What is the difference between cast and calendered film?
Cast film has the ability to maintain its original properties in a wide range of conditions. Cast film is universally more stable in terms of shrinkage, adhesion, conforming around rivets and complex curves, and has a longer outdoor life than calendered film. Cast film is manufactured by applying liquid plastic resins to a casting paper, then heating the liquid to form a solid sheet. Calendered film, on the other hand, has a shorter outdoor life and less conformability than cast vinyl. It is manufactured by pressing a dough-like mass between heated pressure rollers.
