Shrink Wrap
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Shrink wrap, or shrink film, is a packaging material made with polymer plastic film. Commonly used to cover pallets, it is perfect to conserve whatever it covers because when shrink film is heated will shrink tightly leaving no gaps or holes on the packaging, hence the name 'Shrink Wrap'. It can be heated using a hand-held electrical or gas shrink gun.
Shrink packaging is generally offered as:
Shrink Film
Shrink film comes in two basic varieties: single-wound (flat) polythene tubing slit on both sides, creating two sheets on top of each other and wound separately and centrefold slit on one side before winding so that a long sheet is formed, that opens out to twice the film width.
Shrink Tubing
Shrink tubing is also commonly used for shrink wrapping. It is essentially the same as centrer-fold shrink film, except that the non-folded side is sealed to create a tube.
Shrink Bags
Shrink bags are again very similar to shrink film. They are sealed on three sides to form a bag to place the product in.
Eco friendly alternatives
Did you know that although Polythene (used for layflat-tubing and plastic sheeting) is often considered harmful to the environment, polythene is actually a very efficient form of packaging with an exceptionally low carbon footprint and the ability to be 100% recycled!
If you want to know more the following site specialises in environmentally-friendly packaging:
You might also be interested in the following environmentally-friendly packaging sites:
Shrink Guns
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After shrink wrap is applied around an object the film will have to be heated to shrink. Packaging companies sometimes have a heated tunnel or oven for shrinking and these are very expensive. So if you are small company or individual and don't want to spend too much money on these machines all you need is a heat gun aka shrink gun.
Shrink guns are ideal for shrink wrapping low density shrink polythene like pallet covers and top sheets.
Manufacturers
Online resource for information about shrink film and shrink bags. Also dedicated to find you the cheapest supplier of shrink packaging.
Website decided to find you the cheapest supplier of stretch wrap films. Their expert supplier can help you identify the most cost effective stretch wrap packaging that is the perfect fit for your needs.
Find suppliers of discount layflat tubing, polythene sheet and plastic film. Also contains information on where to source environmentally-friendly products.
www.discountpalletcovers.co.uk
On this web site you will find a dedicated guide to help you with your questions about pallet covers.
Helps you with the best suppliers of discount manual, impulse and foot operated heat sealers. You can also read a lots of relevant, useful information about heat sealers.
Research and resources
For detailed information for many types of packaging. You can read articles on about how they are made, material properties, sizes, types of plastic and much more.
We also listed here polythene packaging web directories where you can find quality suppliers of whatever you may need.
Goldstork: a private bank of interesting, unusual and off-beat websites. Find selected information and links to great packaging websites.
PackagingKnowledge: offers articles and news from the flexible polythene packaging industry. Including this article on polythene tube sheeting.
PlasticBags.uk.com: plastic packaging directory where users and businesses can easely add their packaging product listings for free. Find useful websites about plastic tubing and polythene sheeting.
