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News Release from: Lantech | Subject: Pallet-Grip load locking system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 April 2008
Lantech system locks load to a pallet
A load locking system from Lantech that locks a load to a pallet with a cable of film rolled into the bottom wraps and placed below the deck of the pallet now has a wider range of pallet heights.
Lantech's patented, easy-adjust Pallet-Grip load locking system is used for its straddle stretch wrapping systems Pallet-Grip locks a load to a pallet with a cable of film rolled into the bottom wraps and placed below the deck of the pallet
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The latest Pallet-Grip system captures any style of pallet in a wider range of heights, 4-6in (100-150mm) high, while retaining the ability to completely wrap to top of the load.
* Operation - the system places a rolled cable of film approximately 1.5in (380mm) below the pallet deck, while the remainder of the film web captures the load above the deck.
Lantech told manufacturingtalk that the system makes the most effective pallet containment system on the market.
Product manager at Lantech, Allison Myers, said: "This new design rolls up the bottom film web into a cable, then places the film cable at a pre-designated point to most effectively lock the load to the pallet, unlike conventional rotary arm stretch wrappers which are unable to do this".
Myers pointed out: "This film cable is exceptionally strong, almost like a wire reinforcement built into the bottom of the web.
By placing the cable above the pallet fork-truck entry points, containment force is never compromised by tearing the film with the forks".
She added: "This system physically locks a load to a pallet to prevent costly spillage and damage due to shifting.
Pallet-Grip is ideal when double-stacking pallet loads, or shipping product on GMA pallets, winged pallets, plastic pallets or skids.
The new design maintains a constant wrap force around load corners and over wings to eliminate any potential for tearing the film web".
Continuing, Myers said: "Machines equipped with the system maintain a full pre-stretch percentage to ensure lowest operating cost.
With Pallet-Grip, the force-to-pallet containment is set with the wrap force of the machine, and the amount of the film web that's rolled into cable is also controlled by the machine".
Lantech will also soon be making the Pallet-Grip retrofittable to its overhead straddle stretch wrappers.
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