subject: The Benefits Of Secure Pallet Wrapping [print this page] The transport of goods can often be a troublesome process. Huge amounts of cash can be lost when poorly packed merchandise becomes damaged in transit, and it is a loss that can be minimised using effective packing materials and methods. For large loads, secure pallet wrapping can prevent unnecessary financial loss and damages.
When items are left loose on a pallet, they can collide with one another and can become damaged. To prevent this, the objects should be packed together tightly using a stretch or shrink wrap. Rolls of these are easily obtained from industrial wholesalers and are a must for any companies whose merchandise is transported on pallets.
As well as ensuring a minimum of movement within the load, pallet wrapping has other benefits. Units become much easier to store and move as they are bound in to more regimented blocks, making it possible to stack pallets and store them more tightly, thus maximising the available space. Furthermore, wrapping the unit can help to protect the contents from dust and moisture while also making the unit harder to tamper with or penetrate.
Some companies are lucky enough to own machinery that applies stretch wrap to units, while controlling the amount of material used, the stretch, and the application pattern. The machinery is incredibly useful as pallet wrapping manually can be a tricky process. There are potential risks should the wrap be wrongly applied, as wrapping a unit too tightly or applying too many layers can damage the vertical edges of boxes and reduce stacking strength.
There is a definite art to manually wrapping a pallet, and while it can prove to be an awkward job, the benefits to successfully binding a unit are clear. Firstly, the worker must ensure that the units accurately fit the pallet and do not overhang around any edges. It helps to set the pallet up on a stack of empty pallets at around a 45 degree angle. The end of the wrap should be rolled up and folded underneath the pallet to act as an anchor for the wrapping process.
From this foundation, the worker must build around the base of the pallet before working up to the top of the unit. It is important that all the items are married together and none wobble around individually. When finished, the wrap should be torn and folded underneath the pallet to prevent the binding from coming undone.
If you manage to carry out your pallet wrapping efficiently and securely, then you could be saving your company huge amounts in the long term, with the cost of replacing damaged goods being minimised greatly.
