| When employees manually wrap pallets, it's difficult to | | | | PLC Controls - for switching between automatic and |
| create a tight enough wrap to secure the products on | | | | semi-automatic wrapping; depending on the equipment |
| the pallet and far more stretch wrap is used then | | | | purchased, control panel swivels up to 360 degrees |
| when the load is wrapped with a stretch wrapper. | | | | and can be touch screen to simplify use. |
| Hand wrapping is also time consuming and poses a | | | | Top & Bottom Wrap Counters - for pallet tightness |
| safety hazard due to repetitive bending, stretching, and | | | | underneath and on top of products |
| circling, resulting in back injuries and dizziness. | | | | Various Wrapping Modes - up and down, up only, |
| On the receiving end, when unloading the | | | | spiral, and reset |
| hand-wrapped pallets from a truck, there is nothing | | | | Automatic Film Cut - automatically cuts the film at the |
| more aggravating than encountering products that | | | | end of the wrap cycle for a complete wrap job, start |
| have been damaged or have fallen off their pallet due | | | | to finish |
| to loose stretch wrapping. When items that were | | | | Film Feed - fast and unobstructed film feed makes |
| supposed to be secure are strewn inside the trailer, | | | | wrapping easy, can be angled, side mounted, and/or |
| product damage occurs, and it not only takes more | | | | free standing |
| time for workers to unload the truck, it could present a | | | | Pre-Stretch Gears - allow you to control the tightness |
| safety hazard as well. | | | | and speed of the stretch wrap |
| When using stretch wrapper packaging equipment to | | | | Film Feed Force - adjustable based on fragile (light |
| secure your product, it saves you time and energy, | | | | stretch) or heavy duty (tight stretch) pallet loads |
| cuts back on employee injuries and material costs, and | | | | Warning Signals - strobe lights, alarms signify any |
| reduces product damage. It also gives the added | | | | problems |
| benefit of making it easy for your end-user to receive | | | | Rotation - depending on the equipment, systems come |
| a fully secured load. There are a variety of stretch | | | | with a rotating arm, turntable, or overhead for easy |
| wrappers available to choose from depending on your | | | | and secured pallet wrapping; stretch wrap carriage |
| specific application. Depending on the model and type | | | | moves up and down to wrap entire pallet |
| you choose, some of these options include: | | | | Equipment Size - pallets can be in many different |
| Equipment Design - stretch wrappers can be | | | | heights and widths and still be wrapped tightly and |
| semi-automatic or automatic, low or high profile, | | | | securely; you can even use customized stretch |
| compatible with an existing conveyor belt or platform, | | | | wrappers for cabinets. |
| or portable, manual systems for wrapping anywhere. | | | | Wrap - equipment designs either work with plastic |
| Home Sensor - begins and ends wrapping the pallet in | | | | stretch wrap only, foam and stretch wrap together, or |
| the same place. | | | | protective padding underneath with plastic wrap on top. |