{"id":64761,"date":"2020-10-12T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/should-i-buy-a-used-stretch-wrap-machine\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T16:54:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T20:54:48","slug":"should-i-buy-a-used-stretch-wrap-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/should-i-buy-a-used-stretch-wrap-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Buy a Used Stretch Wrap Machine?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thinking of buying a stretch wrap machine? Should you buy new or look for a used one? Do you like the idea of knowing no one else has used your equipment or does the lower cost and depreciation appeal of a used machine get you interested?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\"ShouldPeople buy machines appropriate for their\u00a0application. Companies do not usually scale up and transition from hand wrapping to automatic wrapping over time. They build a line to accommodate a certain production capacity and then determine the pallet wrapping method and machine to fit it.<\/p>\n

The semi-automatic market is larger than the automatic stretch wrapper market for a variety of reason including lower equipment costs and the fact that most production lines do not have enough output to require an automatic\u00a0stretch wrapping solution. So there are many more used semi-automatic stretch wrappers than automatics available.<\/p>\n

Buying a Used Stretch Wrapper Pros and Cons<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The overwhelming reason to buy a used stretch wrapper is price. A new semi-automatic stretch wrapper runs in the $10,000 to $12,000 range while a used one is in the $3,000 to $6,000 range.<\/p>\n

A used machine may be a good deal if it is relatively new. Risk will go up with age and use so factoring in potential repair and replacement part costs is critical. Used machines will typically be out of warranty so any maintenance and repair costs can make that used machine price less attractive pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

For used semi-automatic machines:<\/p>\n