Shrink Wrapping vs Overwrapping: What’s the Difference?
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When choosing packaging machinery, shrink wrapping and over wrapping are two popular options. Both provide professional, consistent packaging, but they use different processes and are suited to different applications.
Here’s a simple guide to help you decide which could be right for your business.
What Is Shrink Wrapping?
Shrink wrapping encloses a product in film, typically polythene or polyolefin, before it is passed through a shrink tunnel. Heat is then applied, causing the film to shrink tightly around the product and create a secure, close-fitting package.
CPack’s range of shrink-wrapping machines includes complete wrapping systems and shrink tunnels, with options such as the Shrink King Shrink Wrapping Machine, ESW Electronic Shrink-Wrapping Machine, Monoblock Shrink Wrapping Machine and Rotor-Pack 5000 Milk Wrapping Machine.
Why Choose Shrink Wrapping?
Shrink wrapping can be ideal when you need:
- A secure, close-fitting package
- Clear product visibility
- A solution for different product sizes
- Individual or grouped product packaging
- Semi-automatic or automated production
CPack also manufactures custom shrink tunnels, allowing equipment to be developed around specific packaging requirements.
What Is Over wrapping?
Over wrapping works differently. Instead of shrinking film around the product, wrapping material is folded around it to produce a neat, controlled fold sometimes called an envelope fold.
This makes over wrapping particularly useful when product presentation and consistency are important. For example, perfume boxes, chocolate boxes etc.
CPack’s over wrapping range includes the Carton Over wrapper 4000, CO3000 Automatic Film Over wrapping Machine and CO600 Carton Over wrapping System, alongside specialist gift wrapping and soap wrapping machinery.
Why Choose Over wrapping?
Over wrapping can be a good choice when you need:
- A neat, professional finish
- Consistent folded packaging
- High-quality product presentation
- Automated wrapping of cartons or boxed products
- A packaging solution tailored to a specific application
Shrink Wrapping vs Overwrapping: Which Is Better?
Neither method is automatically better, it depends on your product and production requirements.
Shrink wrapping is often a good choice when you want film to fit closely around a product and require a versatile, protective packaging process.
Over wrapping may be more suitable when you want a precisely folded finish and product presentation is a major priority.
Product size, production speed, wrapping material and the required level of automation should all be considered when choosing your packaging machinery.
Find the Right Wrapping Machine with CPack
CPack is a UK packaging machinery manufacturer offering shrink wrapping, over wrapping and specialist packaging solutions.
Whether you’re looking for a standalone shrink tunnel, a complete shrink-wrapping system or an automatic over wrapping machine, CPack can help you find a solution suited to your product and production requirements.
Explore our Shrink-Wrapping Machines and Over wrapping Machines or contact the CPack team to discuss your application.
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