300% SAVINGS
HELPING KIWI
COMPANIES SAY
‘YES, NANO’
The cynical may sneer at those proclaiming
they give ‘110% in effort’. Yet for one Kiwi pallet
wrapping company, offering 300% to its clients is
an everyday reality.
It’s a result of high-tech product and
expertly scoped process. Thanks to a
revolutionary new pallet wrap, Universal
Packaging is “doing much more with
far less” for its clients, according to
technical sales consultant Jed Goudie.
Nanowrap is a high-performance
33-layer nano film made using cuttingedge
German-engineered extrusion
machinery. “With 33 layers, it provides
a range of everyday savings compared
to wrapping pallets in conventional
three-to-seven layer stretch films,”
Goudie says.
“We can stretch the film to 300%
further without compromising load
integrity. There’s less film consumption
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per pallet, lower cost in use and less
environmental impact too.”
For the forward-thinking distribution
centre looking to stretch the bottom
line, the savings can be considerable.
“In Europe, there’s less investment in
blown film production, it’s now seen
as a bit of a ‘dinosaur’ in the northern
hemisphere,” Goudie says.
“The old wrap was good enough half
a decade ago but it’s fast disappearing
from use. Nanolayer cast-film is the
way of the future.”
The Universal team is backing such
claims with hard data. A recent trip was
made to the Newton Research Institute
in Kedah, Malaysia, which provides
neutral, evidence-based advice
for a huge range of packaging and
transportation challenges.
It’s the largest test facility of its kind in
Asia-Pacific, and the perfect location to
put Nanowrap through its paces using
methods like the acceleration bench
test and the pitch and roll test, which
replicates many of the real-world
stresses on the pallet, Goudie says.
“With this data in wrap properties and
fitting, we can continue to ensure every
aspect of our clients' pallet packaging
process is the best it can be.”
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