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The versatility and flexibility of shrink sleeve packaging makes it a great tool for labeling complex or unusually-shaped products. Shrink sleeves are designed specifically to conform to the shape of a product, allowing for attractive graphics and...

Understanding the shrink curves of printable films is essential to ensuring successful shrink sleeve labeling on your products. Shrink curves affect how well a shrink sleeve conforms to the container, whether it fits snugly without distortion of the...

Sleeve labels continue to take market share around the world from the “traditional” labeling technologies such as pressure sensitive and traditional glue-applied labels. A pressure sensitive label, or self-adhesive label, can be printed on,...

El etiquetado de manga termoencogible se ha convertido en una de las tendencias de más rápido crecimiento en empaques en las últimas décadas. Las mangas retráctiles decoran una multitud de productos en muchas industrias, incluidos alimentos, bebidas...

There has been a recent surge of interest in applying shrink sleeves to aerosol cans. Shrink sleeve applications with cans are numerous and varied, including tamper evident bands, full-body shrink labeling or multipacking. One constant is the need...

Every few years, PDC International and PDC Europe meet to exchange ideas and best practices. This February, and what now seems like ages ago, we gathered at PDC Europe in Montdidier, France. Topics in the past have included sales and marketing...

Clean, soft skin doesn’t always come easily. It takes diligence and attention. Similarly, affixing the “skin,” or shrink sleeve label onto Colgate’s heart-shaped Softsoap bottle also presented multiple and complex challenges. These included...

PDC has 50 years experience of providing shrink sleeving and tamper evident banding solutions for products of all kinds, from food and beverages, to household and pharmaceutical items. While film is a big part of our everyday lives, it’s usually in...

Shrink sleeve labeling has become one of the fastest growing trends in packaging over the last few decades. Shrink sleeves decorate a multitude of products across many industries, including food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals, as well as personal...

If you and your team need to choose a labeling method on your company’s new product or are rebranding current packaging, you should consider shrink sleeve labeling. For those who have never used shrink sleeve labeling before, shrink sleeves offer...