Apparatus, Methods, and Compositions for Producing Oriented Stretch Film In-Process

An apparatus for producing folded edges in a film in-process, the apparatus comprising:

• a first idler roll;
• a second idler roll separated from the first idler roll by a first distance;
• and
• a plurality of folding guides that are positioned between the first idler roll and the second idler roll, wherein each folding guide is configured to separates adjacent sections of film and induces two folds, thereby causing an edge of each section of film to turn under 180° and cling to a bottom surface of the section of the film as the film travels from the folding guides to the second idler roll, wherein each 180° turn under is completed in a single folding action without said film traversing any subsequent folding guides;
• wherein the film comprises a primary layer comprising a Ziegler Natta catalyzed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) copolymer resin having molecules that inherently lack long chain branching, wherein a majority of said molecules are oriented in a substantially longitudinal direction due to an induced strain.