Testing Times
We talk with stretch film expert David Ang about plastics, packaging and innovation with purpose.
Why read a label?
Generally the box packaging of individual products will be designed to provide quick identification. But what happens once these boxes are then wrapped into pallets for storage and transportation? That’s where coloured pallet wrap provides all the answers…
Working order – Care & maintenance tips for your pallet wrapper
When it comes to getting the most spin from your buck, we’ve prepared some quick tips for easy ongoing maintenance on our Spinny pallet wrappers.
Unwrapping the process: Film breakage
Universal Packaging’s resident expert Jed Goudie looks out at the key causes of film breakages and how to troubleshoot and fix the problem properly. If you’re regularly breaking out in tears (both kinds), we highly recommend a read…
Hands off?
Five questions to ask if you’re weighing up a move from hand-wrapping to semi-automated pallet wrapping.
Dream Machine
Does buying a pallet wrapping machine seem like a distant dream? We unwrap some of the biggest barriers when it comes to buying a new machine.
Don’t blow it
No, you’re not seeing things. These are not small rolls of pallet wrap stacked on top of others. Nor are they rolls that have gained sentience and are now trying to escape their boxes…
Measure up
Be it packaging, equipment, or other processes, our constant refrain when it comes to suggesting new approaches is “if we can’t measure it, we won’t recommend it”.
Outside the box: What our on site assessments look for
We asked our three experts to step-by-step us through what’s running around the pallet and through their minds as they step into the site.
The automation answer
Over the course of a distribution centre’s lifespan, there can be millions of dollars lost through the wasted minutes and forgotten millimetres. So it pays to get things right with any new equipment investment. With carefully planned automation optimisation everything can be in place and working at peak standard.
