Silo and cover films

• Special extrusion process (TriEx)
• Highly resilient bond between materials without intermixing with one another
• Comparable with a 200 μ silage film, yet up to a third thinner and lighter
• Many run lengths to choose from
• The factory-produced fold in the product (C-fold) enables users to easily unfold and spread the Elan silage film over their silo system from the middle to the longitudinal sides. This ensures that the desired green side is facing upwards after the film is spread.
• 12-month warranty for weather resistance during normal use.

• Up to 20 times greater oxygen barrier compared to the DLG standard for silage films
• Easy to handle during use
• High tear resistance, hard-wearing
• Light at just 85/90 grams per square metre – light as a feather
• Sturdy fleece mantel protects the film roll
• 18-month UV stability on the silo

• Six to 10 times better oxygen barrier
• Film combination can be placed on the silo in a single work step
• Exceptionally stable, yet also supple
• The “clinging” underlay film automatically separates from the silage film after a very short period of use
• 18-month UV stability on the silo

• Make optimal settings on balers to achieve high storage densities (at least 220 to 230 kg TM/m3)
• Keep time period between baling and wrapping short. Wrap bales with film after a maximum of two hours
• Check wrapping machine on a regular basis: 50 per cent film overlap, 50 to 70 per cent film pre-stretching
• There should be no adhesive residue on pre-stretching rollers

• The higher the dry matter and the bulkier the material is, the greater the number of film layers which are required to make things air-tight.
• Six film layers have proven to be optimum for bale wrapping and eight layers for horse silage.

• White, light-green film only heats up a little. Light-coloured films are the most gas-tight
• Dark or black films heat up intensely, increasing their oxygen permeability. Protect against direct sunlight!

• You must prevent film damage. Tiny holes can cause mould in the entire bale.
• Do not wrap until the bale is at its storage location if possible

• Store round bales in an upright position
• Stack depending on the dry matter content in the silage Three layers are possible if dry matter is more than 45 per cent; stack only two layers if dry matter is less than 45 per cent. If you do not, the lower bales will deform and air may penetrate into the bales between the film layers
• Lay out the storage facility in such a way that it is not possible to damage the films. If there is a problem with mice, open storage facility with sandy floor; net cover if there is a problem with birds.
• Check bales for damage on a regular basis

If you value dimensionally stable bales and simple, clean silage unwrapping, you’re on the right track with Polydress® Round Bale Film. Crop packing will all run smoothly with this round bale film.

Advantages:

• High film stability on the mantel surface to ensure more effective mechanical protection for storage and transport
• Suitable for all stationary and mobile round bale combination balers with film feed
• Available for edge-to-edge; length: 2,000 m; width: 1.28 m
• Also available as over-the-edge film for McHale and Göweil round balers; length: 2,000 m; width: 1.38 m

Download Polydress Round Bale Film brochure as a PDF

Baletite is an innovative polyethylene foil which serves as a replacement for traditional round bale netting. It was specially developed for the new generation of bale wrapping machines which can attach films instead of nets to improve the ensilage process. This means additional protection for bale content. The film can be used for grass, maize and sugar beet. It is suitable due to its limited UV resistance but not for straw or hay.

Advantages:

• Better oxygen barrier
• Extraordinary puncture resistance
• Additional protection for bale edges
• More compact, denser bales
• Smooth film surface
• Thickness: 13 µm, 16 µm
• Available lengths: 2,000 m/2,400 m; widths: 95 cm/128 cm/138 cm

Combined with Silotite stretch film, the Baletite net replacement film is an innovative next generation dual film wrapping method. It provides a significantly improved oxygen barrier. This combination delivers more compact, denser bales which are better shaped and better protected.

Download Baletite brochure as a PDF

The tenobale Compressor is a new solution which uses high-grade stretch film to provide easy handling of silage bales while improving retention of energy content and nutrients.

Advantages:

• Long side also protected with film
• Improved air seal for better feed conservation and staple feed quality
• Maximum compression
• Highly compact bales and extra protection for transport and storage
• More stable shape of bales, thus providing easier handling
• Joint opening and disposal of stretch and mantle films
• No freezing up, unlike with nets
• New/other feedstuffs can be ensiled; areas of use: maize husk residue, CCM, maize silage, beet pulp, grass silage, pomace

Download tenobale Compressor brochure as a PDF

Tube films are an interesting alternative to conventional silo structures. Polydress FarmTube offers all-round reliable protection for such uses. The film is first choice for professional feed conservation and storage of food crops.

Advantages:

• wide range of uses – food crops, grain, rapeseed, potatoes and ensilaged grass and maize.
• Dry, protected storage, even outdoors
• Minimum fermenting and storage losses

Download Polydress FarmTube brochure as a PDF

The ClimaTec is suitable for the following crops:

• Strawberries – as frost protection in early winter before frost sets in
• Potatoes – as frost protection and harvest advancement directly before planting
• Asparagus – as a double cover for harvest advancement
• Various early vegetables – as frost protection and harvest advancement, also as double cover in combination with fleece

Advantages:

• Easier handling thanks to lower film weight
• Better plant growth
• Precipitation and rain reaches the plants
• Reduce fungal infestation
• It is easy to check crop development
• Fertilisation possible through the film
• Thickness: 40 µm
• Can be supplied as transparent film
• Available lengths: 100 m/250 m/customised lengths on request; and widths: 6 m/10 m/10.5 m/12 m/12.5 m/12.75 m

• Anti-dew effect thanks to lower drop formation and consequent reduction in condensation formation on the film lower surface
• Thermal effect produced by inclusion of special raw materials, so the film reduces heat emission from the ground at night

Advantages:

• Leaf damage caused by falling water drops minimised
• Significant reduction in the magnifying glass fire effect, so fewer burns on leaves
• Less accumulated moisture on leaves with film on top
• More favourable disposal costs
• Low drop formation
• Reduction in temperature drop between day and night, ensuring better growth
• Less cold stress or stress caused by change in temperature
• Thickness: 40 µm
• Can be supplied as transparent film
• Available lengths: 100 m/250 m/customised lengths on request; and width: 12.75 m

Covertan harvest advancement fleece is suitable for the following crops:

• All vegetable species – as frost protection and harvest advancement directly after planting
• Potatoes – as frost protection and harvest advancement directly before planting
• Asparagus – as a double cover for harvest advancement

Advantages:

• Highly elastic, yet tear-resistant, adjustable to be very tight and easy to handle thanks to modern non-woven technology and the 30 cm edge reinforcement
• Extra edge lamination makes this harvest advancement fleece very light and highly tear-resistant
• 19 and 22 g/m² increase the climate effect and improve mechanical resilience
• Thickness: 17 g/m², 19 g/m², 22 g/m²
• Available in white
• Available lengths: 100 m/250 m/customised lengths on request; and widths: 1.60 m to 20.10 m

The mechanical properties of the Raiffeisen HiProPlus pocket film provide maximum durability. You can regulate crops as required by turning over the film, thus allowing for more breaks and improved manpower planning.

Material:

• 100% low density polyethylene (LDPE) without regeneration
• UV stability factor 6 at 100 my or 8 at 150 my if used and stored correctly
• Optimised fusing of pockets, ensuring increased tear resistance

Advantages:

• Thickness: 100 µm, 150 µm
• Available in black/white
• Available lengths: 300 m/1,000 m/customised lengths on request; and width: 1.40 m

Thermal film XXL is very wide and is used on its own or as a double cover on film that has already been attached. A maximum thermal effect is achieved thanks to the high proportion of thermal additives and especially thanks to the width. This film type can be used as a double cover layer in combination with all film types. If you heat the ground with the thermal film XXL and then lift the black-and-white film at the first stitch, you can regulate the asparagus yield to an optimum extent throughout the season.

The greenhouse effect is increased if you tense the thermal film XXL over frames, creating an air buffer between the bank and the thermal film. This air buffer prevents the ground from cooling at night.

Advantages:

• 50 µm thick
• Can be supplied as transparent film
• Available lengths: 1,000 m; and width: 2 m;
• also available in transparent thermal pocket film version