Abstract: A method for shrinking selected spaced apart portions of film wrapped around a series of products of similar dimension being conveyed by a conveyor along a path in a selected direction is provide. The method involves the steps of: (a) indexing the conveyor and stopping the conveyor; (b) while the conveyor is stopped, causing heated fluid to flow from one or more nozzles so that a first heated fluid flow impinges upon selected portions of film in the vicinity of a product leading edge and a second heated fluid flow impinges upon selected portion of film in the vicinity of a product trailing edge; (b) repeating steps (a) and (b) multiple times so that, for multiple instances of the product, selected portions of film along both trailing and leading edges of each instance of the product are caused to shrink.

Abstract: A packing apparatus by which trays containing articles are wrapped by a film of flexibility and extensibility, the film wrapping the trays in a tubular shape being cut between the successive trays, so that the leading end of the cut tubular film is taken in a first air suction channel and held therein and then folded toward the bottom surface of each tray and the trailing end of the film is taken in a second air suction channel and held therein and then folded by a roller mechanism having an opening toward the bottom surface of the same.