When it comes to shipping and storage, strapping might seem like a small detail, but it plays a huge role in protecting your products, your people, and your bottom line. The right strapping approach keeps loads stable, reduces the risk of damage in transit, and helps avoid costly delays or returns. Get it wrong, and you could be dealing with broken goods, wasted materials, and unnecessary expense.
When it comes to transporting and storing heavy or irregular loads, standard strapping approaches often aren’t enough. These types of loads present unique challenges, from uneven weight distribution to awkward shapes that make them harder to secure effectively. Without the right approach, loads can shift during transit, place uneven stress on strapping materials, or become unstable altogether.
Strapping, or so-called pallet banding, is a packaging and shipping essential. For a pallet to be deemed ready for shipment, it’s vital that the product or carton is properly secured to make sure it remains protected throughout the journey and adhere to health and safety laws.
Strapping offers an ideal solution for securing shipments before transit or for medium to long-term storage. Whether it be to fix a parcel to your pallet, or join one parcel to another, strapping can be used to secure almost anything, from fragile products up to bulky loads.
Just over 50 years ago, plastic strapping began to emerge as an alternative to steel strapping. It is now one of the most commonly used methods for unitising and bundling products and pallets – especially in the construction industry.
Whether you’re bundling items together, securing a load, or joining one parcel to another, strapping can be used for many purposes. It offers added strength and can be used to secure anything, from smaller products to bulky loads.
When considering introducing packaging machinery to automate your packaging operation you will likely already have an idea as to what processes could benefit from automation we have compiled a quick guide to help identify the biggest benefits.
Important considerations when packaging larger products.
Are you using the right strapping for your packaging operation? Read on and learn more about the different types of strapping available and their applications.
