Selecting the ideal Automatic shrink wrap machine depends on understanding your specific needs. Consider these key factors:
1.Packaging Volume:
How many products do you package per day?
Tengyi L-bar sealing wrapper and vertical pneumatic wrapper can wrap 5-30 pieces per minute under constant output. Whether your industry is quick moving consumer goods, i.e., boxed food, frozen food, and milk, high volume, and you require quick sealing and cutting, you may consider Tengyi vertical servo sealing wrappers, which can provide 60pcs quick sealing and cutting cycles per minute.
2.Product Specifications:
What are the sizes and types of products you will be wrapping?
If your products are less than 11cm in height and a normal sealing speed of 5-30 pieces per minute is acceptable, the Tengyi L-bar sealing wrapper 5545 is suitable for you. If your package is taller than 11cm but less than 15cm, the vertical sealing wrappers TY5545Q and TY5545CZ are applicable. If you need to handle longer pieces, such as some furniture parts or metal rods, the side sealing wrapper TY500T is your choice.
3. Required Automation:
Do you need a fully automated system or just a basic sealing solution?
Usually, businesses like food, beverages, quick moving consumer goods, medical supplies, personal care, cosmetics, contract packaging, and e-commerce, which produce over 5,000 units per day or must be packaged 24 hours continuously, require a fully automated shrink wrap machine.
This incorporates into your self-packaging line to provide unmanned, fully automatic shrink film wrapping, which increases efficiency, makes consistent shrink wrap packaging, and saves a considerable amount of manual work.
Semi-automatic wrappers typically involve manual product loading into the machine, which performs the sealing and shrinking operation. These are most suitable for companies producing between 500 and 5,000 units per day. This volume is generally too large for effective manual operation but too small to warrant the capacity and investment entailed for a full-automatic system.
The conventional L-bar shrink wrap machines are most appropriately used by companies that have relatively low daily production, usually a few dozen pieces (about 10-20), or for sporadic use, like for samples or small production runs.
So ask yourself, what’s my pacakge quantity?
4.Constraints:
What is your budget, and how much workspace do you have available?
- I-Bar Shrink Wrap Machines:
Cheapest, for low output.
Prices: ~$61-$700.
With heat gun/film: ~$115-$445.
Portable: ~$500-$700.
Large (32″/40″): ~$549-$738. - Semi-Automatic Shrink Wrap Machines:
For medium output, partly manual.
Prices: ~$146-$15,000+.
Turntable wrappers: ~$3,697-$10,000+.
L-bar with tunnel: ~$12,000+.
Mobile wrappers: ~$7,499. - Automatic Shrink Wrap Machines:
Costliest, for high output, minimal manual work.
Prices: ~$1,100-$100,000+.
L-bar sealers: ~$40,500-$55,283.
Side seal machines: ~$48,828.
High-speed systems: ~$33,000+.
5.Besides output and budget, consider:
*Product Size/Shape: Large or irregular items may need side-sealing wrappers like 5545T or customized shrink wrap equipment.
*Operating Costs: Factor in energy, film, and maintenance costs. Ensure machine compatibility with film type/thickness.
*Space: Machine and equipment (e.g., conveyors, shrink tunnels) must fit your workspace. Normally the automatic shrink wrap machines require larger area to integrate with automatic conveyor.
*Scalability: For future growth , choose shrink wrap machines that handle higher output or can be upgraded/integrated. Fully automatic systems offer the best scalability.