10 Step Process for Damage Reduction*
Through More Effective Stretch Wrapping
Getting Started
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Adopt Containment Force as a critical specification for damage reduction. (Recommend Lantech CFT-5 tool) |
| 2. |
Suggest starting with Lantech Recommended Containment force to establish the Wrapping Standard. (See Containment Force Recommendations) |
| 3. |
Evaluate "current condition" including Containment Force, effective load bond to pallet, and film tails. |
Wrap a "Safe" Load
| 4. |
Establish the required revolutions of film at a realistic and sustainable Wrap Force to establish desired Containment Force on the load. Do not just turn up wrap force to a level that may result in unacceptable film breaks. |
| 5. |
Confirm that at least the Recommended Containment Force is everywhere on the load. |
| 6. |
Avoid Reducing gage and/or increasing prestretch without considering the impact on sustainable Wrap Force and resulting Containment Force. |
Maintain the Process
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Establish a Wrapping Standard to include Recommended Containment Force, effectively bonded load to pallet, and no film tails. |
| 8. |
Add all Machine Settings and Film Choices required to maintain the desired containment force into the Wrapping Standard. |
| 9. |
Measure Containment Force frequently. |
| 10. |
Establish timely process for reacting to any discovered variance from Wrapping Standard. |
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