Systems, Apparatus, and Methods for Creating Thin Plastic Films

A method for producing a film, the method comprising,

• providing a plurality of source materials for a coextrusion process, wherein the plurality of source materials comprises a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) butene resin, a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) hexene resin, and at least one recycled resin component, wherein the linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) butene resin comprises at least sixteen percent of the film;
• filtering the at least one recycled resin component using continuous filtration;
• coextruding the plurality of materials into molten resins in producing the film;
• slitting the film into a plurality of sections;
• passing the plurality of sections across a first roller;
• moving the plurality of sections from the first roller to and through a folding mechanism, wherein the folding mechanism comprises one or more folding rods, wherein the movement through the folding mechanism comprises passing at least one edge of the plurality of sections along a corresponding folding rod of the one or more folding rods, wherein the corresponding folding rod of the one or more folding rods causes the at least one passing edge to fold upon itself and create an edge fold, wherein the edge fold comprises a first surface of the at least one passing edge clinging a second surface of the at least one passing edge.

A method for producing a film, the method comprising,

• providing a plurality of source materials for a coextrusion process, wherein the plurality of source materials comprises a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) butene resin, a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) hexene resin, and at least one recycled resin component, wherein the linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) butene resin comprises at least sixteen percent of the film;
• filtering the at least one recycled resin component using continuous filtration;
• coextruding the plurality of materials into molten resins in producing the film;
• slitting the film into a plurality of sections;
• moving the plurality of sections through a folding mechanism, wherein the folding mechanism produces edge folds at edges of the plurality of sections;
• oscillating the folded plurality of sections;
• passing the folded plurality of section over a retractable roller that is parallel to a film roll and moves vertically away from the film roll at a separation rate that maintains a distance between the retractable roller and the film roll;
• winding the folded plurality of sections onto the film roll.