Published by jannie at February 28, 2018 Challenge The Distributor’s packaging solution consisted of an automated packaging line equipped with an automatic rotary arm stretch wrapper. Their heavy products and wrapping procedure were applying more tension than their stretch film could handle. The film was breaking as it stretched to the desired 250%. The film would snap as it came off the roll, or puncture and break if the wrap caught on an extruding edge. The stretch film breaks would interrupt the wrap cycle, shutting down the Distributor’s automated packaging line. The breakdowns in productivity were increasing wrap times and reducing throughput by causing a backup of […]