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Custom Printed Shrink Sleeves by Taylor Labels & Packaging
Custom printed shrink sleeves offer 360-degree, full-body graphics. Engineered for seamless contouring on cans, bottles, and unique containers, our premium shrink sleeves provide unmatched shelf-appeal, durability, and moisture resistance for demanding product environments.
Which Sleeve Structure Fits Your Product?
Start here—choose your container profile to find the perfect application, material, and industry fit.
Full-Body 360° Coverage
Beverage Can Sleeves
Optimized for standard and sleek aluminum configurations.
- ✓Core Verticals: Craft beer, RTD cocktails, ciders, energy drinks, and functional seltzers.
- ✓Seamless Fitting: Engineered precisely to handle neck-down and shoulder contours without wrinkling.
- ✓Moisture Resistance: Premium moisture-proof barrier ideal for heavy condensation, cold-storage, and ice buckets.
Versatile Contoured Shapes
Bottle & Jar Sleeves
Engineered for complex glass, plastic, and multi-pack shapes.
- ✓Core Verticals: Nutraceuticals, personal care items, specialty foods, pet treat jars, and household cleaners.
- ✓Integrated Tamper Security: Optional built-in vertical or horizontal perforations for easy-open cap security seals.
- ✓Distortion Control: Art integrity conforming to sharp tapers and irregular shapes, such as trigger bottles.
Removable Shrink Sleeves
Sip & Unzip: Easy-Off Sleeves for Simplified Recycling
Our innovative removable "Sip & Unzip" shrink sleeves add an easy-tear zipper feature so consumers can quickly peel off the sleeve before recycling the aluminum can or bottle. Get all the striking marketing impact of a full-body sleeve with a simpler, sustainable path for responsible disposal.
Download Removable Shrink GuideStand out on the shelf
Full-body graphics, high-impact color and special effects help your brand grab attention in crowded coolers and aisles.
Protect the contents
Durable films resist moisture, abrasion and handling, while tamper-evident options add an extra layer of security.
Maximized space
360° coverage means room for storytelling, regulatory copy, nutrition panels and promotions—without crowding your design.
Drive cost efficiencies
Decorate blank containers, simplify SKUs and support multiple flavors or SKUs with one container family.
Materials & Print Platforms
- PETG and OPS shrink films for different shrink profiles.
- Digital print for small quantities, launches and fast turns.
- Flexo and web offset print for higher volumes and detailed artwork.
- Matte and gloss varnishes, specialty and fluorescent inks.
- Holographic effects, cold foil and other premium finishes.
- Full-body sleeves, tamper-evident bands, neck bands and multi-packs.
Applications & Markets
Shrink sleeves are ideal for beverages, ready-to-drink cocktails, energy drinks, nutraceuticals, personal care, household products and more. Our team can help match the right film and gauge to your container and application equipment.
- Aluminum cans, glass bottles, PET containers and multi-pack formats.
- Support for new product launches and full brand refreshes.
- In-house graphics team and 3D mock-ups to visualize distortion and fit.
Shrink Sleeves: FAQ
What is the minimum order quantity for shrink sleeves?
Our digital printing platform allows for low minimum order quantities (MOQs) starting at just a few hundred sleeves per design, making it perfect for seasonal flavors, prototypes, and small brand launches. For massive, high-volume production runs, our flexographic printing processes offer the best scaling cost efficiency.
Are shrink sleeves waterproof?
Yes. Shrink sleeves are constructed from heavy-duty engineered polymer films (like PETG and OPS) and printed with subsurface inks. This means the design is completely moisture-proof, protecting it from heavy condensation, scuffing, and ice-bucket submersion while maintaining perfect shelf appeal in cold-storage environments.
Can shrink sleeves be applied by hand?
Yes, shrink sleeves can be positioned manually over a container by hand for lower volume operations, but they require a heat source—such as a professional steam tunnel or a radiant heat tunnel—to uniformly shrink, contour, and lock the film to the shape of the container.
What's the difference between PETG and OPS?
PETG (Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol) is the industry standard for highly contoured shapes due to its superior shrinkage percentage (up to 78%) and ultimate clarity. OPS (Oriented Polystyrene) offers a lower, more controlled vertical shrink rate and a softer feel, making it popular for squeezable plastic containers that require flexible structural compliance.
Do shrink sleeves cover the entire container?
They can! We offer full-body shrink sleeves that provide complete 360-degree coverage from the absolute base to the shoulder or cap neck. However, they can also be designed as partial sleeves, multi-pack promotional bands, or dedicated tamper-evident neck bands depending on your packaging goals.
Can shrink sleeves be recycled?
Standard shrink sleeves must generally be separated from plastic or glass containers to prevent contamination during processing. To solve this, our removable "Sip & Unzip" design adds an integrated perforated zipper feature, allowing consumers to easily tear off and dispose of the sleeve so the container can be successfully recycled.