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Shrink Bundling Film


photo image: Shrink Bundling Film
We manufacture plastic shrink wrap film for packaging trays of bottles, cans and unitizing. Heat shrink wrap is often referred to as heat shrink plastic, shrink bundling film, poly shrink pack and case wrap. We offer several application–specific shrink films such as perforated shrink wrap / vented shrink wrap and “film over film”.

Both our industrial shrink wrap and clear printable shrink wrap films adapt to practically any heat shrink tunnel, shrink wrap machine or shrink wrapper to achieve a tight “bullseye” closure.

Unlike most extruders who consider shrink film to be a dumping ground, we use the same virgin resins and extrude them under the same conditions for you every time. The result is boring, consistent performance so you don’t have to constantly adjust heat shrink tunnel settings.

Many extruders sell film by “gross weight”. What they don’t want you to know: they make film 10% thicker than spec replete with the hidden tare weight cost of cores and packaging. They sell more pounds with an actual cost much higher than the invoice price.

Most specifications for transverse direction (TD) shrink are very loose. A high TD shrink film obviously requires a wider film and inherently higher cost. Calculating the savings is very simple: a percent saved is a percent saved. We offer TD shrink as low as 2% (±1% )

Brentwood Plastics
Other Extruders
Resin
Consistent from same source
Inconsistent, commonly use off-grade resin
Haze
Consistent
Not Consistent
Repro
No
Yes
Reclaim other resins
No
Yes
Gloss
Consistent
Not Consistent
Gels
No
Yes
COF
Consistent
Not Consistent
Consistent shrink temp withing lots and lot to lot?
Consistent
Not Consistent
Consistent MD / TD shrink
Consistent
Can grow or shrink as much as 15%
Sold by “gross weight” *
No
Yes
Footage and weight marked on roll?
Yes
Reluctantly
Overrun
±10%
+15%


* gross weight defined as full 10% heavy, charging for heavy weight cores and all other tare weights.
  Footage not marked on rolls.

For easy do it yourself audit tools, check out our Yield Auditor tools.

Combine Honest Weights and Measures with Low TD Shrink

Let us show you how to combine honest weights and measures with minimal TD shrink for lower cost and hassle-free performance.

For custom, manufacturer direct pricing, call 800.466.1135 or email Sam Longstreth

 

 

 

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