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10 reasons why...

Hand Wrapping Pallets is a False Economy

1. Reduce Wrapping Costs
Using a Omni pallet wrapping machine with a power pre-stretch is a cost effective way
to wrap your pallets as it gets the most yield, stretching your film over 400% therefore
significantly reducing the cost per pallet wrapped. This process increases the number of loads
that can be wrapped with a roll of stretch film. For example, 400% stretch on a 2000m roll of
stretch film will give you an 10,000m yield.

2. Reduces OH & S risk

Manually stretch wrapping pallets results in poor postures and movements and often high
force which can cause your staff to have musculoskeletal injuries. Worksafe Australia high
recommends wrapping pallets with a machine to remove this risk as injury claims can cost
hundreds of thousands of dollars.

3. Increase Load Containment & Damage Prevention

Remember, the main purpose of stretch wrapping pallets is to protect your product loads
from damage during storage and transportation. A majority of load containment issues are
because the pallets are incorrectly wrapped. Hand wrapping pallets may seem like an easy
alternative but it’s impossible to produce the same results as a machine.

The reasons for this is
• Inconsistent containment force – It’s easier for people to wrap tightly in the middle of a
load than the top and the bottom, leaving weak points.
• A poor load-to-pallet bond – It’s difficult for people to reach the bottom of the load and
catch the pallet, and the film always seems to tear anyway. Without a proper load-to-
pallet bond you risk of the load sliding off its pallet during transit.

4. Reduce Film Wastage – Environment
Reducing your film usage to wrap your pallets reduces the environmental impact.
Stretch wrapping machines have a greater pre-stretching capability compared to hand
applying film therefore gets more yield out of your stretch wrap, using less film. With our
revolutionising Omni Stretch Wrap and Machines, we can guarantee to reduce film usage
by up to 70%

5. Reduce Labour Cost
The cost of labour continues to rise and hand wrapping pallets is a time consuming task.
Using a machine is wrap your pallets will increase productivity and reduce labour cost.
The machine wraps pallets while warehouse employees focus on other tasks, potentially
eliminating the need for additional employees. Spreading the cost of a semi-automatic
stretch wrapper over the thousands of loads that it’s going to wrap during its economic life,
yields a low machine cost per load wrapped.

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