Hot water shrink tunnel for packaging
Enhance your packaging line efficiency by seamlessly integrating a hot water shrink tunnel, ensuring consistent quality and precise wrapping for vacuum-packed food products.

Automates Shrink Wrapping for Packaged Foods
The Saccardo Hot Water Shrink Tunnel TU800, offered by StarVac Systems, is engineered to revolutionize food packaging operations. Constructed entirely from stainless steel, this shrink tunnel minimizes heat loss via its insulated design, optimizing energy use and operational efficiency. Ideal for packaging a variety of vacuum-sealed products—from steaks to tofu blocks—the TU800 enhances production line automation with features like PLC control and customizable conveyor speed. Its continuous, automated cycle is capable of handling high volumes, making it suitable for food packaging companies and meat processing plants. The TU800 employs an electronic temperature control system and supports water heating via electrical resistance or optional steam injection, ensuring precise shrink wrapping. Automatic load and unload functions, coupled with water level and replenishing automation, further streamline the shrink wrapping process, seamlessly integrating into existing high-productivity packaging lines.
Benefits
- Streamlines operations with automated loading and unloading, enhancing productivity.
- Optimizes energy usage through insulated design, reducing operational costs.
- Ensures high-quality sealing with precise electronic temperature control.
- Easily integrates into existing lines with adjustable conveyor speed.
- Minimizes maintenance with automated water level monitoring and replenishing.
- Applications
- Meat products,Packaged cheeses,Vacuum-packed products,Packaged vegetables,Packaged seafood,Packaged foods,Ready-to-eat meals,Packaged snacks,Dairy products
- End products
- Pre-cooked bacon strips,Packaged fish fillets,Vacuum-sealed cheese wedges,Vacuum-sealed steaks,Packaged nuts,Packaged mixed vegetables,Sealed cheese slices,Shrink-wrapped sausages,Ready-to-eat lasagna,Vacuum-packed tofu blocks
- Steps before
- Vacuum Packing,Product Loading,Conveyor Belt Setup
- Steps after
- Unloading,Drying,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- packaged products,vacuum-packed products
- Output ingredients
- shrunk products,sealed packages
- Market info
- Starvac Systems is known for manufacturing high-quality vacuum systems and engineered solutions tailored to various industrial applications. They are reputed for their innovation, reliability, and technical expertise in delivering custom-engineered vacuum equipment.
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Insulation
- Heat insulation
- Product width
- Max 805 mm
- Product height
- Max 260 mm (optional 350 mm)
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Conveyor belt speed
- Adjustable
- Water temperature control
- Electronic system
- Water level monitoring
- Automatic
- Water replenishing
- Automatic recall
- Heating method
- Electrical resistance elements / Optional steam injection
- Steam aspiration
- Fan-assisted
- Dimensions
- 1562 x 1156 x 1850(H) mm
- Working Mechanism
- Shower Tunnel
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous-Cycle
- Cleaning Method
- Automatic
- Integrated Steps
- Automatic Load and Unload
- Conveyor Belt Speed
- Adjustable
- Temperature Control
- Electronic System for Temperature Control
- Water Level Monitoring
- Automatic
- Machine footprint
- 1562 x 1156 x 1850 mm
- Max product width
- 805 mm
- Max product height
- 260 mm (optional 350 mm)
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Insulation
- To minimize heat loss
- Discharge method
- Automatic load and unload
- Conveyor belt
- Adjustable speed
- Control panel type
- Touch screen control panel with PLC integration
- Integration possibilities
- PLC for process automation
- Conveyor belt speed
- Adjustable
- Water heating method
- Electrical resistance elements / Optional steam injection