L BAR SHRINK WRAP L BAR SHRINK TUNNEL
Shrink wrapping involves a process wherein heat-sensitive films are used to cover products before heat is applied to shrink the film and form an airtight wrapping around products.
These machines usually comprise two integrated pieces of equipment, namely a sealer and a shrink tunnel. The most used sealers are L-Bar-, Side-, and Sleeve sealers that can apply and shrink wrap films such as PE, PVC, BOPP, and POF in a safe and efficient manner.
L-Bar sealers are commonly used to secure boxes, unitize canned goods and beverages, provide additional protection, tamperproof sealing, and wrap promotional and sample packaging.
Ideally suited to medium and large scale shrink wrap applications, these sealers can shrink wrap small to medium-sized goods like produce, electronic goods, tea boxes, small consumer goods like aerosol containers, bags and pouches, bottles, cans jars, blister packs, cartridges, cups, trays, tubes and vials, etc.
- Product-sensing horizontal and verticals eyes, and time relay ensures superior packing quality whilst preventing inconsistent film applications, in-transit movement, product tampering and damage
- Optimal control of low voltage impulse sealing system with PLC and micro-processor for ideal graphics preservation and a tight, appealing wrap without creases or tears
- Flexible collating and metering technology with built-in photocell product sensor can handle a wide range of packaging goods
- Optional multi-stream packaging alternative can be utilised with appropriate multi-lane conveyors and infeed rails for increased efficiency during packaging runs
- Accelerated packaging speeds can achieve up to 150 cycles per minute
- Unwind systems boast an adjustable, servo motor powered film splitter that can work with all types of shrink films for easy film loading and changeovers, and eliminates too tight or too loose film applications
- Infeed and dispatch conveyor speeds, conveyor run time, dwell time and sealing temperature is adjustable
- Self-centering film drive down systems with automated edge guidance and film tracking
- Automatic collection of excess wrapping material to reduce injury and clogging of waste
- Durable stainless-steel design can fit any medium or large-scale operation
By integrating a Shrink Tunnel into your packaging line, time and labour expenses are severely reduced as production efficiency increases exponentially.
Capable of functioning at high speeds, L-Bar sealers are best suited for heavy-duty, everyday use and are placed in front of a shrink tunnel. They use soft feed conveyors to carry products into the system and guides position them inside the shrink film.
L-Bar sealers use an adjustable sealing arm that comprise two sealing bars in the shape of an inverted L, also known as an impulse sealer, that automatically wrap products inside a bag made of shrink film before a heating element, also called a wire, seals, and cuts the film pouch in one go.
Thereafter products are moved down another conveyor to enter the heat shrink tunnel where the sealed film uniformly shrinks around the products.
SIDE BAR SHRINK TUNNEL LARGE PRODUCTS SEMI-AUTOMATIC FULLY-AUTOMATIC
Shrink wrapping involves a process wherein heat-sensitive films are used to cover products before heat is applied to shrink the film and form an airtight wrapping around products.
These machines usually comprise two integrated pieces of equipment, namely a sealer and a shrink tunnel. The most used sealers are L-Bar-, Side-, and Sleeve sealers that can apply and shrink wrap films such as PE, PVC, BOPP, and POF in a safe and efficient manner.
Side sealers perform best in highly demanding, large output production lines for the shrink wrapping of e-commerce goods, candy, video game boxes, books, electronics, and other consumer goods. Medium, large-sized, and even elongated products can also be processed whilst maintaining high wrapping speeds.
- Superior packing quality with product-sensing horizontal and verticals eyes, and time relay eliminates inconsistent film applications to prevent in-transit movement, product tampering and damage
- Operators have precision control over angular and linear positions, as well as packaging process velocity
- High productivity wrapping speeds of max 120 packs per minute depending on product size
- Variably-sized products can be wrapped by easily adjusting a rotating handwheel
- Side sealers are fully programable and offer higher wrapping speeds than other sealers since they are configured with two- or three-belt sealers
- Servo motor motion controls offer a smooth, fully automated wrapping process with excellent output rate (approximately 2000 packages per hour)
- Durable stainless-steel design with minimal carbon footprint
- Touch-screen integrated PLC controller with bilingual interface and custom programs input storage capacity
- Modular design with self-centering film drive-down systems, automatic edge guidance and film tracking systems
- Integrated temperature control
- Supports manual or automatic product feeding with automatic changeover capability
- Accommodates a variety of accessories from label applicators to groove punches
- Maintenance-free sealing bar offers fully customizable clearance and speed settings
- Continuous motion side sealers allow for film savings of around 20 – 30% compared to machines that are not fitted with servo motion control systems
- Typically, Side sealers require 30% less operational costs compared to similar machines
- Industrial-grade metal vertical side cutters operate in silence to produce neat, high-integrity seals that are not too loose or too tight, or prone to tearing
- Product changeover times are short and operational reliability is increased since no adjustments to product guides are needed
- Dynamic wrapping customisations allow for the packaging of a greater range of goods including wider, oblong, or elongated products
By integrating a Shrink Tunnel into your packaging line, time and labour expenses are severely reduced as production efficiency increases exponentially.
Side sealers usually come in two automatic operational designs, namely intermittent motion and continuous motion shrink wrappers.
Depending on production needs, either a two-belt sealer or three-belt sealer can be utilised to eliminate one infeed conveyor for a more efficient wrapping line.
Although a two-belt sealer is more compact that a three-belt sealer, a three-belt sealer is slightly larger and has the added capability of spacing products accurately before they enter the wrapping station.
Since most Side sealers are sensor-controlled to accommodate both manual or automatic loading, they receive products from an infeed conveyor according to collation specifications. Â
Using a set of horizontal and vertical product-sensing photo-electric eyes, and a time relay, Side sealers use up to a 1100 mm wide horizontal sealing bar to apply continuous tubes of heat-sensitive wrapping films like PE, PVC, BOPP, and POF to products.
Virtually any product size and length can be wrapped according to a controlled film feeding speed that provides a more cost-effective film application.
Next, the end seal, and side seal is applied with a vertical state-of-the-art thermostatic side cutter. Packages are then separated into individual units with a cross-seal further down the line before products are moved through to the shrink tunnel.
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SLEEVE SEALER SHRINK TUNNEL
Sleeve Sealer and Shrink Tunnel is a common way of packaging large products with many benefits. The machine can automatically feed, transport, seal and shrink efficiently. Shrinkable materials such as PE, PVC, BOPP, POF film are optional to choose depending on the standard and purpose of packaging. As a packing machine, the heat shrink wrapping machine can make a high standard package with great capacity. The wrapped products are waterproof and dustproof, clear or designed, and neat packaging material. The package can be transparent or designed. These factors help producers to sell their products.
- The Sleeve Sealer and Shrink Tunnel suitable for a wide range of shrink wrapping with single or multi-row bottles. The automatic alignment greatly improves production efficiency. After packaging, the items have a neat and compact appearance which ensures the item’s quality and integrity of convenient transportation.
- The machine can be automatically routed to complete a combination of single to multi-row packaging according to production requirements without separate molds.
- The usage of PLC and HMI to achieve the integrations of mechanisms, electricity, and pneumatic.
- Different types of packaging can be selected on the touch screen, while production volume can be counted.
- A specially designed blade ensures a solid sealing line, no cracking and anti-stick.
- The feeding process uses a belt conveyor which operates fast and smoothly.
- Imported photosensor ensures accurate positioning.
- The machine is equipped with imported double air circulation motors, ensuring the heat in the tunnel is spread evenly to get the perfect shrinking.
- Anti-high temperature Telfon mesh conveyor is durable and keeps stable feeding.
- The machine is equipped with a frequency inverter control transmission which has the function of infinitive speed.
- Suitable for daily necessities, health care products, stationery, tabacco packaging and various products.
Sleeve sealers are utilised for the shrink wrapping of daily necessities, health care products, stationery, tobacco packaging, bottles, workwear, towels, aerosol containers, moulded panels, cans, large household goods, timber, paint pots, magazines and newspapers, flat pack furniture, and any round or long products.
- Product-sensing horizontal and verticals eyes, and time relay offers superior packing quality whilst preventing inconsistent film applications, in-transit product movement, tampering or damage
- Operators have precise control over angular and linear positions, as well as packaging velocity
- Wrapping speeds up to 28 collations per minute / 1 680 per hour subject to pack size
- Modular design with line integration, automatic temperature control, automatic alignment, adjustable feeding sensor, and precision lock-up sleeve for greater efficiency
- PTFE mesh belt Conveyor with 2-inch pitch
- Infeed and dispatch conveyor speeds are adjustable through a variable speed drive system
- Automatic Cool Down Cycle helps to cool packaging
- Adjustable sealing plate ensures a clean sealing line and smooth cutting without cracking or film sticking, and sealing temperature is adjustable
- User-friendly, bilingual PLC touch screen interface and HMI control technology offers optimal coordination between the servo motor and photo-electric sensors to improve sleeving accuracy and efficiency, and boasts custom programs input and storage capacity
- Durable stainless-steel frame is fitted with a safety guard to protect operators against injury
- Precise coordination between modules allows for easy product changeovers
- Heavy-duty, height-adjustable sealing jaw produces consistently strong seals at high speeds
- Integrated programming allows the sleeve sealer to complete a combination of single to multi-row packaging according to production requirements without separate moulds
- Automatic pack counting allows for better production volume statistics
By integrating a Shrink Tunnel into your packaging line, time and labour expenses are severely reduced as production efficiency increases exponentially.
Automatic in-line Sleeve Sealers are the ideal shrink wrapping solution for high production volumes of a wide variety of goods, mainly for display, transportation, and distribution purposes.
Products are fed from an inverter-driven, heat-resistant mesh belt conveyor. Smart photo-electric sensors relay product instabilities to the onboard micro-controller that automatically maintains product alignment as goods move along the line to the sealing chamber.
The sealing station is fitted with top and bottom film roll holders that are designed to create a curtain of PE, PVC, BOPP, or POF shrink film at the mouth of the sealing chamber. Products pass through this curtain where a two-way vertical drive system enables the sealer to create a sleeve around them.
With the help of product pack clamps, sleeves can be formed in either long, single- or multi row, or collated tray formats, in effect leaving two small openings on opposing sides of the wrapped products.
Sleeve sealers use product-sensing horizontal and verticals eyes, coupled with a time relay and a specialised, adjustable sealing blade that can be adjusted according to product size. This helps to ensure consistent, neat, and durable wrapping applications that will prevent in-transit movement, product tampering and damage for when goods are dispatched.
Additional guides, pad-feeding magazines, dye cut cardboard sheets, and stacking mechanisms can form part of the packaging process before the packaging enters a for final shrink wrapping.
SHRINK WRAPPING SHRINK WRAP
Shrink wrapping involves a process wherein heat-sensitive films are used to cover products before heat is applied to shrink the film and form an airtight wrapping around products.
These machines usually comprise two integrated pieces of equipment, namely a sealer and a shrink tunnel. The most used sealers are L-Bar -, Side -, and Sleeve sealers that can apply and shrink wrap films such as PE, PVC, BOPP, and POF in a safe and efficient manner.
For large scale operations, automated shrink wrap machines are required to shrink wrap products in a quick, efficient matter.
Loose products start off by being collated before tray packing and shrink wrapping takes place. Shrink wrap materials are usually supplied in flat roll stock, center-folded film, and pre-formed shrink bags.
Unlike flat roll stock shrink wrap that is wrapped around a product, center-folded machines are supplied with a roll of shrink wrap plastic that is folded in half and placed in the center of the machine. All open edges of the shrink wrap are sealed to form a bag before the packaging is heated to shrink the bag around the product.
An alternative is pre-formed bags that feature one open end where the product can be inserted before heat sealing and shrink wrapping takes place. Depending on the size and shape of goods, industries can make use of a L-Bar Sealer,  Side Sealer, or  Shrink Tunnel, coupled with a to deliver effective shrink wrapping processes.
SHRINK TUNNEL SHRINK WRAP SHRINK TUNNEL
Shrink tunnels are auxiliary equipment that can be integrated into the shrink wrapping processes of large-scale, industrial operations, and they are easily paired with either our L-Bar Sealer, Side Sealer, or Sleeve Sealer line to boost efficiency.
A variable-speed roller conveyor with heavy duty 1-inch silicone-coated steel rollers move shrink-wrapped packages into the temperature-controlled shrink tunnel. Inverter-driven heating fans then circulate an even distribution of low-turbulence hot air around the film-wrapped products in order to create a compact shrink-fit.
Once complete, an airflow recovery system helps to save energy by recovering the circulated hot air. A twin-fan cooling system then blows cooler air around the shrink-wrapped products to ensure that the packaging remains stable after shrinking. This is also done to avoid inconsistent shrinkage and burns before products are transported out onto an aluminium pack cooling rack or receiving table.
Shrink tunnels can be incorporated into any new or existing packaging operation for the shrink wrapping of daily necessities, healthcare products, stationery, bags and pouches, bottles, cans jars, blister packs, cartridges, cups, trays, tubes and vials, tobacco packaging, bottles, workwear, towels, aerosol containers, moulded panels, cans, large household goods, timber, paint pots, magazines and newspapers, flat pack furniture, any round or long products, electronics, etc.
- Durable and versatile, our shrink tunnels can be used to wrap a huge variety of products across a diverse range of industries
- Low turbulence hot air distribution and recovery system ensures sleek and seamless shrink wrapping with no excess waste generated
- Robust mechanical construction ensures long-term serviceability
- Single and dual chamber format availability to suit smaller packaging operations that run at reduced pack speeds, or more industrial operations that require faster packaging speeds
- Shrink tunnels’ industrial-scale packaging speeds far outweigh handheld heat gun capabilities
- Specially engineered, twin-motor air blowers move more than twice the air volume and rotate at lower speeds compared to conventional blowers
- High insulation ensures maximum thermal efficiency with side and bottom heat chambers
- Welded structural tubular steel chassis with top quality components
- Dual electronic solid-state time proportional temperature controllers allow operators to thermostatically control the chamber temperature and view digital temperature readouts
- Optional aluminium pack cooling rack is fitted with heavy-duty downward locking casters
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