Stretch Wrap Versus Shrink Wrap Huntsville AL

The following article offers a comparison of plastic wrap and shrink wrap. It talks about what the products are made out of and what their primary uses are.

Local Companies

Mid City Supply
(256) 535-4440
3415 9th Ave SW, Ste I
Huntsville, AL
Warehouse Equipment & Supply Co of Huntsville Inc
(800) 239-3435
1800 Sportsman Ln NW
Huntsville, AL
Wahl Supply
(256) 355-4303
Old Trinity Rd
Huntsville, AL
Lily Flagg Mini Storage
(256) 882-3960
8402 Whitesburg Dr S, Ste C
Huntsville, AL
Kinkos Copies
(256) 430-9590
6290 University Dr NW
Huntsville, AL
The UPS Store
(256) 971-1913
6275 University Dr NW, Ste 37
Huntsville, AL
Apex Packing & Industrial Supply
(256) 533-0093
2308 Meridian St N
Huntsville, AL
Janpak
(256) 851-2100
1140 Jordan Rd
Huntsville, AL
Pack N' Ship
(256) 534-3511
1002 Oster Dr NW
Huntsville, AL
Specialty Packaging & Container Corp
(256) 430-0245
1013 Putman Dr NW
Huntsville, AL

Well if you need one or the other, you should care and just about every industrial, commercial or distribution company uses these products. The last thing you need is to order a product that won’t work for your application, especially in these time sensitive days. These are two very different products used for very different applications.

Let’s clear up the confusion. Shrink wrap film is made from polyolefin plastic, while stretch wrap is made from polyethylene plastic. Shrink wrap is generally used to protect a single product, such as the plastic over toys at the toy store or CD's when you first buy them. Shrink wrap gets its tight seal through a heating process. The product is wrapped and heated with a hairdryer-like tool or put through a heat tunnel. Shrink wrap can also be used for bundling products together, such as bottles of soda. In some cases, shrink wrap is used for palletizing although it is far less common that stretch wrap for this application.

Stretch wrap is generally used to hold boxes on a pallet for transport. Stretch wrap is pulled around the load and stretched. The plastic has a memory and wants to return to its original size. This "elastic band effect" holds the load tight.

Generally stretch wrap comes in 12”, 15” and 18” sizes for hand wrapping and 20”-60” sizes for machine applications. Shrink wrap is available in most even number sizes between 4-20” and is generally “center-folded”, that is the film is folded over itself to form two layers. The product is inserted between the two layers and sealed on the remaining three sides, then shrunk by heat.

For more information on these products you can take a look at “Stretch Wrap 101” on our website www.allstarsupply.com.

About the Author:

Tom Zotter is President of Allstar Supply, Inc., one of the nation’s leading suppliers of both stretch wrap and shrink wrap films.

Article Source: thePhantomWriters Article Submission Service

Featured Local Company

Mid City Supply

(256) 535-4440
3415 9th Ave SW, Ste I
Huntsville, AL


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