Containment Force

15 Best Operating Tips for Semi-Automatic Stretch Wrappers

October 7, 2020 By lantech

Most stretch wrappers come with manuals on how to operate and trouble-shoot the machines. But they barely begin to cover what you need to know to create a safe-to-ship load. …

Topics: Containment Force, Film Breaks, Semi-automatic Pallet Wrapping, Stretch Film, Stretch Wrapping

Lantech Applauds Packaging Distributors’ Commitment to Load Testing Pallets

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August 11, 2017 By lantech

Several national packaging distributors are about to raise the curtain on new state-of-the-art research and load-testing facilities around the United States. …

Topics: Containment Force

Don’t Be Fooled! There is No ASTM Approved, Certified, or Even Recommended Containment Force Tool

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April 12, 2017 By lantech

Is There a Problem? There seems to be a widely held belief that the ASTM has endorsed a particular method and particular tool to measure the containment force of stretch wrapped pallet loads. Believers often cite ASTM D4649 Standard Guide for Selection and Use of Stretch Wrap …

Topics: Containment Force

Stretch Wrapping Monitoring, Measuring, and Tracking

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November 7, 2016 By Lantech

With an estimated $60 billion of waste from unsalable products each year resulting from ineffective stretch wrapping in just the consumer products goods, food, and beverage industries, improving the effectiveness of stretch wrapping is an important step in any shipping operation. …

Topics: Containment Force, Product Damage

3 Keys to Stretch Wrapping Success

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October 4, 2016 By Lantech

Make sure your loads arrive at your customers' locations in “as made” condition. Don’t chance it. Here are three things you can do regardless of the model or age of your stretch wrapper to improve your probability of success. …

Topics: Containment Force, Stretch Wrapping

Use The Force: Containment Force Is The Key to Safe Pallet Loads

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July 23, 2015 By Lantech

Use the Force: Containment Force Is the Key to Safe Pallet Loads Here’s how to attain – and maintain – the right containment force for your loads. A 120-case pallet of maple syrup arrives at the dock of a big box retailer. The trailer’s rear doors open and out tumbles the load. Boxes cascade off …

Topics: Containment Force, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping

The Epidemic Problem That’s Increasing Your Risk of Load Failure

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January 29, 2015 By Lantech

In last week's blog, we point out that even though stretch wrapping has become the standard way to unitize a load for shipment, hardly anyone does it well, which creates a lot of bad loads. …

Topics: Containment Force, Product Damage

Are You Shipping Bad Loads?

Posted by Lantech

January 22, 2015 By Lantech

Stretch wrapping has come a long way since its invention just over forty years ago. Today, an amazing variety of methods and machines are used to stretch wrap over two-and-a-half billion pallets each year in the United States alone. …

Topics: Containment Force, Pallet-Grip, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping

Eliminate Damage — Don’t Be Part of the Stretch Wrapping Crime Scene

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January 8, 2015 By Lantech

Think of these photos as evidence in a crime scene. Innocent loads have been struck down in the process of trying to get to their destinations in the condition that they were originally made. …

Topics: Containment Force, Maintenance, Pallet-Grip, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping

Containment Force

15 Best Operating Tips for Semi-Automatic Stretch Wrappers

Lantech Applauds Packaging Distributors’ Commitment to Load Testing Pallets

Don’t Be Fooled! There is No ASTM Approved, Certified, or Even Recommended Containment Force Tool

Stretch Wrapping Monitoring, Measuring, and Tracking

3 Keys to Stretch Wrapping Success

Use The Force: Containment Force Is The Key to Safe Pallet Loads

The Epidemic Problem That’s Increasing Your Risk of Load Failure

Are You Shipping Bad Loads?

Eliminate Damage — Don’t Be Part of the Stretch Wrapping Crime Scene

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