Film Packaging Equipment: Bottle Pack Format and Line-Speed Inputs

Specifying film packaging equipment for your beverage line starts with the complete packing duty: group your filled bottles, wrap them with the agreed film and deliver acceptable packs at the required rate. Bottle volume and filler speed alone leave the grouping pattern, film requirements and shrinking conditions undefined.

For a configuration review with Yaoshi Machinery, send your bottle, pack and line data together. The checklist below explains the information our engineering team needs and the points to confirm in the technical proposal. It covers beverage bottles in film-only or board-supported shrink packs.

Issue a Format Sheet for Every Bottle-and-Pack Combination

Show the finished bundle you need. Record bottles per pack, row arrangement, orientation at discharge, overall dimensions and filled weight. A drawing or approved sample photograph gives the application review a clear reference; bottle count alone does not define the arrangement.

Format-sheet fieldWhat you provideEngineering confirmation
BottleMaterial, dimensions, shape, filled weight, label and closureHandling, grouping and format-specific limitations
PackCount, rows, orientation and finished dimensionsSupported arrangement and grouping method
Bottom supportFilm-only, flat pad or defined tray; include board drawing where applicableBoard feeding and forming scope, or explicit exclusion
FilmMaterial data, thickness, width, roll details and plain or printed constructionApproved supply specification and required control options
OutputBottle flow and acceptable packs per minute for this formatSupported operating rate and test conditions

Keep similar formats separate when they use different film, label stock or pack counts. A 12-bottle bundle and a 24-bottle bundle made from the same bottle create different grouping and cycle requirements.

Our beverage packaging equipment range includes film-based systems. Your format sheet is the basis for identifying an applicable configuration; the product category alone is not enough to confirm the machine.

State Film-Only or Board-Supported Operation Explicitly

For film-only bundles, the key check is whether the proposed system can maintain your bottle group through wrapping, shrinking and discharge. Send actual filled bottles so the review can include shape, base stability and label contact.

For pad- or tray-supported packs, define the board construction and the required automation. A flat pad and a formed tray are different inputs. Identify who supplies the board, how it is fed, whether forming is required and which formats need change parts.

If your pack needs bottom support, our half-tray film shrink wrapping machine is a route to evaluate. Supply the board drawing and pack arrangement to define the feeding and grouping scope. The quotation must state which functions are included for your project.

Yaoshi half-tray film shrink wrapping equipment from the official product page

Our half-tray film wrapping equipment. The technical proposal must identify the board-handling arrangement for your pack.

Provide the Film Specification Before Requesting a Final Speed

“PE film” is a starting description, not a complete purchasing specification. Ask the film supplier for the material data and production samples needed for a machine trial. Include thickness and its tolerance, film width, roll outside diameter, core specification and winding direction.

Specify plain or printed film. For printed material, send the artwork repeat and registration details for review of the required sensing and film-control arrangement. Printed-film positioning must be confirmed explicitly; it should not be assumed from a plain-film quotation.

Also describe how the finished packs will be handled. Agree the package checks with our engineering team and include your material supplier in the film-data review. A thinner film or a different grade needs compatibility review before it replaces an approved trial material.

The shrinking-process review must consider your bottles, closures and labels together. Suitable operating conditions must be established with the intended materials. A catalogue tunnel-temperature range is not a setting recommendation for every beverage package.

Express Line Speed in Both Bottles and Packs

Use this conversion for each format:

Required packs per minute = incoming bottles per hour ÷ bottles per pack ÷ 60.

For example, a hypothetical flow of 7,200 bottles per hour requires 10 packs per minute in a 12-bottle format, but 20 packs per minute in a six-bottle format. The arithmetic does not establish that a particular machine can perform either duty.

State whether the bottle flow is a sustained requirement or a short peak. Grouping, film handling, shrinking, cooling and discharge must be reviewed against that flow. The output requirement should count acceptable packs after the agreed checks, not simply groups entering the wrapper.

Send your batch schedule and expected format changes. For each combination, the proposal should identify adjustments, format parts and material-replenishment duties. Stored settings do not establish that bottle guides or grouping components need no physical change.

LW10 Reference Parameters: Confirm the Duty for Your Pack

The following published values describe the Yaoshi Machinery LW10 Automatic L Type Film Shrink Wrapping Packing Machine. Use them for preliminary screening, then submit your format and film data to confirm the proposed duty.

Published itemListed valueRFQ check
ModelLW10Exact offered configuration
Maximum output entry8–10 bags/minuteConfirmed meaning as finished bottle packs and approved rate by format
Maximum wrapped-package size600 × 480 × 350 mmSupported length, width, height and discharge orientation
Equipment dimensions5,850 × 4,000 × 1,900 mmInstalled layout including access and connection requirements
Power22 kWEquipment boundary and final utility schedule

Catalogue entries alone cannot guarantee results for every bottle bundle. Your quotation needs a confirmed format, film specification, utility schedule and test basis. The stated power is not a measured energy-use figure or the load for a wider packing system.

Confirm the film thickness and grade for your configuration with our engineering team. Send the proposed film data rather than selecting a material solely from a general catalogue range. The accepted material specification should be recorded in the technical agreement.

Yaoshi L-type film shrink wrapping machine from its official product page

Our L-type film shrink wrapping equipment. Match the machine and pack envelope to your approved layout and format list.

Attach the Interface Drawing and Acceptance Conditions

Show the bottle infeed, required accumulation, machine position and pack discharge on the layout. Include conveyor height, flow direction and available utilities. State the bottle condition at entry, including moisture where relevant, and the required handover to downstream handling.

Agree the response to upstream or downstream stops and the line-restart sequence during the interface review. The quotation must identify the conveyors, control interfaces, tunnel, cooling section and any board handling included in the Yaoshi Machinery supply scope, with buyer-supplied items listed separately.

  • Submit production-equivalent filled bottles and sufficient approved film for the agreed trial.

  • Define acceptable pack count, bottle arrangement, seal appearance and shrink result.

  • Agree acceptable bottle, label and closure condition after packing.

  • State the trial duration or quantity and output-counting method.

  • Include a representative stop/restart and a required format change.

  • Identify any separate handling, stacking or distribution validation.

Use the same format sheet and drawing revisions when reviewing our proposal and any alternatives. Keep missing material data and untested formats on a confirmation list until they are resolved. A blank field is not evidence of compatibility.

FAQ

Is filler BPH enough to request film packaging equipment?

No. Add bottles per pack, row arrangement and the required pack output. Different pack counts change the cycle requirement even when bottle flow stays constant.

Can plain film be replaced with printed film later?

Send us the printed-film specification for review first. Registration and film-control requirements may differ from those included in the original offer.

Does film-only equipment also include tray feeding?

Not automatically. Send the board-supported pack drawing for review so the equipment list can identify the required feeding, forming and format parts.

Does the maximum pack size prove that a bundle will run?

No. The machine must also handle the bottle group, film and required output. A dimensional envelope is only one screening condition.

Should tunnel temperature be copied from the catalogue?

No. Confirm suitable conditions with the intended bottle package and film specification during the technical review. The published range does not establish a universal process setting.

What should the first inquiry contain?

Send bottle drawings or samples, the pack arrangement, film details and target line speed. Add the layout and identify film-only or board-supported operation.

Submit Containers, Pack Format and Target Line Speed

Send your container samples or drawings, packaging format and target line speed by SKU to discuss film packaging equipment for your beverage bottles. Include the proposed film, bottles per pack and conveyor layout. Contact Yaoshi Machinery at tony@yaos.ltd or +86 18915689808 for a configuration review and a clearly defined quotation scope.

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