{"id":70720,"date":"2017-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/lantechs-45-years-of-data-affirms-time-tested-load-security-formula\/"},"modified":"2021-02-12T13:51:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:51:27","slug":"lantechs-45-years-of-data-affirms-time-tested-load-security-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/lantechs-45-years-of-data-affirms-time-tested-load-security-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"Lantech\u2019s 45 years of data affirms time-tested load security formula"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North American companies take notice as EU manufacturers seek load stability solution.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Poorly secured truck shipments cause an estimated $50 billion of in-transit shipping damage globally every year. * At present, there are no official standards governing load stability during shipment. However, there is a growing emphasis on safety and an acknowledgment that load damage is a major problem in North America and Europe.<\/p>\n

\n\"stretch_wrapping_bottled_water.jpg\"As of June 2018, the European Union (EU) will require that all shipments be tested and certified for load rigidity. This new directive, which is aimed at reducing fatalities caused by heavy-load vehicles, is causing North American companies to take note of a situation that may have repercussions for the way they secure shipments.<\/p>\n

Compliance testing, load security & certification<\/h3>\n

EU compliance testing will follow a methodology developed by EUMOS, a non-profit association that promotes state-of-the-art load-securing logistics. According to industry sources, testing will be conducted at 9 certified facilities, where the EUMOS-approved testing process is expected to take a half day to assess each load. A sophisticated transport simulation process will be used, incorporating a specially designed acceleration \u201csled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loads that meet the new standard will be certified, though the precise metrics that must be met are as yet unknown. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of uncertainty right now about the new standard,\u201d said Lantech Chairman and Founder Pat Lancaster. \u201cBut there\u2019s a growing realization among manufacturers that effective stretch wrapping<\/a> is a big part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Observation & experience<\/h3>\n

A EUMOS partner organization, Lantech has more than 40 years\u2019 worth of evidence indicating that containment force<\/a> (the force that holds the load together) is the most important metric. In the mid-1990s, Lantech\u2019s stretch wrap research and development center partnered with a global consumer goods company in a high-sample, comparative study that included more than 300 truckloads. This was not an academic exercise but an objective demonstration that maintaining a specific containment force at the top, middle and bottom of every load is crucial.<\/p>\n

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This study and years of testing customers\u2019 loads have provided Lantech with a wealth of data and logistical information on how to achieve optimal load security. Lantech has stressed the importance of containment force to North American manufacturers for decades,\u00a0and is prepared to help companies both here and in Europe wrap loads that are stable and safe for shipment. The company is also adding a EUMOS standard-capable acceleration sled to its proven testing regimen. This device will provide data that can be correlated to Lantech\u2019s vast historical database relating to successfully shipping damage-free shipments.<\/span><\/p>\n

A time-tested load quality metric for an uncertain regulatory environment<\/h3>\n

The success of load-specific wrap profiles supports Lantech\u2019s conviction that expensive testing is unnecessary, except where highly unusual load configurations are concerned. And it\u2019s led to the conclusion that while containment force is the most important factor in achieving load security, there are two further elements that must be included:<\/p>\n