The ARC View - Integrating Shrink Sleeve Creation

The growth rate of a $3 billion Shrink Sleeve market per year is 7% that is resulting in the challenges for both designers and converters in the packaging industry. The perfect shrink sleeve creation is labor-intensive and typically requires a significant amount of trial and error to get the design right.

Choosing 3D Technology over the Traditional Method

Virtual 3-D design technology is not only a toy for the designers but it has also the capability to change the complete packaging development supply chain. It saves both the time and money providing faster designs and more precise results while reducing errors and improving communication. By reducing the cost and time-consuming samples, it has benefitted many brand owners, packaging manufacturers, label printers and finishers.

The advanced technology creates a grid for the shrink label based on the combined properties of the shrink film and the shape, structure and size of the packaging. Design corrections can be done more quickly in less time and errors while potential objections can be eliminated in advance.

Editing of Structural Effects in High Definition

The advanced technology has simplified the creation of shrink sleeves by giving real-time options for editing and removing the errors. Metallic inks, hot foils, stamping, multilevel, angled or rounded embossing, holograms, spot printing and other structural effects can be added in high definition with just a click.

Resolved the problem of Shrink Distortion

To get a perfect shrink sleeve, many things need to be worked upon in advance like the shape, color and design of the film to make sure all the details are visible on the product after the film has been tightly shrunk onto the object. With the help of digital technology, even complex designs can be adapted early on to the changed shape of the film sleeve after shrinking.  With just a few clicks the layout can be modified and shrunk: a virtual grid is accurately applied to the 3D model and then modified according to the specified distortion.

3D Simulation

3D tools have helped the packaging industry from the initial stage to the finishing of the final product. After all, no one wants a distorted product name or logo. This technology makes the transition from a simple drawing to a functional design solution faster without spending a lot of money.

There is no doubt 3D design is contributing a lot to the whole packaging industry and reducing the cost of creating perfect shrinks. In short, this advanced technology has proved to be a boon to the packaging industry.