Why Buy a Pallet Stretch Wrapping Machine
Why replace Hand Wrap with a Revolution Pallet Stretch
Wrapper for your Pallet Wrapping Applications.
Have you ever asked yourself if hand wrapping is the most
cost effective, fast and safe way for your packaging applications?
We can give you at least 10 reasons why it is not, and that
is time for a Stretch Wrapper!
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 Revolution stretch
wrap machine eliminates this issue.
2.) Professional Package:
Wrapping a pallet using a Revolution 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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution stretch wrap
machine eliminates this issue
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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates
this issue as it wraps the same way every time reducing the potential of a
pallet being damaged during transit.
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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution
stretch wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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 Revolution 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 Revolution stretch
wrap machine eliminates this issue.
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