Productivity And The Stretch Wrap
Posted on: 19 May 2016
Pallets are commonly used as a packaging material by a large number of commercial entities. The wrapping of pallets in these entities can either be done manually or by using a pallet wrapping machine.
Interested business owners are invest in a stretch pallet wrapping machine because they were promised that using the machine will increase the productivity of employees. Here are three ways that a wrapping machine will increase productivity.
A Reduced Need For Physical Labour
In a large number of cases, commercial entities use medium to large-sized pallets for the packaging of goods. In order for an employee to hand-wrap a wooden pallet (for example), he or she will need to walk in circles around the pallet for a considerable amount of time.
In contrast, an employee using a stretch pallet wrapper would simply need to place the pallet onto the stretch wrapper and observe. Several pallets down the line, the employee using a stretch wrap is likely to be less fatigued than the employee who was wrapping pallets by hand.
Being that fatigue is among the greatest threats to employee productivity in a commercial entity, investing in a stretch pallet wrapping machine is investing in the productivity of employees.
Fewer Cases Of Work-Related Injuries
An injured employee is definitely a less productive employee. Sticking with the example of wooden pallets, an employee using the stretch pallet wrapper is less likely to suffer work-related injuries.
A medium or large sized wooden pallet will often have sharp-pointed edges. Because hand-wrapping the pallet would require an employee to go round these edges severally, it's relatively easy for the employee to smash into one of the sharp-pointed edges and suffer serious injuries.
The reduced likelihood of injury when wrapping pallets could easily translate to a reduced rate of employee absenteeism. This is bound to have a positive impact on productivity levels within the business entity.
Consistency And Uniformity
Workplace productivity is not only determined by the number of pallets wrapped within a given time frame. The final quality of wrapped pallets is also an important factor in evaluating productivity.
It is difficult (if not impossible) for an employee to maintain a uniform and consistent thickness (for example) of the material used to wrap individual pallets. This could easily encourage the shifting of pallets from their original position during transportation.
When using a stretch pallet wrapping machines, specifications such as thickness of the wrap material around a pallet are pre-set. Thus, the quality of wrapped pallets that go through the machine is uniform and consistent.
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