{"id":71173,"date":"2016-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lantechweb.wpengine.com\/blog\/marketing-merchandising-sustainability-the-role-of-stretch-wrapping-beyond-material-handling-packaging\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:50:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:50:33","slug":"marketing-merchandising-sustainability-the-role-of-stretch-wrapping-beyond-material-handling-packaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lantech.com\/marketing-merchandising-sustainability-the-role-of-stretch-wrapping-beyond-material-handling-packaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing, Merchandising & Sustainability – The Role of Stretch Wrapping Beyond Material Handling & Packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The way it’s always been<\/h2>\n

Most people think of stretch wrapping as a packaging and\/or material handling function. Why? Mostly because that’s just the way it’s always been.<\/p>\n

Of course, the equipment often falls in the production and distribution work flow at the intersection of those functions, and therefore it’s a natural inclination.<\/p>\n

There’s a problem with that, however, one that’s abundantly clear when you cruise down the aisles in a retail\u00a0store.<\/p>\n

The role of packaging<\/h2>\n

<\/p>\n\"properly-stretch-wrapped-load-1.png\"Packaging has many roles. While not all are applicable to every product, packaging is expected to:<\/p>\n