Did you know that 4% of transported goods are damaged upon arrival? Factories, warehouses, and businesses are now more aware of the importance of optimized packaging when it comes to pallet wrapping machines to avoid unwanted losses.
While buyers are concerned about the condition of the goods they paid for, sellers are much affected and responsible for this.
Even if damage did not occur at the seller or senders center, the primary fault usually goes to them, resulting in costly return cost and damage to their reputation.
This is why optimizing your tertiary packaging is the way to help improve what you are already doing but better.
What Is Optimized Packaging?
In a nutshell, packaging optimization means using smart packaging that fits your packaging needs designed to secure, contain, and protect your products.
It is important that your packages are secured during logistic processes from warehouses, factories, in-store fulfillment centers, or manufacturers to a final destination usually determined by the buyer or due process.
What Should I Be Looking at For Optimized Unitization?
So, what does optimization mean? Optimized packaging means using the right film for the suitable machine for the right amount of film when it comes to stretch film.
The Right Amount of Film
Too thin of a film, and it will not protect the product. Too thick, and it will cost more and potentially damage the product if it’s packed too tightly.
Optimizing a pallet properly depends on the film’s pre-stretch capabilities and the heaviness of the load.
For example, when wrapping a heavy pallet of drinks of 1.5L bottle packs x 480 bottles per pallet, Newton R&D Center’s benchmark would be to use 450 grams of stretch film for optimum wrapping. If it is a smaller packed 500ml bottle packs x 1,200 bottles per pallet, our best benchmark is that your stretch film usage should only weigh 408 grams.
What about lighter pallet wraps?
Light package wraps like packaging a pallet of tissue should be wrapped using a ring wrapper should only require 280-300 grams of stretch film (according to Newton R&D Center’s benchmark).
The Right Machine
As covered in our previous article on pairing your film to the right stretch wrapping machine, it is essential to match them to achieve optimum wraps.
In summary, these machines are generally used and suitable for your wrapping needs
-Turntable Wrapper – The simplest form to wrap where the pallet is placed on a turntable that rotates while a pallet stretch film is delivered around the load. It is capable of 10- 20 loads per hour and ideal for A and B load types.
-Rotary Arm Wrapper – Operates by positioning loads under a rotating arm. The load stays secured and stationary while stretch film is revolved to wrap around the pallet. Suitable for all A, B, and C types of heavy and oversized loads.
-Ring Wrapper – Excellent for unstable loads that required high throughput yield. When wrapping, the load remains stationary. The wrapping is done via rotating around the pallet not by an arm but through a large ring.
Benefits of optimizing wrapping
What are the benefits of packaging in supply chain management when optimizing wraps? Here are some important ones that could benefit you:
-Save cost – Don’t spend unnecessarily for more film when you can do better with less.
-Good for the environment – You are not over or under-consuming when you are optimizing. When you over-consume, access materials contribute to more wastage (more carbon footprint), while under-consuming isn’t a healthy option. When there is not enough film to optimize your wraps, your pallets become unstable and are prone to tip over and all, resulting in damaged and unsaleable goods.
-Enhance Production – Optimized wrapping can increase production in warehouses or distribution centers when there is no overwrapping of pallets. This saves time and boosts output.
-Minimizing product damage – With optimized wraps, you gain better load stability and containment. There will be lesser chances of damages in your warehouse and along the distribution journey.
-Increase employee productivity – Employees will also find it easier to handle packages that are optimized too. Packing is neat, tidy, and easy to handle too.
Article author: Sue Su
Key words: Optimized packaging, stretch film, pallet wrap, China stretch film
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