Considering Options
Lantech stretch wrappers are available with thousands of options – all tested, documented and backed with technical support and spare parts availability. It’s likely that your complicated application has already been done.
You Might Not Know to Ask
When purchasing a stretch wrapper, repeating your last machine and package might not be the best solution. Over the years your requirements may have changed, and on top of that, technology is always improving.
So when considering options group them loosely as:
- Known and necessary – if you’re loading a turntable pallet wrapper with a pallet jack you’re going to need a ramp.
- Known but not required – you may elect to pay overweight surcharges from less-than-truckload carriers or separately weigh pallets after wrapping but the integrated scale option allows you to “wrap and weigh” at the same time and could save a bunch of money and time.
- Unknown – these range from simple (like creating film cables automatically to lock loads to pallets) to complex (like turntables to orient single entry pallets for pick-up according to your plant layout).
As a rule of thumb, the more detailed the conversation about your environment and requirements, the more likely we’ll be able to help suggest options that we’ve seen help in applications like yours in the past.
Common Categories of Options
- Remote start – help to keep your forklift drivers safely in their seats moving loads instead of wasting time and money by dismounting and operating the stretch wrapper manually
- Speed – paired machines, enhanced models and staging for entering and exiting pallets
- Automation – to exchange data with an ERP or WMS, label, or check-weigh system
- Environment and load – cold, wet, dusty, corrosive, heavy, unstable
- Film – different roll widths, thickness
- Data and controls – machines that set themselves up for common load types
Our application specialists are always available to talk through your application to make suggestions about common and specific options. Contact us now.
What makes Lantech machines perform better than any other in the industry?
Knowledge. With over 45 years in the industry, Lantech has a long history of studying our customers as they work, defining their challenges, understanding what they need, and creating valuable solutions that are easily implemented but make a big impact. Not only are our machines built to last, but Lantech’s patented features are all produced to solve real customer problems.
Semi-Automatic Wrappers
Automatic Wrappers
Different goals or requirements?
As often as we see common goals for new wrappers we know that every company is different. Are you considering stretch wrapping as a solution to another challenge? Please give us a call at +86 40 0877 1972.
We’ve seen MANY different scenarios and might have a specific example that’s relevant to help you as you plan.
Other Resources
Semi-Automatic Stretch Wrapper Buying Guide
Straight talk about the key decisions around buying a semi-automatic stretch wrapper collected in one compact, easy to read, guide. Make good decisions, get the right wrapper.
Automatic Stretch Wrapper Buying Guide
Understand the technical capabilities and limitations of automatic stretch wrappers and learn how to optimize stretch wrapping practices to reduce damage and increase productivity.
