According to a recent industry study on the causes of downtime for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies, product to product changeover accounts for over 22% of downtime,* with operator error coming right behind at over 21%. As finding, attracting and maintaining skilled labor continues to be a hot topic throughout manufacturing, CPGs have been reaching […]
Troubleshooting
From pin holes to burn out, learn what your shrink film is telling you.
Nothing is more frustrating than setting up a shrink wrapper and having the package exit the shrink tunnel with cosmetic issues. Experienced operators know that an imperfect package provides clues on adjusting the system set-up to correct the issue. All you have to do is look at the film. Al Kiggans, Texwrap’s resident shrink wrapping […]
Troubleshooting Shrink Film Tracking
Just follow the wrinkles! Anytime you have a shrink film tracking issue, for example the film keeps coming out of the side sealer – Follow The Wrinkles. As the film flows through the wrapper it is natural to see wrinkles in the film. Starting at the cross-seal bar, look at the film as it moves […]