Frequently Asked Questions

TECHNOLOGIES - FILM

Question: Why should I buy a stretch wrap system from Millwood?
Answer: Quality. Service. Innovation. Millwood and our supply partners excel at all three, in order to ensure that you end up with a skillfully designed system that will perform as required, be supported by a dedicated team, and have all the customized features you need to succeed.
 

Question: What is “unitizing”?
Answer: Unitizing is the term used to describe packaging goods as a “unit”. Whether it’s done with stretch wrapping, shrink film, strapping or taping, it offers significant benefits. Unitizing your products can reduce handling costs, with less product to handle. It can save time in handling and shipping, and ensure a quicker flow of goods in the distribution process – a distinct competitive advantage. Finally, unitizing offers better protection of goods, and less chance of theft or damage during handling.

Question: Does Millwood sell stretch film to compliment the equipment it sells and services?
Answer: Millwood ’s focus is to become your “One Stop Connection” for all packaging needs. Since film is an important part of the process, we test virtually all makes of film to ensure that our equipment works well with the majority of films available on the market. Also, Preventative Maintenance Programs can be highly discounted with our supply of film to our customer(s).
 

Question: What does pre-stretch mean?
Answer: One of the reasons that stretch film is so cost effective is that it can be “stretched” prior to wrapping a unit – this means you use less film to do the job and save money on the cost of the film without weakening the strength of the load. In fact, stretched film “shrinks back” after application to ensure an even tighter fit and secure load. Film is stretched in the roll carriage of the machine – depending on your needs, your system can stretch film from 50% to 300%.

Question: How do I know what percentage of pre-stretching I need?
Answer: Customers usually specify a 200% pre-stretch and up to 250% for automatic machines. It really depends on the film. Millwood’s Product Specialists will help you select the optimum percent pre-stretch for your particular needs.