Keeping It Together: Poly Strapping – Part 2

When a type of packaging material is referred to as hand grade then rest assured there is more than likely a machine grade type application available. This holds true in the case of poly strapping or as it is sometimes called, poly banding. Machine grade polypropylene strapping is made to use with semi automatic and … Read more

Keeping It Together: Poly Strapping – Part 1

We’ve all been there. Whether it’s at home and boxing up those Christmas presents to send across the country to loved ones or, in this new age of ebay, sending items hoping that they will arrive unharmed with your makeshift packaging. In the business world it’s the same concept. Getting the product to it’s destination … Read more

How a Materials Handling Company Streamlines Ordering – Part 2

Some of the products this material handling company requires include cardboard boxes, tape, bubble cushioning and other packaging goods. For waste, they require waste receptacles of all descriptions, from small waste baskets to self dumping hoppers. Essential warehouse furnishings include shelving units, pallet racks and other storage units. Essential equipment includes forklifts, pallet jacks and other moving … Read more

The Ever Evolving World of Stretch Wrap: Part 4 – WrapNet Soft Knitted Pallet Wrap, That’s Right Netted Wrap!

Sticking with the same problems and solutions as Part 3, WrapNet Soft Knitted Pallet Wrap is as equally a solution in most aspects.  Though there is almost no elasticity, WrapNet Soft Knitted Pallet Wrap will secure the palletized product via hand applied or machine applied.  For machine applications it can be treated in a similar setting … Read more

The Ever Evolving World of Stretch Wrap: Part 3 – Breath Easy with Air-Flow Vented Pallet Wrap.

Are you experiencing condensation forming on the inside of your wrapped pallets.  If there is then the odds are the product within the wrapping is soaked as well.  Not a good thing at all.  Regardless if the product is sealed in air tight containers, If it’s a boxed case think of all the fun your … Read more

The Ever Evolving World of Stretch Wrap: Part 2 – Concealing Your Product with Opaque Privacy Stretch Wrap.

Sit down and let me tell you a story… Working at a department store, we were unloading a semi.  Three or four skids into the load the forklift comes by with a neatly stacked pallet that had a fine slice in the wrap and a box missing out of the second row.  My manager at … Read more

The Ever Evolving World of Stretch Wrap: Part 1 – It Takes All Kinds!

As the industry evolves so do the products that keep it moving forward into the future.  Stretch wrap, stretch film, pallet wrap, pallet film, that plastic stuff, or what ever you choose to refer to it as has protected our products in the warehouse supplies and materials handling industry for decades.  Skid upon skid, load … Read more

Stretch Wrap – Pt1 Keep Your Products Safe while being Stored or Shipped

Industrial equipment and goods have to go through lots of transportation after completion and due to this fact; new and improved systems have been introduced to protect goods from getting damaged during transportation. Stretch wrap or stretch film can greatly reduce the risk of damage and will protect the goods during transportation. You can keep … Read more

Part 2 – The New Way to Buy Warehouse Supplies

Every day it’s another challenge. Safety glasses always seem to disappear and need replacing regularly. It’s imperative that they are always available, not only for the safety of the employees, but for legal reasons, too. Those things bring to mind the fact that it’s time to check on the hard hats and disposable aprons. In … Read more

Part 1 – The New Way to Buy Warehouse Supplies

Ask anyone in the warehousing industry what their biggest daily headache is and they will probably all agree that buying warehouse supplies is close to the top of their list. That’s because there are so many essential supplies and if you run out of any one of them, it’s like falling dominoes – the whole … Read more