1.) Consistent and uniform application:
 An operator who wraps pallets with hand wrap stretch film is not able
to wrap every load exactly the same way, time and time again. A load wrapped
by one operator Monday morning will not be wrapped the same way
as another operator on Friday afternoon. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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2.) Professional Package:
Wrapping a pallet using a stretch wrap machine produces a clean
professional finished product. Pallet wrapping with hand wrap
leaves a rather erratic and uneven look. The look of your pallet load
on your customer’s floor must project the professional image you
want for your company. Pallet wrapping with
a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue. TOP
3.)
Training:
There is a right way and a wrong way to wrap a pallet with hand
wrap. Applied incorrectly, hand wrap may crush the product or
allow the product to shift during transport. Employee turnover or multiple
operators mean that you must continually train employees
on how to correctly wrap the loads to ensure customer satisfaction while
ensuring they do not injure themselves. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 4.) Employee Safety:
Hand wrapping pallets is an extremely difficult job if it is done correctly,
and a common source of employee back injuries when performed
incorrectly. The human form is not designed to walk hunched over manipulating
an 8-10 lbs weight while also trying to pull enough tension into the film
to hold the pallet load together. Then 20 seconds later you are holding
the same roll of stretch film above your head to do the top of the pallet,
again tugging on the film using only your back and arm muscles. Many accidents
and work related injuries are caused by hand wrapping pallets.
Review OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) stretch
wrapping guidelines before making your pallet wrapping decision. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue. TOP
5.) Load Integrity:
No one likes hand wrapping. At some point the “good enough” syndrome takes over. Knowing what is required to keep your product unitized
during shipping, and while it is on your customer’s floor, is essential
in setting your stretch wrapping specifications for your operator’s
to follow. When an employee is hand wrapping pallets the responsibility
of meeting minimum tension requirements is left up to him. Fatigue,
ignorance, training, or lack of motivation can affect the employee’s “good enough” point resulting in potential
complaints or damage due to poorly wrapped product. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 6.) Damage Control:
As employees deal with the difficulty of hand wrapping the goal becomes
just wrapping it enough to get it out the door. Wrapping the load to eliminate
damage during transit and at your customer’s warehouse becomes secondary.
Pallet wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue as it
wraps the same way every time reducing the potential of a pallet
being damaged during transit. TOP
7.) Customer Satisfaction:
Pallet wrapping your product is the LAST operation you
perform and the FIRST operation your customer sees of
your capabilities as a supplier. Your customer’s perception of your
competence as a supplier starts the minute your pallet of product arrives
at his dock. Inconsistently hand wrapped pallets can give the perception
of a low-end manufacturer. Lowering your standards of
production during this last operation can be costly. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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8.) Film Savings:
Although the key to stretch wrapping is to make sure that we get the product
to the customer intact, we all want to do it for the least amount
of cost. With the machine set to wrap the loads with the least
amount of stretch film required to hold the load together, you eliminate
unnecessary extra revolutions of film being applied by well meaning
operators. At a point, more film does not hold the load better, it is
just waste. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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9.) Damaged Hand Wrap Rolls:
An expensive hidden cost of hand wrapping is the cost of all the
rolls of stretch film that are thrown away because they have
been nicked or damaged when thrown to the ground or left lying around.
This cost can sometimes be as much as 15-20% of your hand wrap costs.
Pallet wrapping with a stretch wrap machine
eliminates this issue. TOP
10.) Quality
Control:
By definition, hand wrapping a pallet manually prevents you from obtaining
any type of repeatability. Multiple operators, time of day, fatigue and
many other variables prevents any type of QC standards.
Pallet wrapping with a stretch wrap machine allows you to either eliminate,
or preset these variables. This ensures repeatability, allowing loads
to be wrapped to a set quality standard. Pallet
wrapping with a stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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Eliminating
any one of these issues justifies
pallet wrapping with a stretch wrap machine.
Let
us show you the right PALLET WRAPPER for your stretch wrapping application.
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