{"id":70501,"date":"2015-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/hard-cider-co-benefits-from-semi-automatic-stretch-wrapper-case-study\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T14:15:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:15:18","slug":"hard-cider-co-benefits-from-semi-automatic-stretch-wrapper-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/hard-cider-co-benefits-from-semi-automatic-stretch-wrapper-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard Cider Co. Benefits From Semi-Automatic Stretch Wrapper [Case Study]"},"content":{"rendered":"\"\"One of the fastest growing beverage categories in the U.S. is fermented apple juice a.k.a. hard cider.<\/p>\n

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Sales in the U.S. have doubled since last year. And production has grown from 9.4 million gallons to 32 million gallons over the last three years.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how one hard apple cider producer made a change in its shipping department in order to keep up with increasing volume.<\/p>\n

The Problem:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hard apple cider producer had employed only one operator for two job functions \u2013 to hand wrap and transport the wrapped loads of bottles with a forklift several feet to the shipping dock. This process worked well without problems for several years.<\/p>\n

But when the company\u2019s volume increased a couple of years ago, the operator didn\u2019t have enough time to stretch wrap and transport all of the required loads during his daily shifts. As a result, some shipments shipped late to distributors and retailers.<\/p>\n

Luckily, the shipping manager of the company realized this problem. It was crucial to decrease the time to wrap and transport loads. He either had to hire another operator or purchase a stretch wrapper.<\/p>\n

The Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The shipping manager bought a semi-automatic stretch wrapper with an automation unit. The unit\u00a0attaches film to the load, lets the operator start the machine and remove loads from the turntable without ever getting off the forklift.<\/p>\n

He uses a remote control to initiate the wrap cycle. At the end of the wrap cycle, a clamp on the automation unit catches and cuts the film. The clamp holds the film for the next cycle, eliminating the need to manually attach the film to the load for the next cycle.<\/p>\n

Avoiding the repetitive motions of getting on and off the forklift saves about two minutes of labor per load, or $50,000 over the life of the machine.<\/p>\n

Before the stretch wrapper, the operator turned off the forklift, unbuckled his seatbelt, climbed down off the forklift, and then hand wrapped each load.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Results:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Besides reducing labor, the semi-automatic stretch wrapper now applies less film to loads. The machine\u2019s ability to pre-stretch film means the company will stop losing about $6,000 a year, or $42,000 over the life of the machine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis semi-automatic stretch wrapper easily handles our whole day\u2019s shipping and we\u2019re saving enough money on film costs to pay for it in short order,\u201d the company’s shipping manager says.<\/p>\n

Within a year of owning it, the machine will have paid for itself. And over seven years of ownership, the company will recover $79,000 in labor and film usage that had previously been wasted.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s news you can toast to.<\/p>\n

Thinking about a new wrapper? \u00a0Don’t just pick the easiest or first. Take a careful approach to the process. We’ve got lots of free, educational resources to help \u00a0like our free eBook, “Guide to Selecting the Right Pallet Wrapper,” which you can download here for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"New<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\nThis post was published on March 20, 2015 and updated on September 13, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n

March 20, 2015<\/p>\n

\u201cThis stretch wrapper easily handles our whole day\u2019s shipping and we\u2019re saving enough money on film costs to pay for it,\u201d the shipping manager says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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