LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
Signature Plastics extrudes custom LDPE profiles for applications where softness, flexibility, and impact absorption are required without the elastic recovery of rubber-based materials. LDPE is commonly selected when a profile needs to bend easily, absorb contact, or conform during installation.
LDPE extrusions are used across packaging, material handling, and protective applications where gentle contact and flexibility are more important than stiffness or sealing force.
What is LDPE?
Typical LDPE Applications
LDPE is commonly specified for extruded profiles that provide protection or flexibility. Applications include:
- Protective edging and guards
- Soft bumpers and spacers
- Flexible tubing and sleeves
- Packaging and shipping profiles
- Protective covers and wraps
- Material handling profiles
- Light-duty trim profiles
- Many LDPE profiles are cut, slit, or assembled after extrusion to meet installation or handling requirements.
Advantages of Extruded LDPE
- Very flexible and easy to bend
- Soft surface for contact protection
- Absorbs impact without cracking
- Resistant to moisture
- Suitable for profiles that must conform during installation
- Cost-effective for protective and flexible applications
LDPE is typically selected when a profile needs to flex easily, cushion contact, or protect adjacent surfaces, rather than hold shape, seal under compression, or withstand heavy wear.
Materials
- ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
- PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)
- PE (Polyethylene)
- TPV (Thermoplastic Vulcanizate)
- TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer)
- PP (Poly Propylene)
- HDPE (High Density Poly Ethylene)
- LDPE (Low Density Poly Ethylene)
- PS (Poly Styrene)
- HIPS (High Impact Poly Styrene)
- EVA (Ethylene-Vinyl Acelate)
- PC (Polycarbonate)
- PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate)
- Customized Applications
