Shrink sleeve samples simplified with Sleeve Maker

- Created to make single solvent seamed samples without seaming machine

 

- Previous methods insufficient for creating professional samples

 

Ryback and Ryback (R&R) is looking to simplify the production of shrink sleeve samples with Sleeve Maker, a system to allow the creation of professional-looking single shrink sleeve samples without the need for a seamer.

 

The patent pending Sleeve Maker has been created to make single solvent seamed samples without the use of a seaming machine, and is described as a “fast and easy way to do this to have a sleeve that can be run through a heat tunnel and can be shown to customers as a professional sample”.

 

North Carolina-based R&R was founded by Ron Ryback in 2000 to provide service and consultation to the packaging, printing and converting industries.

 

The recent introduction of shrink sleeve ancillary equipment is part of its drive to make shrink sleeve production easier. Development of other equipment is part of R&R’s future business plans.

 

Sleeve Maker was initially shown at the AWA conference in April, and became commercially available at Drupa 2012.

 

Ron Ryback said: ‘We've all been there trying to create a single shrink sleeve sample using tape, glue and double stick tape.

 

‘It never works right and never looks as professional as a solvent sample.

 

‘I’ve developed the Sleeve Maker so that machine quality solvent-based samples can be created faster, cheaper and easier than running full production samples on a seamer.’

 

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