Shrink Wrapping Machine
A machine that uses heat to shrink a film of plastic (shrink film) tightly around a product or group of products, providing protection, tamper evidence, and often improved presentation.
Types of Shrink Wrapping Machine
Manual Shrink Wrappers:
Hand-operated sealers and heat guns for low-volume use.
Semi-Automatic Shrink Wrappers:
Requires an operator to load products and/or initiate the sealing cycle.
L-Bar Sealers: Create an "L" shaped seal.
Side Sealers: Continuously seal along the side of the product.
Automatic Shrink Wrappers:
Fully automated, integrating product feeding, sealing, and shrinking.
Continuous Side Sealers: High-speed, continuous motion.
Flow Wrappers with Shrink Tunnels: Combines horizontal form-fill-seal with a shrink tunnel.
Bundling Machines: For wrapping multiple products together.
Shrink Tunnels:
Ovens designed to apply controlled heat for uniform shrinking of the film.
Applications in Various Industries:
Food & Beverage: Packaging baked goods, frozen foods, multi-packs of bottles/cans.
Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals: Tamper-evident seals, product protection.
Retail & Consumer Goods: Packaging toys, stationery, software, DVDs.
Printing & Publishing: Wrapping magazines, books, promotional materials.
Industrial: Bundling parts, protecting components from dust/moisture.
Technology:
PID temperature controllers for precise heat, conveyor systems (mesh or solid), film tensioning mechanisms, precise cutting and sealing blades (hot knife, impulse sealer), automated product feeding, PLC control, safety features.
Material Selection Considerations
FAQ's
How much does a Shrink Wrapping Machine cost? The average cost for a Shrink Wrapping Machine is in between Rs12500 and Rs325000 available at Indian Trade Bird.
How does a shrink Wrapping machine work? Shrinkwrap is a polymer plastic film that is used to cover products. Shrinkwrap is applied to tightly fit a product using a heat source that shrinks the wrap to the particular dimensions of the product it's covering. The source of heat is either generated from a handheld heat gun or through a shrink tunnel.
What is Shrink Wrapping? Shrink Wrapping is a process that involves the application of temperature-sensitive films. When heat is applied to the film it shrinks tightly to whatever it is covering.