United Bags offers an extensive array of multiwall paper bag styles that can be custom designed to fit your specific packaging needs. Paper and paper/poly options still offer the most cost effective package available in the industry today. Our supply chain is broad reaching and we will help to link your specific requirements with the best in class manufacturer. Our sales and technical professionals will help you to design and produce the highest quality and most cost-effective package to meet your requirements. In addition to our custom packaging capabilities, United Bags maintains an inventory of stock bags that are available and ready to ship at your convenience.
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Sack constructions usually are of two general types and are designated according to the filling method to be used:
Sewn Open Mouth (S0M)
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Self Opening Square (S0S)
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Pasted Open Mouth (POM)
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Pasted Valve (PV)
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Pinched Bottom Open Mouth (PBOM)
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(Please reference the chart below to help you with your sizing needs.)
If you are unsure of your products bulk density you can fill a 1 cubic foot box with your product and weigh it.
To figure the correct bag size, you will need the bulk density of your product as well as how many lbs you will need in your bags. Please use this example below:
For this example if you needed an SOM, the closest size on the chart is 2.18 so you would need an SOM bag of size 17x5x41.
Bag Vol. in cubic feet | SOM | PBOM | SV | PVE |
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3.39 | 20 x 4 x 50 | 20 x 4 x 50 | 19 x 5 x 48 | 25 x 40 - 5 |
3.29 | 20 x 40 x 49 | 20 x 4 x 49 | 19 x 5 x 47 | 25 x 39 - 5 |
3.20 | 20 x 4 x 48 | 20 x 4 x 48 | 19 x 5 x 46 | 25 x 38 - 5 |
3.05 | 20 x 4 x 47 | 20 x 4 x 47 | 19 x 5 x 45 | 24 x 39 - 5 |
2.95 | 20 x 4 x 46 | 20 x 4 x 46 | 19 x 5 x 44 | 24 x 38 - 5 |
2.86 | 20 x 4 x 45 | 20 x 4 x 45 | 19 x 5 x 43 | 24 x 37 - 5 |
2.77 | 20 x 4 x 44 | 20 x 4 x 44 | 19 x 5 x 42 | 24 x 36 - 5 |
2.68 | 20 x 4 x 43 | 20 x 4 x 43 | 19 x 5 x 41 | 24 x 35 - 5 |
2.60 | 20 x 4 x 42 | 20 x 4 x 42 | 19 x 5 x 40 | 24 x 34 - 5 |
2.52 | 20 x 4 x 41 | 20 x 4 x 41 | 19 x 5 x 39 | 24 x 33 - 5 |
2.43 | 20 x 4 x 40 | 20 x 4 x 40 | 19 x 5 x 38 | 24 x 32 - 5 |
2.34 | 20 x 4 x 39 | 20 x 4 x 39 | 19 x 5 x 37 | 24 x 31 - 5 |
2.26 | 20 x 4 x 38 | 20 x 4 x 38 | 19 x 5 x 36 | 24 x 30 - 5 |
2.18 | 17 x 5 x 41 | 18 x 4 x 41 | 18 x 4 1/2 x 38 | 22 x 33 - 5 |
2.10 | 17 x 5 x 40 | 18 x 4 x 40 | 18 x 4 1/2 x 37 | 22 x 32 - 5 |
2.02 | 17 x 5 x 39 | 18 x 4 x 39 | 18 x 4 1/2 x 36 | 22 x 31 - 5 |
1.93 | 17 x 5 x 38 | 18 x 4 x 38 | 18 x 4 1/2 x 35 | 22 x 30 - 5 |
1.84 | 17 x 5 x 36 1/2 | 18 x 4 x 36 1/2 | 18 x 4 1/2 x 34 | 22 x 28 1/2 - 5 |
1.76 | 17 x 5 x 35 1/2 | 16 x 4 x 39 | 17 x 5 x 33 1/2 | 22 x 27 1/2 - 5 |
1.69 | 17 x 5 x 34 1/2 | 16 x 4 x 38 | 17 x 5 x 32 1/2 | 20 x 30 - 5 |
1.61 | 16 x 4 x 37 | 16 x 4 x 37 | 15 x 5 x 35 | 20 x 29 - 5 |
1.55 | 16 x 4 x 36 | 16 x 4 x 36 | 15 x 5 x 34 | 20 x 28 - 5 |
1.48 | 16 x 4 x 35 | 16 x 4 x 35 | 15 x 5 x 33 | 20 x 27 - 5 |
1.42 | 16 x 4 x 34 | 16 x 4 x 34 | 15 x 5 x 32 | 20 x 26 - 5 |
1.36 | 16 x 4 x 33 | 16 x 4 x 33 | 15 x 5 x 31 | 20 x 25 - 5 |
1.30 | 16 x 4 x 32 | 16 x 4 x 32 | 15 x 5 x 30 | 20 x 24 - 5 |
1.24 | 16 x 4 x 31 | 16 x 4 x 31 | 15 x 5 x 29 | 18 1/2 x 25 1/2 - 5 |
1.18 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 32 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 32 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 30 | 18 1/2 x 24 - 5 |
1.12 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 31 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 31 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 29 | 18 1/2 x 23 - 5 |
1.06 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 30 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 30 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 28 | 18 1/2 x 22 - 5 |
1.01 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 29 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 29 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 27 | 18 1/2 x 21 - 5 |
0.96 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 28 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 28 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 26 | 16 x 25 - 5 |
0.91 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 27 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 27 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 25 | 16 x 24 - 5 |
0.86 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 26 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 26 | 15 x 3 1/2 x 24 | 16 x 23 - 5 |
0.81 | 14 x 3 x 27 | 14 1/2 x 4 x 25 | 12 x 4 x 27 | 16 x 22 - 5 |
0.75 | 14 x 3 x 26 | 13 x 3 x 28 | 12 x 4 x 26 | 16 x 21 - 5 |
0.71 | 14 x 3 x 25 | 13 x 3 x 27 | 12 x 4 x 25 | 16 x 20 - 5 |
0.67 | 14 x 3 x 24 | 13 x 3 x 26 | 12 x 4 x 24 | 16 x 23 - 5 |
0.63 | 14 x 3 x 22 1/2 | 13 x 3 x 24 1/2 | 12 x 4 x 22 1/2 | 14 x 21 1/2 - 4 |
0.59 | 11 x 3 x 27 | 11 x 3 x 27 | 10 x 4 x 25 | 14 x 20 - 4 |
0.54 | 11 x 3 x 25 1/2 | 11 x 3 x 25 1/2 | 10 x 4 x 23 1/2 | 13 x 20 1/2 - 4 |
0.50 | 11 x 3 x 24 | 11 x 3 x 24 | 10 x 4 x 22 | 13 x 19 - 4 |
0.46 | 11 x 3 x 22 1/2 | 11 x 3 x 22 1/2 | 10 x 4 x 20 1/2 | |
0.45 | 10 x 3 x 24 | 10 x 3 x 24 | ||
0.42 | 10 x 3 x 23 | 10 x 3 x 23 | ||
0.39 | 10 x 3 x 22 | 10 x 3 x 22 | ||
0.36 | 10 x 3 x 21 | 9 x 3 x 23 | ||
0.34 | 10 x 3 x 20 | 9 x 3 x 22 |