Shrink wrapping
Singles or bundles sealed in film to protect books and products in transit and keep counts together.
- High-speed shrink wrapping
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Pack & shrink
Many pieces become one kit, singles and bundles get shrink-wrapped, and cartons are labeled and shipped, including drop ships via UPS or FedEx.
- In
- Loose finished pieces
- Out
- Wrapped, labeled cartons
Opens the quote form with Pack & shrink pre-checked.
- Loose finished pieces: In
- Count
- Shrink
- Carton
- Wrapped, labeled cartons: Out
1What it is
Kitting gathers different components into one set. A heat tunnel pulls shrink film tight around singles or bundles. Labeled cartons go to your dock, your customer or many addresses.
2When to use it
- Sales, onboarding and event kits
- Books, pads and sets that need protecting in transit
- Retail-ready bundles and multi-volume sets
- Rollouts that ship to many locations
3Specs
- Shrink wrapping
- High-speed shrink wrapping
- Custom packaging & slipcases
- Box and slipcase design
- Pick, pack & drop ship
- UPS and FedEx
Also offered
- Kitting & assembly
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How pack & shrink actually runs.
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01 · Pack & shrink
Receive and count
Printed pieces, samples and packaging are counted against your component list before assembly starts.
What moves the price
- 01Pieces per kit: each component is one more touch
- 02Shrink: singles cost more than bundles
- 03Ship-to count: one pallet to one dock vs. a drop-ship list
- 04Carton, label and pallet requirements from the receiver
General bindery factors. Your estimator prices the actual job after review.
No. Most kit components come from printers and suppliers you already use. We receive, count and assemble them.
Yes. Send a ship list, one row per shipment with full addresses, and we'll drop ship via UPS or FedEx.
Yes. Plan a small percentage of overs for spoilage and QC pulls so the kit count comes out whole.
4 pack & shrink services
What pack & shrink covers.
Each quote link opens the form with this process and that service already ticked. Combining several? Tick them all on the form.
Kitting & assembly
Multi-piece kits assembled, counted and packed: boxed sets, onboarding and promotional kits, sample sets.
Custom packaging & slipcases
Boxes, slipcases and packaging for collector sets, books and products, designed around what goes inside.
- Box and slipcase design
Pick, pack & drop ship
Order-level picking and packing, then drop shipment to each address.
- UPS and FedEx
Wrapped and palletized
Out the door by the pallet.
Finished cartons, stretch-wrapped and palletized for the dock.
Packed to the caseCartons packed into shipping cases, row by row.
Work
Jobs like this
Sales kit, drop-shipped
Folder, brochure and sample assembled into boxed kits and drop-shipped to many locations.
To quote one like it, send
- Kits
- Pieces per kit
- Ship-to addresses
- Turnaround
Multi-volume box set
A collector's set assembled by hand into a slipcase and shrink-wrapped for retail.
To quote one like it, send
- Sets
- Volumes
- Packaging
- Turnaround
Quote it
What we need to quote pack & shrink.
One form for every job. It opens with Pack & shrink ticked. Missing a few answers, or the files? Send what you have: “files coming” is fine.
Start the quote Or talk it through: +1 201-438-3100- Number of kits or packs, or a range
- Component list and pieces per kit
- Finished size of the kit or largest piece
- Pack counts: pieces per shrink pack, packs per carton
- Need-by date, and when components arrive
- Ship-to ZIP (or a ship list), or pickup in Carlstadt