Food and drink sleeve labelling
Sleeve applicators for food and drink bottles, jars, tubs and tamper-evident bands.
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Dairy and Yoghurt Tub Sleeve Applicators
Tubs and pots can be more difficult than straight bottles because lids, rims and tapered sides affect sleeve placement and shrink. The applicator and tunnel need to suit the pack geometry.
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Pack geometry
Tapered tubs need careful sleeve sizing.
A sleeve that fits the top rim may behave differently around the lower wall. Shrink direction and artwork position need checking before final film dimensions are confirmed.
- Rim and lid dimensions
- Taper and sidewall shape
- Sleeve overlap and coverage
Handling
Avoid wobble through the applicator and tunnel.
Wide tubs may need special guides, transfers and tunnel conveyors to prevent drift or twist.
- Stable conveyor support
- Controlled side guides
- Sample testing with filled or weighted tubs
- Choosing only by machine speed before testing the real container and sleeve
- Ignoring pack stability, side guides and conveyor transfer points
- Using the wrong tunnel route for the sleeve material or bottle shape
- Leaving cut length, lay-flat or perforation tolerance until after ordering
- Forgetting coding, inspection, accumulation and downstream packing space
Avoid poor fit
Common issues to check before ordering.
Small pack or sleeve differences can change the correct applicator, mandrel, conveyor and tunnel arrangement. These checks help prevent a machine being chosen on headline speed alone.
Quote details
Information that helps shortlist the correct sleeve applicator route.
For a useful recommendation, send the container dimensions, filled weight, sleeve material, lay-flat, cut length, target output, photos or drawings, and where the sleeve needs to sit on the pack. If the project is going into an existing line, include available conveyor height, line direction, utilities and footprint.
- Container diameter, height, shoulder shape and filled weight
- Sleeve material, lay-flat, cut length, perforation and artwork position
- Required output in bottles per minute or packs per hour
- Tunnel choice, utilities, conveyor height and available footprint
- Changeover range, spare parts and operator access
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Applications by pack type
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Dairy and Yoghurt Tub Sleeve Applicators questions
Can tubs have tamper-evident bands?
Yes, but lid and rim geometry must be suitable for repeatable shrink.
Can a bottle sleeve applicator run tubs?
Some systems can, but product handling and sleeve dimensions need checking.
Should tub samples be tested?
Yes, especially for tapered or lightweight tubs.
Project support
Send the pack, sleeve and output details for a practical shortlist.
Lancing can review the packaging format, sleeve material, shrink tunnel requirement and line layout before recommending the most suitable sleeve applicator configuration.