Tufcoat are pleased to announce another successful outcome of a shrink wrapping trial. The latest trial was for the weather protection of train carriages during transport from manufacturer to customer. Our client had previously used tarpaulins to protect the carriages on their month long ‘around the world’ journey to the customer, but these had been …
The increasing popularity of offsite construction techniques Where modules and pods are pre-fabricated in a factory ‘off-site’ before being transported and rapidly assembled at the building site, there is a requirement for a low cost but effective way to protect these modules during delivery from the factory to the building site. Shrink wrap covering has been …
Polythene zipper doors are incredibly useful and versatile items when used with plastic sheet coverings and wraps. Zipper doors, or roll up doors as they are sometimes referred to are used mainly in the marine, construction and containment industries to create access for moving materials, equipment and people into a sealed area. Using a roll up door means that a cover does not have to be removed and re-secured to gain access to the product underneath. Using a zipped access door means that complicated doorways and ugly duct tape seal ups are a thing of the past. There are two main types of zipper door on the market.
Have you considered shrink wrapping your boat over the winter? Not only will you no longer need to buy and maintain a winter cover for your boat, but you won’t have to find somewhere to store the cover when not in use. You’ll be recycling too! Shrink wrapping is actually a pretty simple process, which …
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Shrink wrap can be used to to encapsulate structures to form work shelters, tents and temporary buildings Boat shrink wrapping describes the technique of using a heavy duty marine grade plastic film to create a moulded covering that fits, ‘as tight as a drum skin’. Whilst shrink wrapping services are mainly required to protect boats …
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Shrink wrap frequently asked questions from our customers What is the difference between shrink wrap and stretch wrap? Stretch wrap is unsuitable for large applications, it is stretched around an object with minimal protection; it sticks to itself and is also known as pallet wrap or cling film. Shrink wrap is draped over an …
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When protection is required for a large or awkward objects such as machinery, plant, buildings or boats, companies have traditionally used tarpaulins to meet this need. However, in recent years many companies have been turning to a new way of packaging large objects for storage and transportation and shrink wrapping their products using a heavy duty ‘industrial grade’ shrink wrap.
Using industrial grade shrink wrap for vehicles results in a moulded covering, ‘as tight as a drum skin’ and provides peace of mind that the product will reach the customer in the same condition it left the factory. Because shrink wrap cannot flap or chafe, it is very durable at motorway wind speeds. Availability of 8m and 12m width films means that even the largest vehicles can be covered with a single sheet.
Shrink wrapping large or awkward products does not require an extensive array of equipment and supplies but a few key items will make the job a lot easier and result in a professional looking end result. Here is a list of the basic shrink wrapping equipment and materials you will need.
Tufcoat carried out a test to compare an electric heat gun and a gas heat gun ‘side by side’ to see what are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of heat gun are when used for the shrinking of shrink wrap plastic. Electric: Weighing in at 5Kg (including the cable), the electric heat …
