Articles on shrink film.
Comparisons, technical guides, and industry references — for shrink-sleeve converters and brand owners.
Shrink Sleeves for Yogurt Cups and Dairy Bottles
A sourcing guide to opaque, light-blocking shrink sleeves for yogurt cups and dairy bottles: how to specify opacity and shrink, and keep the bottle recyclable.
Shrink Sleeves for Bottled Water: Film Selection Guide
Speccing shrink sleeves for bottled water: thin-wall distortion on fast lines, the low-temperature shrink window, cold-chain grip, and clean bottle recycling.
Clear vs White PETG Shrink Film: Which to Choose
Choosing clear vs white PETG shrink film comes down to two questions: does the pack need to show the product, and does the fill need protection from light? A practical selection guide.
PETG vs POF Shrink Film: Which Fits the Job?
PETG vs POF shrink film compared by job — directional vs biaxial shrink, recycling streams, gauges and crosslinking — so the right film matches the package.
What Is a Shrink Sleeve Label?
How shrink sleeve labels wrap a container 360°, why the film shrinks, the materials they use (PETG, PVC, OPS, PLA), how they print and recycle, and how to choose a grade.
How to Choose a PETG Shrink Film Supplier
A buyer's framework for sourcing PETG shrink film: which specs, COA line items, certifications, sample terms, and export-packing details to demand before paying.
Tamper-Evident Shrink Bands for Bottles: A Selection and Sizing Guide
How to choose, size, and apply tamper-evident shrink bands for bottle seals — material options, the lay-flat formula, closure fit, heat application, and the procurement specs that matter at volume.
PETG Shrink Film Problems: Defects, Causes & Fixes
How the common PETG shrink-sleeve defects arise across tunnel type, tension, temperature, and film grade — and how to diagnose, fix, and prevent each on the production line.
PET Shrink Sleeve Printing: Gravure vs Flexo vs Digital
How rotogravure, flexography, and digital printing differ on PET shrink sleeves — plate cost, run-length economics, variable data, reverse printing, distortion compensation, and ink-to-shrink matching.
Are PET Shrink Sleeves Recyclable? Routes & Trade-offs
How PET shrink sleeve labels move through bottle recycling — the three design routes that keep them out of the contamination pile, and how US, EU, and China rules now judge them.
Transparent Label Film: What Determines Optical Performance
How haze, transmittance, clarity, and gloss define a transparent label film, what material and thickness do to each, how shrinking changes the optics, and how to read a spec sheet.
PETG vs PVC Shrink Film: Shrinkage, Recycling & Cost
PETG vs PVC shrink film compared on shrinkage, distortion control, clarity, PET recycling, chlorine, and delivered cost — plus where each still fits.