Flat barrier bags are multilayer flexible pouches with a wide range of applications. You can use them to package coffee, tea, snacks, beef jerky, pet food, and other products. The excellent barrier properties of these stand up bags extend the shelf-life of your product. Other advantages of these bags are - they are environment friendly and affordable.

In this post and the video below, we show you how you can measure the dimensions a flat barrier bag. You can figure out the holding capacity of a pouch from the information about the dimensions.

There are two important dimensions of a flat barrier bag - width and length.

Width: Play the video at the bottom. Fast forward it to 0:24 and pause. Do you notice a bold black line cutting horizontally through the logo “Oborto?” Measured from left to right from the outside, this black line shows the width of your pouch.

Length: Let the video play for another 20 seconds and pause again. The bold red line placed on the right of the packaging demonstrates the length of the bag. It is measured from top to bottom.

You will notice manufacturers refer to these dimensions as “outside dimensions” or “OD.” Let this term not scare you. It’s just industry jargon. If you have any questions related to measuring the volume of stand up pouches, please visit our website.