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For Surtech Industries, an orbital wrapper has eliminated the need to manually wrap oversized metal goods. Oversized products can be difficult to wrap securely for shipping. Just ask Surtech Industries. Surtech is a metal finishing subcontractor located in York, Pa., that provides polishing, powder coating, finishing, and packaging services for a variety of customers. Among the products it processes are long bar stock, tubular materials, flat metal sheets, and other polished metals that must be wrapped to protect their finish during shipping. Wrapping these products was something of a challenge. "In the past, we had wands that we would put stretch wrap on and then hand wrap the products," explains Terry Spisak, the company’s president. He says it was usually a two-man job that took about five minutes to complete. Today, that’s no longer the case. Wrapping has become much easier since Surtech purchased a semiautomatic Tab Wrapper Tornado, an orbital wrapping system from Reading, Pa.-based Tab Industries. The system automatically wraps protective stretch film horizontally 360 degrees around and under the pallet. (The horizontal wrapper works differently from most automatic stretch wrappers, which wrap vertically and usually don’t wrap beneath the load.) The result is a fully unitized load that protects the product from weather as well as damage incurred in transportation and warehouse handling. Part of the reason for Surtech’s choice of wrapper was financial. "We looked at other stretch wrappers, but they were just too expensive," recalls Spisak. "The Tab Wrapper Tornado fit the need. It is a good cost-effective solution." Surtech ordered the 100-inch model that accommodates a 60- by 60-inch skid and products up to 10 feet in length. (Tab Industries also offers a 40-inch model that handles 24- by 24-inch skids and an 80-inch model that accepts 48- by 48-inch skids in addition […]
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