shrink wrap manufacturers
Prepare a comparable request so two plants quote shrink wrap manufacturers work on the same resin, film thickness, shrink ratio and destination. This page is the matching method, not a factory appointment. Tooling, plate, freight and document costs stay outside the piece or kilogram price so two replies can be read together.
What every comparable factory quote should include
Same construction line
Resin, film thickness in μm or mil, fold type, roll width, shrink ratio, seal initiation temperature, and whether the web is unprinted or carrying sleeve artwork. If one plant quotes a 15 μm POF centerfold and another quotes a 40 μm PVC bag, convert both constructions before comparing. A 76 mm core and a named roll OD belong on the same line as width.
Same commercial envelope
Quantity in rolls, kilograms or pieces, incoterm, destination state, and requested delivery date. A kilogram price that hides core size or pallet pattern is not yet comparable to a packed-out price.
Same exclusions list
Ask each plant to list flexographic printing plates, sleeve seaming charges, sample lots, artwork revisions, and freight. Those items stay outside the piece price so the buyer can see total procurement cost.
How a request moves
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1. Read the brief
We check that resin and thickness are a bound pair, that intended fill is named, and that quantity uses a unit the plants can quote. Missing fields go back to the buyer as questions, not as invented numbers. A shrink ratio without a tunnel temperature is treated as incomplete, not as a default 50 percent.
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2. Ask plants on one basis
Candidate original manufacturers receive the same line items. We do not claim those plants are pre-audited by this desk. Plant ISO 9001 or BRCGS Packaging files, when requested, come from the named supplier.
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3. Line up replies
Replies are placed next to each other only after units, exclusions and destination match. A later sample or artwork change reopens the comparison; it does not inherit an older kilogram price.
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4. Hand documents back
The buyer receives the aligned replies and the open questions. Purchase decisions and payments stay with the buyer and the named plant.
Send the same brief to start matching
List tooling, plate, freight and document costs outside the piece price so two shrink wrap manufacturers replies can be read together. Optional budget and preference ride with the requirement field; they are not a rating this desk has verified.
- Construction line in one unit system
- Quantity and destination on the same envelope
- Exclusions written by each plant
- Optional budget and preference, not a rating