Labor Savings

How Semi-Automatic Stretch Wrappers Can Slash Labor Costs

October 7, 2020 By Joshua Wakefield

Manufacturing workers are expensive. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. manufacturers pay their employees a little over three times the national minimum wage. And other advanced economies pay their worker just as much or even more. To maximize the value of their people …

Topics: Labor Savings, Stretch Wrapping

How Can You Benefit from A Case Erector?

Posted by lantech

September 13, 2019 By lantech

If you've been considering a case erector for your production line, wonder no more. Here are five benefits a case erector can offer your company. …

Topics: Case Equipment, Case Erector, Labor Savings, Operational Efficiency

5 Ways Case Erectors Can Benefit Your Company

Posted by Avery

September 20, 2017 By Avery

If you've been considering a case erector for your production line, wonder no more. Here are five benefits a case erector can offer your company. …

Topics: Case Equipment, Labor Savings, Topics: Operational Efficiency

Combat Low Productivity Growth with Stretch Wrapper Automation

Posted by Avery

April 13, 2016 By Avery

In an April 1 article in Fortune magazine, Erika Fry wrote that since 2010 U.S. productivity has ran into somewhat of a slump. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the last five years productivity has only risen 0.5 percent compared to 1995 – 2005 when productivity peaked …

Topics: Labor Savings

3 Benefits to Swapping Out Your Old Stretch Wrapper for a New One

Posted by Avery

November 13, 2015 By Avery

If you’ve been googling the words “stretch wrapper” lately, you may be considering whether it’s time to ditch that old, rusty machine in the corner of your shipping dock in favor for an upgrade. Or, maybe you think your old one still runs just fine and you don’t need to replace it for a …

Topics: Labor Savings, Topics: Stretch Wrapping, Workplace Safety

FastCap – You’re Making Us Blush!

Posted by Avery

November 6, 2015 By Avery

We often write about the benefits of stretch wrappers that let operators stay on their forklifts and when people get our message, sometimes we can't help sharing it! …

Topics: Labor Savings, XT Cut & Clamp

3 Ways A Stretch Wrapper Can Make Your Forklift Driver More Efficient

Posted by Avery

October 28, 2015 By Avery

Many companies use forklifts to move pallet loads of product around their shipping areas or warehouses. While forklifts are a necessary component of successful warehouse operations, they can cause injuries. …

Topics: Labor Savings, Topics: XT Cut & Clamp