Materials guide
PVC, blister and specialty films guide
Beyond PET packs, rigid films do specialist jobs: PVC for pharma blisters, cards and print; PVDC-coated films for moisture barrier; ESD sheet that protects electronics from static; and multi-layer high-barrier films for meat and dairy. This guide explains each and when to choose it.
- PVC gradesAVI Blis, Box, Form, Lam, Print, Card
- ESD sheet resistivity10⁶–10⁹ Ω/sq
- Barrier films100–800 microns
Choosing a film
| Need | Film |
|---|---|
| Pharma blister | PVC (AVI Blis), PVDC-coated for higher barrier; PET for PVC-free |
| Retail blister or box | PVC or PET |
| Cards and print | PVC (AVI Card, AVI Print) or PET |
| Electronics trays | ESD anti-static PET |
| Meat, dairy, MAP | PET/EVOH/PE or PET/PA/PE barrier film |
Medicines are different
A medicine's blister film is named in its registration, so changing film means revalidation. Start from the approved specification; AVI Blis is made for pharmaceutical blisters, and AVI's team supplies the grade documents your file needs.
Ask for the data
Every specialist film is qualified on test data: barrier rates, surface resistivity, cold-crack behaviour. AVI's team supplies grade-specific data for your trials.
AVI products
- PVC Film Manufacturer — AVI Blis, Form, Print, Box, Lam & Card6 PVC film grades from AVI Global Plast — AVI Blis, Box, Form, Lam, Print and Card — 10,000 TPA capacity for pharma,...
- AVI Blis PVC Films for Pharmaceutical Blister PackagingPremium PVC sheet blend for pharma packaging. AVI Blis offers PVDC coating, chemical resistance & DMF registration.
- ESD / Anti-Static PET Sheets for Electronics PackagingAVI's ESD-safe, static-dissipative PET sheet, on APET or verified rPET base with anti-static coating, for...
- High Barrier Films for Thermoforming & Food PackagingAVI Global Plast's high barrier films — PET/PE, PET/EVOH/PE and PET/PA/PE structures, 100–800 microns, for MAP,...
Terms in this guide
- Blister pack
- A formed plastic cavity sealed to a backing of foil (medicines) or printed card (retail goods).
- ESD (electrostatic discharge)
- A sudden flow of static electricity that can damage electronic parts. ESD-safe packaging controls static build-up.
- EVOH
- Ethylene vinyl alcohol, a plastic layer with a very high oxygen barrier, used inside multi-layer films and trays.
- High-barrier film
- A multi-layer film that blocks oxygen and moisture, such as PET/EVOH/PE, for meat, dairy and other sensitive food.
- Micron
- One thousandth of a millimetre, the unit for sheet and film thickness: 300 microns is 0.3 mm.
- PVC
- Polyvinyl chloride, resin code 3: a rigid, clear sheet long used for pharma blisters, cards and printing.
- PVDC coating
- A polyvinylidene chloride coating that raises the moisture and oxygen barrier of blister film.