The type of strapping best suited to a specific application generally depends on three key factors: the type of package, the characteristics of the package, and the purpose of packaging the product. Your Signode Salesperson carefully analyzes the underlying characteristics of your application to determine the most cost effective packaging solution for your operation.

Types of packages
Package characteristics
Purpose

  Types of packages

• Rigid – neither expands nor contracts during strapping
• Expanding – expands after strapping
• Shrinking – one or more of its dimensions get smaller after strapping
• Compression – items compress under strapping
• Combination – compresses when strapped, shrinks when other loads are placed on top of it, and then expands when loads are removed

  Package characteristics

• Corners – What kind of corners does the load have? Sharp? Angled?
• Weight – How heavy is the load?
• Load stability – How will the load react during transit?
• Handling – How will the load be handled? Fork truck, overhead crane?
• Storage – How will the load be stored? Outside, inside, on shelves?
• Shipping – How will the load be shipped? Truck, railcar, overseas container?

  Purpose

• Closure – closes containers
• Securement – ensures a product remains in a certain configuration
• Unitizing – groups two or more units so they can be handled as one
• Palletizing – secures a load to a pallet
• Skidding – secures a load to a skid
• Bundling – joins a number of smaller items into a package
• Baling – secures compressible material
• Compression – maintains compression on packages
• Pilferage protection – deters theft
• Tiedowns and bracing – ties down lading on open-top vehicles