Plastic Strapping V Stretch Wrap

Plastic Strapping V Stretch Wrap - What is the cost comparison per pallet wrapped/strapped?

It's not really that difficult to calculate, and if more people took the trouble it's likely there would be a significant reversion to using plastic strapping. There are of course many variables when it comes to applying stretch wrap so lets make some assumptions on which to establish a good cost per pallet approximation:

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Stretch Film Assumptions:

Pallet weighing 500 kgs x x 1.0 metres high;

Stretch Film used 500mm wide x 23 micron x 20 revolutions to wrap.

Weight of film used 900 grams ( Take it off the pallet and weigh it).

Cost of film/tonne £ approx.

Cost of film used approx 43 pence/Pallet.

Strapping Assumptions:

Same pallet as above.

Strapping with a break strength of 300 Kgs weighing 7 grams/metre

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Strap Used = 2 x 4.5 = 9 metres x 7 grams = 63 grams

Cost of strapping the pallet say with strap @ £15.00/per thousand metres i.e 1.5 pence/metre would be 1.5 x 9 = 13.5 pence.

Conclusions:

• Strapping is much more environmetally friendly using only 63 grams of material when compared with 900 grams of stretch film.
  
• The difference in the weight of material used is so large that even if the assumptions made for quantity of stretch wrapping used are 50% wrong, or the material is bought for 50% less .... strapping is by far the most economical of the two materials, for load unitisation.
  
• Use of stretchfilm is difficult to justify in many instances and particularly where product is already in cardboard boxes offering a good degree of protection to the primary  product, and where the boxes are of reasonable size and can be interlocked layer by layer to provide good inherent load stability.
  
• On a more personal level... we ask - would you want a job that involved walking backwards in spirals in a crouched position around pallet after pallet - day after day.
  
  
   

Here you will find many types of Pallet Wrap and Stretch Film. Click the bold name of the film type you wish to see to be taken directly to that category page.

Handfilm - Hand Film is applied by hand using the power of the operator. The operator stretches the film using a breaking handle on the wrapper while walking around the pallet. Hand wrapping is typically designed for those who unitize less than 10 pallets per day.

Machine Film - Machine Film is used with powered stretch wrapping equipment. There are several different types of powered stretch wrapping equipment available today.

Pre-Stretched Film - Pre-stretch isolates the film from the load, thereby allowing the film to be used at much higher performance levels than conventional rotary stretch equipment. In conventional rotary stretch wrapping, the turntable is pulling the film against a breaking force on the roll. With pre-stretch, the stretching takes place either between two geared rollers or one powered and one driven roller.

If you can't find the stretch wrap you need, you can request a custom order!  See our Custom Machine Film page Here,  or  See our Custom Hand Film page Here!

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