Why Use High Performance Stretch Film

In the world of logistics and supply chain management, efficiency is the name of the game. But pallet wrap might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you are thinking about how to optimize your operation. Enter high performance stretch film…

The right stretch film can often be the key to unlocking improvements. However, the challenge lies in finding the delicate balance between reducing the thickness of your pallet wrap and maintaining adequate load containment.

High performance stretch film is an innovative category of pallet wrap that has a much lower thickness than traditional film but provides a high level of performance.  Traditionally, thicker stretch films were considered essential to provide sufficient strength and stability for wrapping pallets. However, advances in technology have paved the way for thinner performance films.

High performance pallet wrap enables businesses to wrap more pallets with less film without sacrificing effective load containment.

One of the primary advantages of reducing thickness in stretch wrap is the potential for significant cost savings.  Thinner films, when applied to pallets in the right way, can reduce the overall amount of material required to wrap a pallet. In turn, this helps cut the amount of money you spend on purchasing stretch films.

With the right application process, it can also reduce the number of wraps around the pallet. This speeds up the wrapping process and reduces the time taken to wrap each pallet.

Using a high-performance stretch film with a lower thickness can positively impact your sustainability goals. Compared to a conventional film, using a high-performance pallet wrap can remove tons of plastic from a supply chain.

Whilst cost savings and sustainability are compelling reasons to explore using a high-performance film, ensuring that load containment is not compromised is critical.  The primary purpose of stretch wrap is to secure and protect palletized loads during transportation and storage.

Striking the right balance between thickness reduction and load containment is imperative in reducing product damage, maintaining pallet integrity in the supply chain, and reducing incidents of health and safety breaches.

This is why pairing the right high-performance film with the right application method is important. The type of pallet wrapping machine used to apply material plays a pivotal role in achieving the delicate balance required for effective thickness reduction.

Call us at 813 242 6995 or sales@quickpakinc.com to discuss and test our range of high-performance stretch films.