You’re Sending Your Products on a Rough Ride
Did you ever wonder what your products go through as they ship to your customers? The trip’s a lot tougher than you might think. Watch this video to get an idea of what they could go through.
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Posted by Lantech
Did you ever wonder what your products go through as they ship to your customers? The trip’s a lot tougher than you might think. Watch this video to get an idea of what they could go through.
Topics: Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
We all know about truck load shipping failures like those in Photo 1. Or about products damaged during shipment like those in Photo 2. This is visible damage, the catastrophic damage we see or hear about. This is the damage that winds up in reclamation and reprocessing centers or even in landfills.
[Read more…] about Your Stretch Wrapping Is Causing More Damage Than You Think!
Topics: Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
People buy stretch wrappers for a specific reason – to wrap loads for shipment. When they set up the machine, they program the top and bottom wrap counts, the wrap force, and the speed of the turntable and film delivery system. Then they trust the machine has everything it needs to create a load that is wrapped well enough to make it to its destination without damage.
[Read more…] about Are You Really Getting A Load to Pallet Bond?
Topics: Pallet-Grip, Product Damage, Stretch Wrapping
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Stretch wrapping has come a long way since its invention just over forty years ago. Today, an amazing variety of methods and machines are used to stretch wrap over two-and-a-half billion pallets each year in the United States alone.
[Read more…] about Are You Shipping Bad Loads?
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Millions of loads slide off their pallets during shipment each year causing billions of dollars of damage and waste. This happens because the loads aren’t adequately bonded to their pallets. [Read more…] about Easy Way to Reduce the Risk of Load Damage
Topics: Pallet-Grip, Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
We all know about truck load shipping failure like this in Photo 1 or about products damaged during shipment like those in Photo 2. This is visible damage — catastrophic damage we see or hear about. This is the damage that winds up in reclamation and reprocessing centers or even in landfills.
[Read more…] about What You Don’t Know is Hurting You!
Topics: Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
We all know about truck load shipping failures like the water in the photo. This is the truck that’s refused at the final destination, it’s the damage that most likely ends up in a landfill and that most large companies anticipate and build into their budgets. This is the damage that people know about.
But, what about the damage you don’t know about? [Read more…] about Two Things Everyone Should Know About Shipping Damage
Topics: Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
Have you ever ordered something – maybe furniture or electronics – from an online retailer? Nine out of 10 times, items arrive in as-made condition. But what if you received a disassembled bookcase with a broken shelf or only one ear bud instead of two? You’d be pretty disappointed and may think twice before placing another order with that retailer. You may even go online and write a poor review. [Read more…] about The Insidious Effect of Shipping Damage on Your Brand’s Reputation
Topics: Product Damage
Posted by Lantech
In last week’s blog, we point out that even though stretch wrapping has become the standard way to unitize a load for shipment, hardly anyone does it well, which creates a lot of bad loads.
[Read more…] about The Epidemic Problem That’s Increasing Your Risk of Load Failure
Topics: Containment Force, Product Damage
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