Unitizing equipment stretches to meet demand Stretch wrap: Is it time for lean packaging? Users of end-of-line packaging machinery need units that can create high-quality, shipment-safe, secured loads of varying profiles at increased production speeds. They’re also paying particular attention to uptime, looking for equipment that requires minimal operator intervention to operate, reload and maintain. In this article, Modern takes a look at some of the latest features in unitizing technology. Stretch wrapper advancements improve load safety, quality There’s been a big focus, directed particularly toward manufacturers of consumer goods, on improving the quality of stretch wrapped loads. “Billions of dollars of product waste occurs annually because loads are damaged on the way from the manufacturer to the retailer” Stretch film tightly unitizes a load because it continuously attempts to contract back to its unstretched state. Bu...
