Shrink wrapping machines for milk products

Providers of milk and cheese products have extra specialised shrink wrap needs. Not only do they need to ensure milk products are processed, packaged, and delivered safely and quickly, there’s also a dairy's very wet environment to navigate. As a result, standard shrink wrapping machines simply cannot do the job required for quality dairy packaging.

Here, we highlight the crème de la crème of shrink wrapping machines that tick all the dairy product boxes. Our machines come with an award-winning service contract, free of charge, to ensure you’re always supported with your packaging needs.

What you need from a dairy shrink wrapping machine

With around 15 billion litres of milk produced yearly in the UK, dairy organisations must maintain high demand and high volume. As well as catering to specific factory layouts, speed requirements, and operator capacities, dairy systems must also integrate high-speed fillers, capping machines, bottle turners, labellers, and diverters.

● Need for speed

For dairies, speed is of the essence. Our stainless steel dairy shrink wrappers are built for these environments, with machines reaching speeds of up to 200 wrapped bottles per minute. Variable speed infeed conveyors increase production speeds by almost 40%, with the system individually counting packs as they’re fed into the collation area.

● Low-voltage washability

Liquids and electronics are a vital safety concern, which is why our machines are powered with low voltage IP65-rated electrics. Dairy systems can be washed down easily and without risk in the event of a spillage, while sealing heads can effortlessly be removed for cleaning - a unique feature in the industry.

● Built to last in wet environments

Whether built with side feed (single or double entry) or inline configurations, the upgraded steel mesh belts on our high-speed sleeve sealers guarantee maximum efficiency and long-term durability to even the most intensive production schedules. Our stainless steel dairy lines also use a very heavy-duty, low-maintenance sealing jaw, which creates consistently strong seals for packs. This is especially important for weighty milk multipacks.

● Fast, simple changeovers

Businesses wrapping various bottle sizes or fulfilling a range of pack formats can rely on our machinery’s ability to produce all kinds of collations. Through pack counters, line clamps, and pre-programmable single and double pushes, our dairy systems offer total versatility. It’s easy to switch between different formations, without the need for complex slideways or adjustments.

How to triple your dairy production output

Boasting a name synonymous with quality in the dairy industry, Chew Valley Dairy came to YPS to meet increases in demand for their products. The dairy processes milk from their own farms to supply stores, restaurants, and caterers, with daily milk deliveries that require products to be processed, packaged and delivered in the shortest time possible.

Before working with YPS, Chew Valley Dairy was manually packing milk bottles into crates. We supplied the dairy with a stainless steel wrapping line consisting of a semi-automatic sleeve sealer and shrink tunnel that wrapped two-litre bottles of milk in 2×3 collations. Later, we provided the company with the SS140 fully automatic milk machine. In full stainless steel, with low voltage electrics rated to IP66, this genius line was fast enough to feed from the filler directly and designed with a harsh wet environment in mind.

The result? We eliminated the need for manual operator handling, saving labour efforts and costs. Now matching the speeds of the filling line with impressive outputs of around 70 bottles per minute, our dairy systems tripled production for Chew Valley.

As well as our top-performing milk machines, films and spares, YPS has 45 years’ of experience and expertise in dairy and bottling shrink wrapping. We understand exactly what organisations need when it comes to beverage automation - not only can we meet your precise needs with the perfect system, you’ll also have 24/7 technical support with our end-to-end service. Book a trial at our showroom to see our dairy shrink wrapping machines in action, or get in touch to find your perfect packaging solution.