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The
following represent important criteria to consider when choosing a stretch film
to meet your specific unitizing requirements.
Stretch
Film Application
- What is the required
level of hold force retention?
- Will load require
greater puncture resistance or tear resistance?
- Is load value high or
low? Ex: High value loads may need to conceal contents (opaque black stretch
film)
- Is shipping distance
short or long and by what method?
- Storage conditions. Ex:
If Long term outside, may need UV stretch film.
- Does product require a specialty stretch film? Such as: uvi stretch films, vci stretch films, heavy gauge films, roll wrap films, bundling film, banding film, wide web pallet wrap, vented stretch wrap, stretch wrap netting, pallet covers and top
sheeting film,
anti-static
stretch wrap,
etc.
Stretch
Equipment & Operation
- Will packaging
operations require a quiet unwind film machine film (cast) or very high
decibels of noise is tolerable (blown)?
- Are higher production
speed, staler loads and cost efficiency important?
- Will film need to allow
scanning of bar codes or reading of labels?
- What size and gauge of
film is required?
The
Stretch Wrapped Load
- What is the pallet
/load profile (height, weight)?
- What is the Load
Stacking Pattern (column, interlocked, mixed)
- Is the load profile
type A, B or C?
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