{"id":64839,"date":"2021-02-12T13:54:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/lantech-applauds-packaging-distributors-commitment-to-load-testing-pallets\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:54:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:54:13","slug":"lantech-applauds-packaging-distributors-commitment-to-load-testing-pallets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/r2\/blog\/lantech-applauds-packaging-distributors-commitment-to-load-testing-pallets\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantech Applauds Packaging Distributors\u2019 Commitment to Load Testing Pallets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

While the criteria for load testing will no doubt vary among them, we believe it\u2019s a sophisticated and forward-thinking approach to reducing in-transit damage. It\u2019s a widespread problem that\u2019s frequently overlooked and vastly underestimated in the manufacturing and supply chain industries, where a \u201cjust-wrap-it-and-ship-it\u201d mindset often prevails.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"best_load-resized-600.jpg\"Lantech, which introduced stretch wrap technology<\/a> in 1972, supports these distributors in this initiative and shares their conviction that achieving load stability is crucial to preventing shipment damage. Lantech looks forward to the new contributions that each will make to this important body of knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manufacturers of products ranging from tissues to bottled water will be particularly interested in the resultant test metrics, and the extent to which they prove replicable. At Lantech, we\u2019ve learned that replicating a proven load-securing process is much more effective than expensive \u201chazard simulation\u201d testing, which should be reserved for cases where there is insufficient data to avoid the risk of load damage.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also learned that containment force<\/a> (the collective force that holds the load together) is paramount in determining load stability. It\u2019s the key factor in a performance-tested formula that includes locking each load to the bottom of the pallet and eliminating all dragging film tails. Decades of logistical experience has proven that this method is the most reliable \u2013 and most replicable \u2013 approach to protecting shipments.<\/p>\n

Companies that need a sustainable solution for load instability and product damage have much to gain from Lantech\u2019s load security protocol. To that end, we are monitoring the implementation of a new EUMOS standard methodology that the European Union (EU) will mandate beginning in June 2018. All European manufacturers will be required to submit shipments for testing and certification, though the precise test metrics are as yet unknown. To better understand the implications for our global customers, Lantech<\/a>, a EUMOS partner organization, has added a EUMOS standard-capable \u201cacceleration sled\u201d to our Louisville Technical Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting to see how the EU test methodology compares with what comes from the new research and testing facilities,\u201d said Lantech Founder and Chairman Pat Lancaster, a member of the ASTM stretch wrap standards committee. \u201cIt\u2019s our belief that their findings will affirm what we\u2019ve long known: that containment force<\/a>\u00a0is the most important parameter in ensuring stable loads.\u201d<\/p>\n

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