Did you know that damaged pallet loads cost companies millions of dollars every year? 

If your pallet needs to be wrapped, it needs to be done properly. The purpose of wrapping your pallets is to contain and protect your goods during transit and storage in the most efficient and cost-effective method. Don’t risk collapsed pallet loads due to ineffective pallet wrapping.

A lot of load movement during transit is out of our control- abrupt starting and stopping, vibration, sharp turns, etc. If a load on the pallet is not correctly contained, you run a high risk of it being damaged during transit. Like a chain, the containment force of a load is only as strong as its weakest point. Loads are most likely to fail when the containment force is below the minimum requirement. 

What is your Pallet Load Containment Force?
Film Layers x Wrapping Tightness = Containment Force

‘Containment Force’ is the total squeezing pressure the pallet wrap exerts on the load. The right containment force is the key to pallet wrapping. Containment force is the squeezing pressure the film puts on a load which loads it together. More stretch wrap revolutions don’t mean your load will be more secure. Inconsistent containment force or a poor load-to-pallet bond is the most common reason for pallet load failure. When manually wrapping pallets it can be difficult to get the hand stretch wrap down low enough to create a sufficient load to pallet bond. This is made easy with a pallet wrapper to ensure the load is wrapped correctly. 

Testing the Containment Force of your pallet load is the key to ‘The Perfect Pallet Wrapping Solution’. These tests give you the accurate containment force of your wrapped pallet load. Like a chain, the containment force of a load is only as strong as its weakest point. Loads are most likely to fail when the containment force is below the minimum requirement. That’s why it’s important to test your containment force in 3 vertical positions of the pallet; top, bottom, and middle. The Omni pallet wrapping machines have automatic programming capabilities to ensure the correct film tension is applied and the pallet is wrapped with sufficient load containment. 

3 Keys for a Stable Pallet Load:

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