Omni has developed โVentXโย Ventilated Stretch Wrap. This is the perfect solution for wrapping products that are likely to get damaged by ripening gases, humidity, rust, mould or condensation, as well as products that need to chill or freeze quickly. VentX stretch wrap is a reinforced ventilated film. This means it has vent holes to allow air to circulate while the reinforcements in the film eliminate breakages and improve load containment.
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What are the uses of ventilated stretch wrap?
Ventilated Stretch Wrap or Air Flow Wrap is ideal for containing pallet loads of products that are likely to get damaged by ripening gases, humidity and mould. They are recommended for securing pallet loads of fresh or cold farm produce during transportation and storage.ย ย Omni VentX pallet wrapย is also suitable for products that need to chill or freeze quickly, as they allow cold air to flow in freely. Wrapping of hot fill product loads with a vented film allows hot gases and steam to escape, preventing rust and condensation. VentX โbreathableโ Wrap reduces the cooling time for hot-fill foods.
8 Advantages of using Ventilated Pallet Wrapย
Prevent fresh produce damage with breathable wrapย When you have to wrap pallet loads of fresh produce, stretch wraps with vent holes work best because they allow the outflow of ripening gases, humidity and mould. VentX ventilated pallet wrap increases the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by allowing them to โbreatheโ during storage and transit
Reduce freezing time with load ventilationย Conventional stretch wrap acts as an insulation around the load, thereby increasing the cooling time. An air-flow pallet wrap, however, is the ideal choice for such applications as it allows cool air to pass freely through the holes. Therefore, vented wraps help reduce electricity costs since the freezing times are lowered.ย
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View โAustralian Food Cold Chain Logisticsโ Guidelinesย on food storage temperatures. Frozen foods should never for storage at temperatures over -18 degreesย
Avoid damaged hot loads with load ventilationย The VentX wrap with vent holes is an ideal choice for packaging pallet loads of hot fill products. It allows heat and moisture to escape, thereby preventing rust and condensation. The breathable stretch wrap also reduces the cooling time for such products as compared to conventional wraps that act as insulation for the food.
Eliminate breakages & downtimeย The VentX is a reinforced stretch wrap which makes it almost tear-resistant, eliminating all breakages during wrapping. It helps reduce your pallet wrapping downtime and improves the efficiency of your warehouse operations.
Maximises stretch film usageย The VentX rolls are 1360 metres in length and can be stretched to 3900 metres when applied with a Omniย pallet wrapping machineย with a power pre stretch capability. That means you get 300% stretch yield from the ventilated film as well as substantial savings on pallet wrapping costs.
Reduces pallet load damageย Over 50% of load damage takes place due to ineffective wrapping of pallets. VentX perforated wrap provides significantly higher load.com.au/tools-machinery/stretch-dispensers/elite-glide-omni-hand-stretch-wrap-dis containment force than a conventional vented film.
Reduce plastic usageย The VentX ventilated pallet wrap is guaranteed to use 50% less film than a conventional vented films . This reinforced film with ultra-thin gauge requires less wrapping rotations while significantly higher holding force.
Saves the environmentย Reduce your plastic wrapping film usage reduces the environmental impact. As well as saving the environment, you will also reduce plastic disposal costs.
How to apply ventilated stretch wrap?
Omniโs Ventilated Stretch Wrap is available inย handย andย machineย rolls. Applying VentX vented wrap by hand is made easy with aย stretch wrap dispenser.ย Being light weight rolls, this vented wrap doesnโt cause strain on your back like convention heavy weight rolls.
Aย stretch wrapping machineย is recommended when you need to wrap more than 20 pallet loads per day, as it can help reduce film wastage and also improve the workerโs efficiency. If you need to handle over 100 pallet loads per day, you need aย semi-automatic machineย that features a turntable wrapper where the load can be placed and wrapped by the film, which moves vertically. Other types of mechanical wrappers areย rotary arm wrappersย andย orbital wrappers. Large factories or warehouses that typically handle over 1000 loads per day needย automatic wrappers. They come with conveyor belts and film feed machines that wrap, cut and seal the film around the pallets.
