One of the most commonly misused terms for a stretch wrapper is a shrink wrapper. Often, people that use stretch wrappers refer to them as shrink wrappers. The ironic thing is that the two machines look nothing alike, and the functions they perform do not provide the same result. Read on to find out…

Bolt On vs. Lift Out Guard Rail When choosing guard rail for one’s warehouse or manufacturing facility there are some things to consider regarding the mobility of rails. For the most part, all posts for warehouse guard rail are anchored into the concrete. Therefore, once the posts are in place, it takes a lot of…

Protect your Pallet Racking System To get the most life out of the pallet racking in your warehouse, prevent damage to equipment, and avoid injuries, taking proper care of your pallet racking system should be a top priority. In large warehouses, pallet racking poses huge risks to the safety of yourself and fellow employees. Forklift…

Uses for Offset footplates Watch this Short Video to Learn More!: At the end of pallet rack – the flush offset posts allow you to save space, hit exact measurements, and keep anchor heads away from the fork truck tires so they don’t get chewed up. Access points. Anywhere people will walk through openings it…

Guard Rail Photos from a recent install by Warehouse Solutions out of their St. Louis Branch:

What is film pre-stretch and why you should care: First, lets take a look at how a powered pre-stretch carriage works on a stretch wrap machine. The carriage on a pre-stretch machine is composed of the film roll and multiple rollers that dispense the film as the pallet spins. It will also have a motor…