The stretch hood, also known as a stretch hood film or cold stretch hood film. It is a packaging method that utilizes a tube-shaped elastic plastic film heat-sealed at the top, stretched horizontally and transversely at room temperature, vertically covering the top of the package and releasing the elasticity at the bottom of the pallet to make it tightly wrap the product. It is a new type of packaging technology that can replace heat shrinkable film and stretch film.
The stretch hood film is a more efficient way of integrated pallet packaging, with higher sustainability, lower operating costs, and low energy consumption. The four corners of the film are pulled apart by the packaging equipment, hood from the top to the bottom of the package, and the high resilience and high clamping force of the film are used to tightly wrap the entire package. Excellent resilience and high clamping force ensure a stable load. Excellent toughness, puncture resistance, and good transparency, which is conducive to the content bar code. It can maintain high-efficiency performance and other advantages in both high and low-temperature environments.
The application of the our cold stretch hood film:
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Goods packed with our stretch hood film:
In terms of application areas, currently,
- 25% of the stretch hood film is used for protection and display (such as food, beverage, and electrical appliances, etc.). This application field requires high transparency, low extrusion force, high strength, and other properties.
- 35% of the stretch hood film is used for heavy packaging pallets, which requires a certain clamping force and pallet stability, and has certain physical properties.
- 40% of the stretch hood film is used as a dustproof and rainproof cover for brick building materials. This field requires high puncture resistance and tear resistance. Cold shrink film has penetrated the construction and heavy-duty packaging bags the most in Europe and the United States, and the main growth is expected in the food, beverage, and white goods sectors.
Features of the cold stretch hood film:
- High loading stability
- The elasticity of the film can package products of various specifications
- No heating required
- The film will not stick to the packaged items
- Noise can be minimized
- The film is easier to recycle and dispose
- Excellent display performance
- Can print logo and text on the film
- No ignition risk
- Reduced a lot of security risks
- High output
- Low cost per pallet
What is the difference between stretch hood and other packaging?
- Compared with cartons: the cost of cartons continues to rise. The cost of stretch hood is only 30% of carton cost. Stretch hood film packaging is waterproof, moisture-proof and transparent, and can realize fully automated packaging while cartons can not.
- Compared with the heat-shrinkable film: the cold stretch hood film does not require heating. The film will not stick to the packaged items. No risk of ignition. The stretch hood can reduce a lot of security risks. Reduce energy costs.
- Compared with stretch film: stretch film cannot be waterproof, dustproof, or transparent enough for scanning the code, while cold stretch hood film can. Stretch film is with poor clamping force and poor tilt stability, while the cold stretch hood film is not.
The standard packaging of our stretch hood:
