How To Buy Used Shrink Wrapping Machinery
Selecting the Appropriate Used Shrink Wrapper

Before you start looking for used shrink packaging equipment there are a few thing you should know.You should know what it is that you would like this used shrink packaging machine to do for you.You don’t want to buy any more than you might see in the near future for production through put. The faster the machine the higher the cost will be. Although you will need to keep in mind that you also want a used shrink packaging machine that can grow to suit your needs as well.

There are also many levels of quality in the used shrink packaging machine market. Sometimes you might have to spend more to get a higher level of quality. As the saying goes “you get what you pay for” the same is true in used shrink packaging machines. It’s always better to pay a little more if it is in the budget to get a higher quality machine. The machine will be much more reliable and if you can’t live with out packaging. Then my suggestion to you is to stay with a good quality used shrink packaging machine.

Here are a few things that may help you in making your decision on what used shrink packaging equipment you might need.

1. What is it going to take to achieve the production goals?

• How fast do you need to package to keep up with production speed?
• How many people will be working on the packaging line?
• What will be the total number of working hour per week?
• How much will your production increase over the next few years?

2. What type of products do you plan to run?

• Product size
• Product stability.
• Number of products per package.
• Product consistency.
• How many different types of product will be packaged?
• How often will the product type change?

3. What type of film are you planning on using?

• Polyolefin (soft shrink film)
• Polyvinylchloride (hard shrink film)
• Poly (thick and cloudy)

4. How much room can you spare?

• Complete packaging line including conveyors and personnel
• Un-packed product storage
• Finished product storage

5. How will the packaging line be feed?

• Individual product by hand.
• Hand feeding a conveyor.
• Up line equipment feeding onto infeed conveyor

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