8 Reasons to use a pallet wrapping machine

Buying a pallet wrapping machine can be an expensive investment so you want to be sure that you actually need one before going out and buying one. With that in mind here are 8 reasons to invest in a pallet wrapping machine:

1. A consistent application of the packaging film. Somebody hand wrapping pallets will never be able to wrab every pallet exactly the same way time after time. One operator wrapping a pallet on the morning shift will not wrap the pallet the same way as another operator on the late shift. Utilising a pallet wrapping machine will eliminate this problem and ensure that every pallet is wrapped exactly the same time after time.

2. A professional looking package delivered to your customer. A lot of companies go to a lot effort and expense to portray a professional image to their customers only for this to be undone when a badly wrapped pallet of product arrives at the customer’s premises. Using a pallet wrapping machine will produce a clean and professional looking pallet load of product every time.

3. Eliminate the expense of operator training. When wrapping a pallet load of products by hand there is a right and wrong way to do it, the wrong way could lead to damaged product or even injury. If you have a relatively high turnover of employees in your packaging area or have multiple operators doing the pallet wrapping then you have the expense of training them on how to wrap the pallets correctly. By using a pallet wrapping machine you do away with this expense.

4. Looking after the safety and well being of your employees. Hand wrapping pallets can be an arduous task and, when not done properly, can be a common cause of back injury. The human body is not designed to be hunched around a pallet trying to wrap a pallet with sufficient tension so as to keep the load steady. Using a pallet wrapping machine will obviously remove the potential for injury for employees.

5. Maintaining the integrity of your product load. When it comes to manually wrapping pallets you are always open to somebody doing just enough to get by rather than wrapping the load correctly. Whenever you are getting a human to do a task you have to factor in fatigue, ignorance, poor training or lack of motivation all of which can contribute to your pallet being poorly wrapped. Using a pallet wrapping machine will remove this problem from the equation.

6. Reduce the risk of damage to your products. A poorly wrapped pallet puts your product at risk of damage during transportation. If the pallet has not been wrapped correctly there is the risk that it will become unstable during transit and product may fall from the pallet and get damaged. Making use of a pallet wrapping machine ensures that your pallet is wrapped correctly every time thus limiting the risk of product damage.

7. Improving customer satisfaction. Though the wrapping of your pallet is the one of the last operations you will carry out before shipping it is the first thing your customers will see. Your customer’s perception of you as a company and supplier will begin the moment your product arrives with them. Poorly wrapped products can give the impression of a small time manufacturer or supplier. Wrapping your products with a pallet wrapping machine will produce a quality finish every time.

8. Save money on your packaging film costs. The primary reason for investing in a pallet wrapping machine should be to get your products to your customer safely and efficiently, however everybody wants to save money and buying a pallet wrapper can help you save in the long run. A pallet wrapping machine will wrap your products securely but it will also only use just the right amount of packaging film to do the job. Well meaning operators may well end up using way too much film in an effort to secure the load sufficiently, but it gets to a point where more film does not hold the load better.

8 Reasons to use a pallet wrapping machine