Shrink wraps are undoubtedly the most commonly used packaging materials conforming to their packaging-friendly, cost-effective features. Unlike those heavily sized shrink wrap machines used at industrial settings, portable shrink wrap machines have been trending as these are handy and can be readily used to apply the wraps professionally.

Let's have a look at the details of portable shrink wrap machines:

IMPULSE SEALER & HEAT GUN

Impulse sealers resemble a stapler and are the most commonly used portable machines. Its top sealing bar is raised and lowered so that the sealing bar engages the wire and a perfect seal is created by applying heat to the shrink wrap. After the seal is created, heat is applied to the film by the help of heat gun. Due to heat, the film shrinks thereby conforming it to the product size. Both the sealer and gun require 110V power supply.

This sealer and gun combo can be used to seal 100-200 products daily with this machine. These weigh light enough to be able to carry from place to place.

I-BAR SHRINK WRAP SYSTEM

I-Bar system is an all-in-one shrink wrap system. The machine includes a sealer, a heat gun, a film rack and separator, and a film roll. Here, it is important to note that a smaller sealing bar must be chosen to ensure portability of the machine. For example, the portable 13” I-Bar system has 20” x 12” x 17” dimensions with the heat gun rack while the 40” I-Bar system (47” x 12” x 17”) is majorly suitable for single-site use. All the I-Bar shrink wrap systems require 110V power source. The 13” & 18” I-Bar systems can conveniently be placed on a cart or on the backseat of a car.

L-BAR SEALERS

The L-Bar sealers are just perfect shrink-wrapping machine for small products. The 13” x 13” L-Bar sealers weigh lesser than 35 lbs. and can easily be used with a heat gun or shrink tunnel.

An added advantage of the L-Bar sealers over the above two machines is that these can fully seal the open ends of a centerfold shrink film. These sealers are 23” long x 19.5” wide x 6.5” tall and can easily be placed on a small tabletop.

In the first place you need to decide whether you require shrink wraps or stretch wraps. Shrink wraps are ideal choice for protecting a single product against dust and other atmospheric contaminations. They are also used to bundle disposable food containers and disposable cutlery sets tightly.

Stretch wraps help palletizing huge loads while protecting the goods from dust, dirt, moisture and other contaminations. Stretch films are available in a wide variety of types including anti-static stretch films, UV stretch wrap, pre-stretched and colored stretch films. If you are looking for wraps that can hold heavy items together to prevent spillage during transit, you need to surely opt for Stretch Wraps.