Shrink Sleeve Machine

Shrink Sleeve Machine Manufacturer in India

A shrink sleeve label wraps the whole bottle or container in print. To get from a printed roll of PVC shrink film to a stack of sleeves ready for the applicator, the film has to be folded into a tube, seamed along the overlap, and then cut to length on the print mark. Those two steps are done by two machines: a glueing machine and a cutting machine.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. manufactures both in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The RK PSG 650 PVC Shrink Sleeve Glueing Machine seams the film at up to 120 metres a minute on widths up to 650 mm. The RK PSC 320 PVC Shrink Sleeve Cutting Machine cuts the seamed sleeve web at 15,000 to 18,000 strokes an hour on widths up to 320 mm. RK has built label printing and converting machinery since 1995.

The two machines on this page are the PVC Shrink Sleeve Glueing Machine RK PSG 650 and the PVC Shrink Sleeve Cutting Machine RK PSC 320.

Model: RK PSG 650
Max Film Width: 650 mm
Max Speed: 120 m/min
Unwind Roll: ø600 mm

PVC Shrink Sleeve Glueing Machine

Model: RK PSC 320
Max Film Width: 320 mm
Cutting Speed: 15,000 to 18,000 strokes/hr
Unwind Roll: ø700 mm

PVC Shrink Sleeve Cutting Machine

01 — What Is It

What Is a Shrink Sleeve Machine?

A shrink sleeve is a printed sleeve of PVC or other shrink film that slides over a bottle, can or jar and shrinks tight in a heat tunnel. Because the print covers the whole container, shrink sleeves for bottles are popular for beverages, cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical packaging.

A shrink sleeve machine is the converting equipment that turns printed shrink film into finished sleeves. The glueing machine, also called a seaming machine, folds the flat film into a tube and seals the overlap with adhesive, producing a continuous flattened sleeve on a roll. The cutting machine takes that sleeve roll and cuts it into individual sleeves at the exact length of the label, using the print mark to keep every cut in the right place.

For a buyer, the glueing machine is chosen by film width and speed, and the cutting machine by film width and strokes per hour. RK's pair covers 650 mm and 120 m/min for seaming and 320 mm and 15,000 to 18,000 strokes per hour for cutting.

02 — Range

The RK Shrink Sleeve Machine Range

PVC Shrink Sleeve Glueing Machine RK PSG 650

The RK PSG 650 takes a printed roll of PVC shrink film, folds it into a tube, runs a line of adhesive down the overlap and seals the seam. What comes off the rewind is a continuous flattened sleeve, ready for the cutting machine and then the shrink tunnel. Film width goes to 650 mm and the machine runs at up to 120 metres a minute.

A peristaltic pump driven by a stepper motor dispenses the adhesive, so the flow rate tracks line speed anywhere from 1 to 120 m/min. Change the speed and the dose changes with it. The fluid touches nothing but the inside of a replaceable rubber tube. The unwind holds a roll up to 600 mm diameter on a 3 inch multi bladder air shaft, with an imported ultrasonic edge scanner web guide and a powder brake with load cell feedback. The rewind takes rolls up to 700 mm diameter on a cantilever air shaft with an independent torque motor, and a 1 HP three phase motor with variable frequency drive runs the machine.

It suits label printers and packaging converters who produce shrink sleeve labels from printed film.

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PVC Shrink Sleeve Cutting Machine RK PSC 320

The RK PSC 320 takes the seamed sleeve web off the glueing machine and cuts it to length, sleeve by sleeve, on the print mark. Finished sleeves land on a motorised conveyor and come off the end in a neat stack, ready to be counted, boxed or fed straight to an applicator. It cuts 15,000 to 18,000 strokes an hour on film widths up to 320 mm, depending on the sleeve size.

Length accuracy comes from two things working together. A servo motor pulls the web a set distance for every stroke, and a Panasonic print mark scanner reads the register mark and corrects the pull before the blade comes down. The unwind holds rolls up to 700 mm diameter on a 3 inch multi bladder cantilever air shaft, with an imported ultrasonic edge scanner web guide and a mechanical brake. The cutting unit works on a mechanical eccentric movement, and the conveyor is driven by a 0.5 HP AC geared motor with variable frequency drive.

It suits converters who supply cut sleeves to bottlers and brand owners, and plants that feed sleeves to their own applicator.

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03 — Key Features

Key Features of RK Shrink Sleeve Machines

Adhesive dose that follows line speed

On the PSG 650 a peristaltic pump on a stepper motor dispenses adhesive, so the flow rate tracks the line speed from 1 to 120 m/min and the seam gets the same dose at any speed.

Clean adhesive path

The adhesive touches only the inside of a replaceable rubber tube in the peristaltic pump, which keeps the pump clean and easy to service.

Imported ultrasonic web guides

Both machines guide the film with an imported electronic ultrasonic edge scanner on the unwind, so clear and printed film stays in line.

Tension control on the seaming machine

The PSG 650 has a powder brake with load cell feedback on the unwind and an independent torque motor on the rewind, so the sleeve roll is wound at a steady tension.

Servo feed with print mark scanner

The PSC 320 pulls the web with a servo motor and corrects each cut with a Panasonic print mark scanner, so sleeve length stays on the register mark.

Conveyor stacking

Cut sleeves are collected on a motorised conveyor with variable frequency drive, so they come off the machine in a neat stack.

650 mm seaming and 320 mm cutting

The glueing machine handles film up to 650 mm wide, and the cutting machine up to 320 mm, on rolls of 600 mm and 700 mm diameter.

04 — How It Works

How Does a Shrink Sleeve Machine Work?

Seaming comes first. The printed roll of PVC shrink film is loaded on the unwind of the RK PSG 650, where the ultrasonic edge scanner keeps it centred and the powder brake with load cell feedback holds the tension. The film is folded into a tube, the peristaltic pump lays a line of adhesive along the overlap, and the seam is sealed. The flattened sleeve is rewound on the cantilever shaft under the torque motor, up to 700 mm diameter.

Cutting comes next. The sleeve roll goes on the unwind of the RK PSC 320. The servo motor pulls the web a set distance for every stroke, the Panasonic print mark scanner reads the register mark and corrects the pull, and the blade on the mechanical eccentric movement cuts the sleeve. Each cut sleeve drops on the motorised conveyor and stacks at the end.

The finished sleeves then go to the applicator and the shrink tunnel, where heat shrinks each sleeve tight to the container. Both RK machines are set up by the operator for the film width and sleeve length of the job, and the speed is adjusted on the variable frequency drives.

05 — Applications

Applications

Shrink sleeves for bottles - beverage, water, juice and dairy bottles with full body print.

Cosmetic and personal care packaging - sleeves for tubes, jars and shaped containers.

Food and pharmaceutical packaging - sleeves that cover the container and can carry a tamper evident band.

PVC shrink sleeve converting - label printers adding sleeve seaming and cutting to their flexo output.

Cut sleeve supply - converters supplying stacked sleeves to bottlers and brand owners.

In-house sleeving - plants that feed cut sleeves straight to their own applicator.

06 — Materials

What Materials Can It Run?

Both machines are built for PVC shrink film, printed and supplied in rolls. The PSG 650 handles film up to 650 mm wide on rolls up to 600 mm diameter, and the PSC 320 handles sleeve webs up to 320 mm wide on rolls up to 700 mm diameter. For other shrink films, thicknesses or widths, confirm with RK before the machine is specified. RK runs a trial on the customer's own material before almost every order.

07 — Selection Guide

How to Choose the Right Shrink Sleeve Machine

01Do you need seaming, cutting or both?The PSG 650 seams the film into a sleeve; the PSC 320 cuts the seamed sleeve to length. Most converters run both in sequence.

02What is your film width?Seaming goes up to 650 mm on the PSG 650, and cutting up to 320 mm on the PSC 320.

03What speed do you need?The glueing machine runs up to 120 m/min, and the cutting machine 15,000 to 18,000 strokes an hour depending on sleeve size.

04What roll sizes do you receive?The PSG 650 unwind takes 600 mm diameter rolls and the PSC 320 unwind 700 mm diameter rolls, both on 3 inch air shafts.

05How accurate must the cut be?The PSC 320 uses servo feed with a Panasonic print mark scanner for cut register.

06How will you collect the sleeves?The PSC 320 stacks sleeves on a motorised conveyor, ready for counting, boxing or the applicator.

08 — Why RK

Why Choose RK Label Machines?

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd. has manufactured label printing and converting machinery in Ahmedabad, Gujarat since 1995, with its head office in GIDC Vatva and three manufacturing units in the state. The shrink sleeve machines use the same imported web guides, tension control and servo feed systems as RK's label presses and slitters, and they pair with RK's flexo presses that print shrink film.

Seaming and cutting machines from one manufacturer, built to work in sequence.

Imported ultrasonic edge scanner web guides on both machines.

A trial on the customer's own material before almost every order.

Three manufacturing units in Gujarat and customers in 23+ countries.

Flexo presses for shrink film printing from the same source.

09 — Price

Shrink Sleeve Machine Price in India

The price of a shrink sleeve machine depends on the machine, the glueing machine or the cutting machine or both, and the configuration of unwind, web guide, tension control and collection. Prices are quoted ex-works Ahmedabad, with GST at 18 percent extra. Engineer travel and stay for installation and training at your site are borne by the customer. Share your film width, sleeve sizes and monthly volume with RK for a quotation.

10 — FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

The converting equipment that turns printed shrink film into finished sleeves. A glueing machine seams the film into a tube, and a cutting machine cuts the sleeve to length on the print mark.

It folds printed PVC shrink film into a tube, applies adhesive along the overlap and seals the seam, producing a flattened sleeve on a roll. It handles film up to 650 mm wide at up to 120 m/min.

It cuts the seamed sleeve web into individual sleeves on the print mark, at 15,000 to 18,000 strokes an hour on film up to 320 mm wide, and stacks them on a conveyor.

By a peristaltic pump driven by a stepper motor. The flow rate tracks the line speed from 1 to 120 m/min, and the adhesive touches only a replaceable rubber tube.

A servo motor pulls the web a set distance per stroke and a Panasonic print mark scanner reads the register mark and corrects the pull before each cut.

The PSG 650 unwind takes rolls up to 600 mm diameter and rewinds up to 700 mm. The PSC 320 unwind takes rolls up to 700 mm diameter. Both use 3 inch multi bladder air shafts.

Yes. The glueing machine and the cutting machine are separate models and can be quoted together or on their own.

RK Label Printing Machinery Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

It depends on the machine and configuration. RK quotes ex-works Ahmedabad with GST at 18 percent extra, and engineer travel and stay for installation are borne by the customer.

Send RK your film width, sleeve sizes, roll diameters and monthly volume, and the engineering team will recommend the machines and quote.

Get the Right Shrink Sleeve Machine for Your Production

Tell RK what you print, the film width, the sleeve length and how many sleeves you need per month. The engineering team in Ahmedabad will configure the RK PSG 650 glueing machine and the RK PSC 320 cutting machine to your job and send a customised quotation.

+91 99789 43687 info@rklabelmachines.com

Get a Customized Machine Quote

Our engineers are ready to help you choose the right production line. Send us your requirements for a detailed proposal.

+91 99789 43687 info@rklabelmachines.com