sealing Thin Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) Films

We are experts with over 25 years of experience in heat sealing Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) films, and a variety of other thin high-performance films into a wide array of lay-flat andthree-dimensional configurations.

Advantages of Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) Heat Sealed Products

Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) heat-sealed products have numerous unique advantages when compared to traditional low temperature plastics:

• Chemical Inertness
• Chemical Resistance
• High Temperature Resistance
• Cryogenic Temperature Resistance
• Low Permeability
• High Weatherbility
• Excellent Optical Clarity
• Releaseability
• High Dielectric Strength
• Low Flammability

Heat sealed Teflon® film bag

Custom Heat Sealed bag reinforced with Kapton® tape, designed for NASA.

Variety of High Performance Heat Sealed Products

Examples of Heat Sealed Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) Products

Examples of heat-sealed products that can be produced from Fluoropolymer (Teflon®) film are:

• Bags for inert sampling
• Cryogenically resistant bags
• Large panels or continuous belts
• Highly temperature resistant bags
• Cell culture bags
• Reservoir bags to hold caustic fluids
• Liners for a variety of containers like pails, drums or tanks
• Fluid transfer bags with Fluoropolymer fittings heat-sealed into them
• Three dimensional Simulation Chambers used for aerosol experiments

Processes

Our heat sealing manufacturing processes allow for a wide array of applications, and if required can be tailored to a specific need. All heat sealing processes are highly traceable, and Certificates of Compliance are available upon request. Welch Fluorocarbon is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company.

Materials

Fluoropolymers (Teflon®) are our specialty, but we are able to successfully heat seal a variety of high-performance thermoplastic films.

• Teflon® FEP
• Teflon® PFA
• MFA
• MPTFE
• PVDF
• ETFE
• PVF

 

Teflon® is a registered trademark of DuPont used under license by Welch Fluorocarbon, Inc.