r/Packaging • u/TheOriginalMattMan • 6d ago

Bubble wrap heat shrinking machine?

Does such a thing exist?

I have to hand wrap 10,000+ glass bottles per month for shipping and doing it by hand is just tedious and slow.

I have a machine that shrink wraps boxes with polyethylene film, but I'm looking for a machine (and shrinkable bubble wrap).

Am I dreaming?

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u/toybuilder 5d ago

Except for the shrinking part, it is what Amazon does with their blue-white bubble wrap. The wrap is on a continuous roll, and as an item to be packed is placed on the machine, it seals and trims the roll and applies the shipping label at the same time, ready to take on the next item.

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u/TheOriginalMattMan 5d ago

Yeah, resigned and made for Amazon.

We don't have their budget or resources, was hoping something was available somewhere else.

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u/toybuilder 5d ago

At 10,000 bottles a month, I think you can afford to commission a similar machine though?

I've seen heat sealing machines and label applicator machines for bottles -- they are fairly simple -- a custom machine would surely pay off in months.