Discover 10 ways an Omniย pallet wrapping machineย can save you moneyย
Hand Wrapping Pallets is a false economy. Buying aย pallet wrapping machineย may seem like a luxury purchase, a want rather than a need. The truth is a machine will potentially pay for itself in several ways.ย
1. Increase Stretch Yields to Over 400% with Power Pre Stretch
Using an Omni pallet wrapper with a power pre-stretch is a cost-effective way to wrap your pallets as it gets the most yield, stretching your pallet wrap to 400% therefore significantly reducing the cost per pallet wrapped. This process increases the number of loads that can be wrapped with each roll of stretch film. For example, 400% stretch on a 2000m roll of film will give you a 10,000m yield. You can not achieve the same stretch yield by hand wrapping pallets. View our range of high-performanceย ย machine pallet wrapย
2. Reduce Stretch Wrap Usage by 50%
Reducing film usage to wrap your pallets reduces the environmental impact. Wrapping machines have a greater pre-stretching capability compared to hand-applying film, therefore, get more yield out of your stretch wrap, using less plastic. With our revolutionizing Omni Stretch Wrap and Machines, we can guarantee to reduce film usage by up to 50%.
3. Reduce Wrapping Costs by 20%
As a result of the significant reduction of stretch film required to wrap each pallet, the Omni Pallet Wrapping Solution is guaranteed to save up to 20% or more on the total cost of wrapping a pallet. Many people look at the per roll cost ofย stretch wrapย rather than the yield or the total cost to wrap a pallet.
4. Reduce Plastic Disposal Costs
As a result of the significant reduction of film required to wrap each pallet, just one of our clients has reduced its plastic usage by over 126,000kg per year. Based on a 200kg skip bin capacity, they save the disposal cost of 630 skip bins of stretch wrap per year.
5. Reduces OH & S Risk
Manually hand wrapping pallets results in poor postures and movements and often high force which can cause your staff to have musculoskeletal injuries.ย Worksafe Australia highly recommends wrapping palletsย with a machine to remove this risk as injury claims can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
6. 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 and insufficiently contained. Hand wrapping pallets may seem like an easy alternative but itโs impossible to produce the same results as an automated machine. The reasons for this are:
โข Inconsistent containment force โ Itโs easier for people to wrap tightly in the middle of a load than the top and the bottom, leaving weak points.
โข A poor load-to-pallet bond โ Itโs difficult for people to reach the bottom of the load and catch the pallet, and the stretch wrap always seems to tear anyway. Without a proper load-to-pallet bond youโre a risk of the load sliding off its pallet during transit.
7. Reduce Labour Cost
The cost of labour continues to rise and hand wrapping pallets is a time-consuming task. Using an automated machine is wrap your pallets will increase productivity and reduce labour costs. The machine wraps pallets while warehouse employees focus on other tasks, potentially eliminating the need for additional employees. Spreading the cost of aย semi-automatic stretch wrapperย over the thousands of loads that itโs going to wrap during its economic life, yields a low machine cost per load wrapped.
8. Increase Warehouse Efficiency
Increasing warehouse efficiency and productivity is every warehouse manager's goal. Machine wrapping your pallets can take less than half the time spent wrapping pallets by hand. By allowing a machine to wrap pallet loads, workers are free to focus on other tasks. Therefore it increases overall workplace efficiency.
9. Program Automatic Wrapping Settings
With extensive programming options, these Omni Pallet Wrapping Machines have the ability to wrap your products in a way that suits every specific load type while achieving maximum yield. Unique senses allow the machine to increase and decrease the pallet wrap tension for the necessary position on the pallet. This setting is often programmed to lower tension on sharp corners of the pallet to avoid puncturing the stretch film. Adjustments are also necessary to have light tension for starting bottom wraps and then to increase the tension for the remaining and the final bottom wraps for increased load stability.
10. Ability to Wrap Large Pallets
Almost every pallet load is a different shape and size, some are too high for a person to wrap. The 2.5 or 3-meter masts on the pallet wrapping machines solve this problem. The options of these machines are endless, we guarantee a solution to every wrapping requirement
Interested inย renting a pallet wrapping machine? From as little as $198 per month, we can give you the freedom of choice to rent your pallet wrapper rather than outlaying the cost outright.
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