Eliminate Damage — Don’t Be Part of the Stretch Wrapping Crime Scene
Damaged loads are a hidden crime. They’re like a dirty little secret. They’re hard to admit to and are swept under the rug or treated as a nuisance.
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Damaged loads are a hidden crime. They’re like a dirty little secret. They’re hard to admit to and are swept under the rug or treated as a nuisance.
Topics: Containment Force, Maintenance, Pallet-Grip, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping
As technology improves, so do stretch wrappers. Find out how this new generation of intelligent stretch wrappers are improving stretch wrap quality.
Topics: Stretch Wrapping
Companies expect their products to safely arrive at their destinations in the same condition they left. Whether they ship an expensive load of
Topics: Case Equipment, Product Damage
What is the triple whammy of stretch wrapping and how can you keep it from increasing your product damage.
Topics: Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping
The scope of the consumer electronics industry is huge and accounts for $200 billion in sales. However, some of the industry’s profits disappear.
Topics: Containment Force, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping
Containment Force is the total force applied to your load at a given point. The amount of Containment Force can mean the difference between a load that is safe to ship and a disaster waiting to happen. The goal of cost-efficient shipping is setting the stretch wrapper so that the Containment Force is appropriate without […]
There are many business-to-business operations that exist today with a global presence, either in operational locations or by customers served. But the expanding geographic reach of so many businesses has greatly complicated logistics networks.
Topics: Logistics
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 at an average annual […]
Topics: Labor Savings
Sustainability in packaging Everyone is concerned about source reduction and sustainability in packaging. Driven by cost reduction initiatives, general awareness, social pressure and supplier scorecards tracked by mass retailers, manufacturers have 360 degree motivation to reduce packaging. Going green has other facets. The net impact of changes is one example – and sometimes increased […]
Topics: Stretch Film, Stretch Wrapping
Let the application dictate the machine In a recent article Decoding the Terminology of Stretch Wrappers, we explored the difference between automatic and semi-automatic wrapping. Our industry’s traditional terminology tends to reinforce the perception of a stark differentiation between two very different solutions – and that can discourage some creative approaches to application requirements.
Topics: Automatic Pallet Wrapping
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