Quick answer: The six signs are film that feels loose when you press it, cartons that move when the pallet is moved, wrap that doesn’t catch the pallet base, thin patches or gaps, tears that have started to run, and no extra turns at the top and bottom. If you spot any of them, rewrap … Read more
Quick answer: EUMOS 40509 is a European test method for how stable a wrapped pallet load is. The load is put on a platform that speeds up and brakes sharply, and the test measures how far the load leans or deforms. To pass, it mustn’t deform by more than 10% of its height during the … Read more
Quick answer: LDPE and LLDPE are both types of polyethylene, but their molecules are built differently. LDPE has long, tangled branches, which makes it soft and easy to process but not very strong when stretched. LLDPE has a straighter backbone with short, regular branches, so it stretches much further, holds tension better and resists punctures. … Read more
Quick answer: PCR (post-consumer recycled) plastic has been used by a household or business, thrown away, collected and reprocessed. PIR (post-industrial recycled, also called pre-consumer) plastic is factory waste, such as trims and offcuts, that’s reprocessed before it ever reaches a customer. Both count towards the 30% recycled content line for Plastic Packaging Tax at … Read more
Quick answer: “Up to 500% stretch” means the film can be pulled out to six times its original length before it breaks. It’s the film’s upper limit, not what you’ll reach wrapping by hand, which is usually far less. The headroom still matters. A film that can stretch further stays strong at the level you … Read more
Quick answer: The price per roll doesn’t tell you how much film you’re getting or how many pallets it will wrap. Compare the price per kilogram instead, and think about the cost per pallet. A 400mm x 250m roll of 23 micron film should weigh about 2.43kg including the core, and a 17 micron roll … Read more
Quick answer: The safest ways to spend less on pallet wrap are to match the film thickness to the load, stretch the film properly, wrap to a set pattern instead of adding turns by guesswork, and check you’re getting full-weight rolls. Don’t save money by cutting turns off heavy loads or using thin film where … Read more
Quick answer: Stretch film is made from plastic pellets, mainly LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene). The pellets are melted, pushed through a wide flat die as a thin sheet, cooled on a chilled roller, trimmed, and wound onto cores. Most hand pallet wrap is made this way, which is called the cast process. The things that … Read more
Quick answer: Weigh it. A 400mm x 250m roll of 23 micron pallet wrap should weigh about 2.43kg with its core, and a 17 micron roll about 1.87kg. To check more closely, measure out 10 metres of film without stretching it and weigh that. Ten metres of 23 micron film at 400mm wide weighs about … Read more
Quick answer: You don’t need a dispenser to wrap a pallet by hand, but if you wrap several pallets a day from the same spot, one is usually worth having. It keeps the tension even, saves film and is much easier on your hands and back. If you only wrap now and then, or in … Read more