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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.<\/p>\n

To maximize the value of their people while on the clock, smart companies are now equipping them with better tools to make them more efficient. Instead of wrapping by hand or using antiquated machines, these companies\u00a0are investing in semi-automatic stretch wrappers enhanced with productivity features that can save time and money.<\/p>\n

For example, a machine that can automatically cut the film at the end of a wrap cycle<\/a>, typically saves thirty seconds of labor per load, or one that will attach film at the start of the cycle and cut it at the end<\/a>, saves an average two minutes per load because drivers don\u2019t have to get off their forklifts.<\/p>\n

By letting machines do the work, operators can spend time doing things\u00a0like staging another load, printing shipping labels, or completing bills of lading thus making their day more productive.<\/p>\n

These advantages don\u2019t just sound cool, they pay off \u2013 thousands of dollars over just a few years in fact. The chart below shows the labor and cost that can be saved by adding popular automation features to semi-automatic stretch wrappers.<\/p>\n

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The more you get the machine to do, the better off you are. Adding an automation feature might raise the cost of the machine $.08 or \u20ac.07 per load, however, it is more than offset by the labor savings. By automatically attaching the film and cutting it at the end of a cycle you save $.46 or \u20ac.66 per load on labor. \u00a0What that means to you is $.38 or \u20ac.59 back into your pocket every load you wrap.<\/p>\n

Why stop here? There are other productivity enhancing features like a scale built into a stretch wrapper\u2019s turntable<\/a> so you can wrap and weigh at the same time. This might be your opportunity to rethink what you are doing. If you want to learn more about how you can improve your stretch wrapping, visit\u00a0Lantech.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This post was published on October 16, 2015 and updated on November 14, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n

October 16, 2015<\/p>\n

Learn how adding automation features to stretch wrappers maximizes the value of your people while on the clock and save you money on labor costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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