What is the Difference Between Single-Wound and Centerfold Shrink Film?

When you need to buy shrink film for your company’s products, you might have met two types. Some of the people already know about these kinds because of their experience. But some of the customers still do not know about the two primary types of shrink films. One is a Single-wound shrink film and the second is a centerfold shrink film.

Once you know the kinds of shrink film, then you can decide which one is perfect for your products. If you do not have detailed knowledge about the kinds of product. You cannot decide which one is better and right for your products.

The simplest way is to test these films for your products is to try them on. You can order a small roll of both types and examine their application on your items. But, do not you think that you should directly choose the right one for your products. And do not waste your time and money on testing and trying. Thus, this writing blog will help you to save time and money.

Single-Wound Shrink Film

Single-wound shrink film is a wrapping sheet that comes only with a single roll. The second name of this packaging shrink film is single-layer or flat films. They are usually used for the packing of different kinds of consumer products. These sheets are always gashed to the core. When you need to decide on a shrink film for your products, you should know all of its plus points and negative. Also, you must know its measurements. The single-wound film ranges from 45 gauge to 60 gauge; however, other sizes are available. But usually on request or customization. The mentioned is the standard size and available in all the stores (from where you can buy packaging products). If you are still confusing between the sizes of gauge and film. Then keep in mind that you will get the thinner film if the gauge is smaller. When it comes to the width, it has usually 8 inches to 32.5 inches. The above width is available on request and demand.

The average length of the single-wound shrink film is 11,660 to 23,320 feet. The gauge of the film will determine the footage of the film’s roll. Apart from this standard length size, you can order lengthier films in the custom option. One of the vital types of names is polyolefin film. It has used for the wrapping of multiple products, toys, and games. Some PVC has used for food and processed meat.

Centerfold Shrink Film

This is the second kind of shrink film that has folded lengthwise in half. After this folding, it turns into a roll form. It is 20 inches wide, folded from the center. If you will unfold its width, it will give your 40 inches a wide look. This is the film that is appropriate for lightweight items and can be used for multiple general products. Thus, it has also called general-purpose packaging. It can also use for the packing of food items and other processed eatables. The average width of the centerfold film is 8 inches to 32.5 inches. The range of the gauge is 45 to 100 in thickness. Moreover, a customization option is also available for center folded shrink films. You can use the thin and thicker center width according to the fragility of your products.

Now, you almost know every type of shrink film. It is easier to make decisions for your products. For heavy and expansive objects, you should go for center folded shrink films. As they have stability in the middle of the sheet. thus, they can carry the heavy products effortlessly. Moreover, for small and weight-less objects single-wounded shrink films would be the better option.

Get all of your stocking rooms packed up for less

Since I started working at home with the pandemic I now have seen that the cost of daily office supplies is pretty crazy.  I have even seen our companies budget and it is really high for this area.  I never imagined that our office would spend a thousand dollars a month on simple things like paper, packages, and labels. My work decided to trim down this year and well that meant losing a few people along with cutting budgets.  I am happy enough to have a job so when I was given the task of cutting costs in the daily office supplies to took the job seriously. I figured this task would not only reflect upon my skills but my ability to stay employed as well.  Now I wanted to find a way to get our company spending less and a way for our work at home people to benefit as well. 

Cutting costs for the company meant knowing our spending habits and how many of the items we really needed.  That was the start of understanding how to purchase in the long run for this office task. Our previous manager did not keep great records and that turned out to be a pretty big problem.  I had to take a whole month and track every item used and when and why. This was a big waste, but I knew it would pay off in the end.  Excell was a big help in this area and it allowed me to understand our companies needs.

It gave me a vast understanding of the paper products we used.   I knew how many cardboard boxes we shipped each month and how many labels we used for packages and cardboard boxes.  This small step gave me a true budget number to go on and now it was up to me to find a way to cut it. A lot of people try to get complicated and cut processes or change the way things or projects are done.  This is hard, time-consuming, and usually annoying to all involved. Instead, I simply wanted to cut the cost of all these products down to the lowest possible amount. From here I knew that I had to start shopping.  Easy shopping is generally going to be used and that is probably what got our company in trouble to start with. 

Obviously, Amazon was on the top of the list, but I know there is a big markup on all products sold on that platform.  I knew the exact amount of items I would need to get through an entire month so I put it all up in my cart to see what I could do.  This is what I am pretty sure my predecessor did as well.  But what this really did was give me a bottom-line price for easy shipping. 

Don't stop at what is easy, I went on to find more options. I wanted to look locally and see if I could find a good deal that was close to Amazon or even better, but I knew that would most likely not work.  So I called in some orders and sent my list to see what companies could do.  Then I went online and shopped the largest shipping supply companies and gave them my orders.  They sent quotes and I sent the competitor's quotes against each other. It turns out I was able to lower the costs from our original locations of shopping nearly in half.