Perfect shrink sleeve design with Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves - Esko
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Perfect shrink Sleeve Design


  • Import 3D objects from a Studio toolkit or another source (.OBJ, .ZAE, .DAE, .ARD)
  • Round shapes, irregular shapes & multi-packs
  • Add a horizontal or vertical heat shrink sleeve
  • Physical simulation of different material shrink properties
  • Export to a Collada file for Studio Designer and Visualizer
  • See shrink distortion statistics in Adobe® Illustrator®
  • Predistort selected artwork to compensate for the shrink distortion (non-destructive)

Design shrink sleeve labels in Adobe Illustrator

Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves is a unique application to simulate a heat shrink sleeve around one or more objects.

See in Adobe® Illustrator® how your artwork will distort and automatically apply a counter distortion, based on substrate specifications. Produce great looking 3D PDF files and avoid trial-and-error. Print your shrink sleeve artwork the first time right, every time.

Perfect shrink sleeve design with Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves

Compensate for shrinking

Getting artwork for heat shrink packaging and labels right, is a tough job. As the film shrinks, the branding and the design can be seriously compromised, rendering the packaging or labels useless.

Artwork for shrink sleeve packaging needs to be repositioned and compensated for the shrink factor of the substrate. Without Esko’s Studio 3D view, you are working blind.

Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves: functionality overview

Esko’s shrink sleeve solution comes with dedicated functionality:

  • Import 3D objects from a Studio toolkit or another source (.OBJ, .ZAE, .DAE, .ARD)
  • Round shapes, irregular shapes & multi-packs
  • Add a horizontal or vertical heat shrink sleeve
  • Physical simulation of different material shrink properties
  • Export to a Collada file for Studio Designer and Visualizer
  • See shrink distortion statistics in Adobe® Illustrator®
  • Predistort selected artwork to compensate for the shrink distortion (non-destructive)
Part of Studio

The Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves is part of Studio Advanced, and is available as a subscription!

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Esko, a Veralto company, is a global provider of integrated software and hardware solutions that digitize, automate and connect the go-to-market process of consumer goods. Esko connects people, processes and tools to meet the needs of global brands and the people who trust them.

Esko customers bring consumer products to life with accuracy, efficiency and speed. Packaging for 9 out of 10 major brands is produced by Esko customers today. Headquartered in Gent, Belgium, Esko employs 1800 people worldwide with a unique focus on the packaging sector.