Banding vs Flow Packs
Banding is a modern and efficient packaging solution for companies across a wide range of industries. Whether used in food, pharmaceuticals, logistics, printing, or consumer goods, banding helps businesses bundle, brand, and label products while using significantly less packaging material.
Banding
Banding is a minimalist packaging solution where a narrow paper or film band is wrapped around a product or bundle and sealed in place using heat.
Flow Packs
Flow packaging is a packaging method where products are fully wrapped in flexible film and sealed on multiple sides.
Banding vs Flow Packs at a glance
| Banding | Strapping | |
|---|---|---|
| Uses minimal material | ||
| Material type | Paper/Film | Film |
| Designed to optimize recycling | ||
| Suitable for many product types | ||
| Regulation-ready | ||
| Cost efficiency | High | Lower |
| Lightweight packaging | ||
| Waste generation | Low | High |
| Adapts to many shapes and sizes |
Branding and bundling in one step
Less material, enhance recycling
Flow packaging relies on larger amounts of flexible film to fully enclose products.
Banding uses far less material overall.
By reducing overall material consumption, companies can lower packaging waste and improve the recyclability of their packaging products.
Bundle with less material
Flow packs primarily focus on enclosing, grouping, and protecting products.
Banding combines multiple packaging functions into one process.
Products can be bundled, branded, and labeled simultaneously while reducing material usage. Variable data, such as barcodes or dates, can also be printed directly onto the band during application.
Compare banding to other solutions
Keep things simple and use less material in your bundling.
Make your packaging adhesive free and more recycable.
Ensure your packaging doesn't damage products as when they are applied.