Stretch film production process. Video credit: King Mak / CC BY-SA 4.0 Material is important for these films because it affects the elasticity for stretch wrap films and how much a film will shrink.

Each serves a distinct purpose: shrink wrap offers a tight, protective seal around individual items, while stretch wrap holds entire pallet loads securely in place during transit.

Dutch designer Paul Coenen has used plastic film to create a wrinkled pattern on the anodised aluminium surfaces of furniture ...

Shrink Film / Wrap Shrink wrap is a plastic film ... It is most commonly used as the material that secures pallets of individual containers. Pallet stretch wrap is used by product manufacturers and ...

Paul Coenen has created an aluminium furniture collection with a "shrink-wrap" pattern The designer, whose practice focuses on experimenting with materials and manufacturing techniques ...