Stretch wrap cost per pallet calculator
Enter your pallet and film. You get wraps per load, film used, loads per roll and cost per pallet. Works for hand film and machine film. Nothing you type leaves this page.
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Questions & answers
How many times should you wrap a pallet?
Wrap enough revolutions to cover the load height at your overlap, then add 2 to 4 extra wraps at the bottom and top to lock the load to the pallet. At 50% overlap, an 18 in. film covers 9 in. of height per wrap, so a 60 in. load needs 7 wraps plus the extras.
What does pre-stretch do to cost?
Film is stretched before it goes on the load, so each foot off the roll covers more. Hand wrap is usually stretched about 10–30% by hand. Machines with a powered pre-stretch carriage often run 150–300%. Use the figure your machine or supplier gives you.
What gauge should I use?
Lighter loads usually run 60–70 gauge hand film. General warehouse loads usually use 80 gauge, and heavy or sharp-cornered loads 90 gauge or more. Gauge is film thickness: 80 gauge = 0.8 mil, about 20 microns.
How is film weight worked out?
Weight (lb) = width (in) × length (ft) × gauge × 0.000003987, using the density of LLDPE stretch film (0.92 g/cc). Real rolls also carry a core, so a full roll weighs a little more.