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Downgauged film bundling system cuts costs

A bundling system applies an apertured plastic film to substantially identical containers such as beverage cans having annular chimes and cylindrical side walls. The carrier stock has shaped apertures to securely retain drinks cans, food cans, bottles and similar containers as a multi-pack unit. The carrier stock is rolled over to engage a tabbed aperture-edge portion progressively from above to below to conform to the containers for unitizing. The method contrasts prior stretch application methods to enable cheaper thinner carrier stock to be used.