There is a good chance that, if you were to ask someone that worked in a warehouse packaging and shipping department a decade ago what the worst job was, the answer would be to wrap pallets and packages by hand. Retail and industrial wrapping machines are some of the most cost-justifiable pieces of equipment in any packaging and shipping process today. It is simply unnecessary in today’s day and age for anyone to be experiencing the aches and pains associated with hand-wrapping pallets and other materials. If you are still unsure as to the merits of retail and industrial wrapping machines, consider these reasons why more companies switch to these machines.
Safety
In an industrial setting – and depending on the size and shape of the pallet to be wrapped – there is a great deal of twisting and bending involved to ensure the entire pallet is wrapped thoroughly. Even with neat square pallets, your employees are walking around in circles, which is strenuous and could cause fatigue. The amount of manual labour involved with stretch-wrapping pallets by hand is high, and often greatly exerts employees throughout their working day. Upgrading to an industrial wrapping machine can greatly improve the health, safety, and general working conditions of your warehouse workers.
Improved Load Containment and Consistent Wrapping
Depending upon the shape and size of the pallet being wrapped, consistency can be an important factor. It is rather challenging for warehouse employees who wrap pallets by hand to produce uniform and consistent results on every pallet. This can cause product to shift, become dislodged, and fall during shipping. It leads to decreased customer satisfaction, and greater expense when damaged products are delivered. Excellent quality industrial wrapping machines ensure loads are wrapped in a consistent manner, using predetermined settings that eliminate the human-error factor.
Cost Savings
If you are looking to achieve greater cost savings in your retail or industrial operations, then invest in retail and industrial wrapping machines. These machines provide incredible material cost savings to any shipping and packaging process. One contributing factor of material cost savings is the pre-stretch functionality of stretch film. A standard stretch wrapping machine pre-stretches material to as much as 260% of its original length. This results in incredible savings for customers that are currently wrapping pallets and products by hand. In fact, the average pre-stretch capability of employees wrapping a pallet by hand is between 10% to 20%. Just take a moment to consider the savings you can achieve when you make so much better use of pre-stretched wrapping.
Increased Throughput
Who does not want to achieve greater productivity in their business’s operations? Along with the danger and fatigue that manual wrapping causes, hand-wrapping pallets is also time-consuming. It takes a lot longer for warehouse employees to walk around a pallet several times than it does letting a machine do the job. Using a stretch-wrapping machine greatly frees up workers’ time, allowing them to accomplish other tasks while the wrapping machine is wrapping the pallet. The stretch machine also performs its function much faster than an operator, increasing overall throughput throughout your department. All of these reasons contribute to the cost justification of investing in state-of-the-art retail and industrial wrapping machines.
Choose Teraoka for Innovative Retail and Industrial Wrapping Machine Technology
As experts in the electronic scale industry, we have been involved in every stage of the process involving a new retail supermarket or food factory for decades. In fact, we see the process through from installation and implementation, through to completion, while offering continual functional and technical support. We also supply reliable service and high-quality maintenance on all our industrial machines and equipment. We are proud of our long history of excellent service in the industry, and continue to work hard to raise the standards even further. Throughout the years, we have worked with many companies to provide them with quality solutions like the industry’s best retail and industrial wrapping machines that can deliver a great return on investment.
Let us help you oil your company’s wheels and keep its processes flowing freely. Our equipment and machinery are available to your business’ benefit. Speak to us today to learn more about our company, and for all the advice needed to make use of the best retail and industrial wrapping machine technology.