Three Reasons Why Manual Packaging is Switching to Pallet Wrapping Machines

It's amazing how many companies still hand wrap their pallets before shipping. When talking to customers, we often hear, "This is the way we've always done it, but we know there's a better way." Small companies often hand-pack their pallets and will continue to do so even after they have grown and not improved their processes. Sometimes we see large companies shipping many pallets, but still packing product by hand when they needed a machine years ago.

So what's the problem with hand-packing pallets? It looks efficient and hand-wrapping is cheaper than buying an expensive machine, right? Here are 3 reasons Pallet Wrapping Machine Suppliers tell you the advantages of buying a pallet wrapping machine.

Pallet Wrapping Machine

Load Limitation: The reason for packing pallets is to protect the product in transit so that all items arrive one at a time. With an automatic pallet wrapper, products are packaged consistently every time. Hand-packed pallets are often ineffective because too much film is wasted or not enough film is used to hold the product.

Labor redistribution: By using an Automatic Pallet Wrapper, you can free up your employees to be more productive. They can perform more profitable tasks, such as picking and packing orders or loading trucks, instead of running around pallets with hand wraps.

Film cost savings: Package consistency and stretch film savings are two of the main advantages of pallet wrappers. The biggest savings with the machine come from pre-stretched film. Powerful pre-stretched film reduces film usage by up to 40%. The film is stretched during dispensing by power texturing rolls in the film tray. Even with small volumes, you can save thousands of dollars on stretch packaging by pre-stretching. These film savings become the most powerful asset in the justification of a machine purchase. In just a few years, you can pay off your initial investment. Over the next few years, you'll have net savings in consumable costs compared to the old manual packaging process.

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