Candle Sleeving Solution

Yankee Candle recently installed a high-speed shrink sleeving system for its votive candles that protects the candles in several key ways.

Servo-controlled machine produces both a film overlap at the top of the candle being wrapped and a film underlap at the bottom of the candle.
Servo-controlled machine produces both a film overlap at the top of the candle being wrapped and a film underlap at the bottom of the candle.

The South Deerfield, MA, firm partnered with PDC International Co. to develop a PDC 90C-E machine that could apply a sleeve that underlaps and overlaps the candle. Also necessary was a proprietary handling system that addresses a few unique challenges, including manipulation of the wicks. It was also necessary that the candles be placed on pedestals in the PDC 90C-E machine to achieve sleeve underlap.

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