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
Browse through the troubleshooting guide to learn more about your shrink wrapping machinery. These troubleshooting tips, advice, and solutions are available to keep your shrink wrapper running with precision. Learn more about machine maintenance and troubleshooting solutions.
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 […]