Winning Formula

For the wide range the full-body, tamper-evident, and combination shrink sleeves it produces, the company shrewdly bought a steam tunnel, effectively providing it with in-house prototyping capability.

"Now we can print the sleeve material, seam it, and use the steam tunnel to make a prototype of a prospective product before it goes into full-scale production," Carmany said. "This eliminates the element of surprise, and is very valuable for our customers who want to know what they're getting."