Shrink sleeve labeling machine manufacturers get more motivated by shrink sleeve increasing market

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Strong growth in world demand for packaging labels is forecast for the next five years according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira.

Simultaneously shrink and stretch sleeves are offering new options for brands and converters that account for a significant expansion over the Smithers Pira study period. This is principally due to a greater appreciation of how full-body shrink machines that provide 360° pack decoration – increasing the appeal of goods for sale. There is also scope to versionise such sleeve packaging – an option that has been embraced by brands, such as Smirnoff vodka.

Simultaneously in a number of applications, shrink sleeves are being used to fulfil a tamper-evidence function – assuring the customer that a bottled product has not been opened and refilled or otherwise interfered with since leaving the bottling plant. This is also a useful function in other segments, especially pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

The shrink sleeve sector is also benefiting from technical advances, such as ultrathin shrink films, matt films, opaque films, co-extruded films, and films with higher levels of shrinkage. The trend to downgauge films will restrain growth in consumption of such packaging in terms of material weight and volume, though the surface area purchased will expand across 2016-2021.

Environmental concerns are leading a market trend away from PVC, which has traditionally dominated the shrink sleeves market. This is being replaced by polyester-based alternatives that are easier to recycle at end of life as they do not contain chlorine. Simultaneously other green options are opening up due to the development of shrink sleeves made of polylactic acid (PLA) to wrap containers made of the same biopolymer.

With such a great market of shrink sleeve labeling machine,those shrink sleeve laebling machine manufacturers feel so motivated to develop new and advanced shrink sleeve applicators.