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Shrink wrapping equipment or shrink packaging equipment is designed to package products or packages within a film that is subsequently heat shrunk around the product or package to create a very tight seal with the package.
Shrink wrapping is sometimes used as the primary packaging. Some individual foods, soaps and other products may be wrapped directly. More commonly shrink wrapping is used as a secondary or tertiary packaging. An example of secondary use is shrink wrapped six-packs of beverage cans or 24 pack bundles of water.
Wrapping is also commonly used as a tertiary packaging such as overwrapping an individual carton or bundle of cartons. In the past, appearance of the tertiary packaging has not been considered critical important as the customer never saw it. The rise of club stores like Costco and Sam’s Club has changed this. The 6 pack of canned corn is now the unit of sale in these stores and appearance has become critical to branding. Previously translucent grey film was fine since nobody outside of the stockroom was likely to see it. Now, glossy film with registered graphics is needed to catch the customer’s eye using bullseye or end seal wrapping. This affects the choices of machinery that can be used.
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One important consideration when selecting the proper a shrink packaging machine is the type of shrink package that is desired around the product. L-bar sealer shrink packaging equipment forms a film seal around a product that has three side seams, one the front of the package and one on each side of the package. Flow thru shrink packaging equipment forms a shrink film package from a single roll of shrink film that has an overlapped shrink film seal underneath the package and a cross seal on the front and back sides of the package. Shrink bundler packaging equipment forms a shrink film package around the product from two rolls of shrink film which has cross seam across the front and back sides of the package and openings in the film package on the left and right sides of the package.
Once a product has been wrapped in shrink film, the product passes through a heat shrink tunnel. The heat from the heat shrink tunnel causes the film to shrink around the product forming a tight package around the product.
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Arpac, Model 25TW-28, inline, intermittent motion, bundler and integrated shrink tunnel rated up to 25 bundles per minute – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 20" long x 24" wide in feed conveyor, 28" wide hot impulse seal jaw with 13" vertical travel, side mounted film racks and splice station, with film rolls up to 27" in width; and 14" OD on 3" core. 18" long x 24" wide transfer conveyor into single zone shrink tunnel with 29" wide flex link conveyor and 32” in width x 16" in height aperture and 67" long chamber, top mounted blower motor and cooling blower at discharge. Control panel has Allen-Bradley controller with PanelView operator interface and color touch screen, message display and self-diagnostics, low film alert, bypass mode – allows product to pass through the machine without being wrapped and without heating the tunnel. Mounted on heavy duty frame with status light bar and interlocked safety guarding.
OAD: 180"L x 78"W x 80"H
Axon, Model Thermoflow, Stainless steel, steam shrink tunnel and conveyor with number of product per minute – depending on materials and application Capable of handling round, square, oval and other irregularly shaped containers. Container size range 1" to 6" diameter x 2" to 12" tall. Equipped with 30Kw steam generator, 6½" wide x 13" high aperture x 36" long tunnel, with (3) sets of steam nozzles and 6" wide x 140" long stainless steel conveyor. Mounted on stainless steel frame.
OAD: 144"L x 53"W x 80"H
Arpac, Model 708HBD32, Automatic, stainless steel, intermittent motion, shrink bundler and tunnel. Product size range: ¾" to 10" in Length; 3½" to 32" in Width; up to 8" in Height. Equipped with 7½" wide x 57" long right angle in feed conveyor with dual pneumatic loading arms, top and bottom film rolls for an up to 32" wide web and 33" wide top and bottom heat seal jaws with product hold down. Integrated shrink tunnel with 12" high x 38" wide x 60" long heat chamber, 96" long x 34" wide Intralox conveyor and end mounted cooling fan. Control panel has an AB PLC with touch screen HMI. Mounted on leveling legs. Rates / speed dependent on materials, application, pack pattern and machine configuration.
OAD: 160"L x 70"W x 95"H
Texwrap Model ST-3322 /1322, automatic L-Bar sealer and shrink tunnel. Package size range: 2" to 32" in Length; 2-3/4" to 19.5" in Width; to 10.5" in Height. Equipped with 46" long x 19" wide in feed conveyor, 22" wide cross seal bar, 33" long side seal bar, closing conveyor with 3 neoprene belt (each 49" long x 6" wide), perf wheel, scrap re-wind and safety guarding. MicroLogix 1400 with swing arm touch pad and E-Stop. Film specifications: center fold film 6" to 28" in Width; to 15" in diameter
Texwrap Model T-1322 single zone shrink tunnel. Total aperture: 13-1/2" in Height; 22" in Width; 42" tunnel Length. Equipped with 15-1/2" wide x 66" long stainless steel mesh conveyor and top mounted blower. Controls for temperature (up to 400° F), conveyor speed and variable velocity air flow. Speed dependent on materials, application, machine configuration and operator dexterity.
OAD Sealer: 100" L x 60" W x 69" HOAD Tunnel: 66" L x 44" W x 80" H
Arpac, Model BPTW-6000, Automatic, inline, continuous motion, registered film, shrink bundler and tunnel. Rated up to 60 bundles per minute – depending on materials and application. Product size range: 5" to 12" in Length; 6" to 20" in Width; 3" to 12 in Height. Film specs: to 26" in Width; to 20" in Diameter; on 3" core; can handle clear or printed film of 1.75 to 2.5 mil low density polyethylene and has maximum film cut-off length of 42". Equipped with dual side mounted film racks, splicing bar, infeed spacing conveyor, film registration, 28" seal bar and bottom overlap seal, (3) zone shrink tunnel with adjustable flow vents, variable speed blowers and cooling fans on discharge. Control panel has A/B controller with touch screen HMI and statis light bar. Mounted on heavy duty formed and structural steel frame with safety guarding.
OAD: 394"L x 104"W x 115"H
PDC, Model KRC184654, stainless steel, over the conveyor, neck band or sleeve labeler, hot air shrink tunnel with number of product per minute – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 4-1/4″ Wide x 5″ High x 46″ long heat shrink chamber capable of handling 4″ diameter necks and 4″ high bands. Control panel has A/B controller and single top mounted blower motor and temperature controller with e-stop. Mounted on KAL-200 auto-lift height adjustable stand and has 74″ long x 38″ wide x 74″ high enclosed plastic safety guarding.
OAD: 44″ L x 30″ W x 62″ H Shrink Tunnel
74″ L x 38″ W x 74″ H Overall
Thiele Technologies, Barry Wehmiller, Model ZB20A right angle shrink bundling system with servo lane in feed. Rated from 5 to 30 bundles per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Maximum product height: 12"; maximum film width: 20". Equipped with 12" wide x 126" long Intralox in feed conveyor, single product pusher plate, 20" wide hot knife seal bar with 12" vertical travel, tamp bundle hold down, stainless steel shrink tunnel with 24" wide x 16" high aperture and 27" long chamber with 24" wide x 50" long thru belt conveyor. Control panel with an AB controller with AB PanelView Plus 600 touch screen display. All stainless steel frame and enclosure with lexan doors and machine leveling screws and pads.
OAD: 142"L x 157"W x 87"H
Sani-matic, 200 gallon trough style, 304 stainless steel COP tank. Equipped with 120" long x 25" wide x 16" deep inner trough dimensions and a 7½ hp centrifugal recirculation pump.
Side Ports:(1) 3½" OD/ 3" Tri-Clamp(2) 1½" NPT(1) 1" NPT
OAD: 148" L x 36" W x 40" H
Arpac, Model 25TW-28, inline, intermittent motion, bundler and integrated shrink tunnel rated up to 25 bundles per minute – depending on materials and application. Equipped with 34" long x 24" wide in feed conveyor, 28" wide hot seal jaw with 13" vertical travel, side mounted film racks and splice station, with film rolls up to 27" in width; and 14" OD on 3" core. 38" long x 24" wide transfer conveyor through seal and into single zone shrink tunnel with 29" wide flex link conveyor and 32” in width x 16" in height aperture and 67" long chamber, top mounted blower motor and cooling blower at discharge. Control panel has Allen-Bradley controller with PanelView operator interface and color touch screen, message display and self-diagnostics, low film alert, bypass mode – allows product to pass through the machine without being wrapped and without heating the tunnel. Mounted on heavy duty frame with status light bar and interlocked safety guarding.
Axon, Model EZ-48-14W11-13, dual zone, stainless steel, over the conveyor convection air sleeve shrink tunnel. Number of containers per minute – depending on materials, application and machine configuration. Total Aperture: 13" in Height; 13½" in Width. Tunnel: 24" in Length each chamber (48" total length). Equipped with hand crank height adjustable heat chambers with (2) top mounted (1/3) hp recirculating blowers, on / off power switches with digital temperature controllers, heat up/cool down switch each chamber. Mounted on common base stand.
OAD: 48"L x 44"W x 76"H
Arpac, Model 708HBD32, automatic, stainless steel, intermittent motion, shrink bundler and tunnel. Product size range: 1" to 11" in Length; 1" to 32" in Width; up to 8½" in Height. Equipped with 7½" wide x 57" long right angle in feed conveyor with dual pneumatic loading arms, top and bottom film rolls for an up to 36" wide web and 33" wide top and bottom heat seal jaws with product hold down. Integrated shrink tunnel with 20½" high x 33" wide x 60" long heat chamber, 102" long x 34" wide Intralox conveyor and end mounted cooling fan. Control panel has an AB PLC with touch screen HMI. Mounted on leveling legs. Rates / speed dependent on materials, application, pack pattern and machine configuration.
OAD: 160"L x 64"W x 94"H
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