We supply “get-it-right first time” induction sealing equipment that represents a best value proposition for your needs. For less demanding tasks the CE certified SealerOn™ For more demanding tasks we have teamed up with MeRo Italy; European OEM.

Caps and Closures

As we deal with so many cap manufacturers we are able to source and supply you with the cap and cap lining material combination you are looking for without the need to separately supply you with cap lining material. The caps are supplied from cap manufacturers for whom we have an established trading relationship.

These cap manufacturers will almost always sell through third parties and we have qualified with many cap manufacturers to be that third party. We insure the pricing we supply is equal to or better than if you had gone to other third parties or EVEN the cap manufacturer themselves.

Our knowledge and involvement in the supply of Cap Lining Material, Lining Inserting equipment for the cap manufacturers and induction sealing equipment for the end user means we can help source “get-it right first time” combinations of caps with cap lining material and supply at very competitive pricing.

Material Liner is what we call that piece (or pieces) of what looks like paper inside product caps. It is also referred to as induction foil, induction sealing material, foil seals and induction seals among others. Many people are unaware of the purpose they serve to the product aside from being a protection seal or a tamper proof seal.

Material Liner Purpose

Material liner within caps can be one piece or two pieces depending on the expected purpose of the lining material.

Single piece cap liners are often present in smaller sized containers in which the product is likely to be consumed after opening. Its packaging is regarded as being one time use packaging.  In this instance, the liner functions as protection until the product is opened. No other material is left inside the cap.

Larger packs or bottled items are not likely to be completely consumed right after opening. The consumer is more anticipated to reclose the container and store the product. The caps used on these conditions have demands for caps that reseals effectively. Upon close examination, the caps used on these kinds of merchandise have laminated foam within. This lamination enables the cap to reseal the container upon closing to maintain product freshness.  The laminations within the cap as well as the removed tamper evident seal on the product are referred to as two-piece cap liners.

Deciding on the best components and structure of your foil seal is essential to guarantee the proper amount of protection for your merchandise. We can help you in selecting the type of material as well as the construction suitable to your application.

We have induction sealing materials available in many variants to fulfil almost any standard or individualized product packaging requirement which are safe and meet the strict specifications set by the Food and Drugs Authority.

Effective for products that must be kept free from contamination, oxidation and moisture, tamper evident hermetic seals are best suited for use in the following production:

1. Food & Beverage
2. Drugs
3. Alkalies
4. Acids
5. Oils
6. Organic solvents and products
7. Flammables,
8. Powders
9. Pellets
10. Other products

Induction foils are generally supplied to the closure manufacturers. Developed over 35 years ago, induction sealing, in the beginning, was designed to eliminate leakage of chemicals from plastic bottle caps. At present, this method works extremely well with most style container and closure.

Induction Sealing Process

The caps are supplied with an induction foil waiting to load into the capper. The container is then filled and capped, using the caps that are pre-lined with the induction foils.

The capped container is then transported down the conveyor line and travels underneath the induction sealing head. The electromagnetic field generated by the sealing head penetrates the cap and the aluminum foil layer. When the field permeates the foil, it causes an electrical current which melts the liner’s sealing film. The foil cools down as it leaves the induction field causing the heat seal film bond to the container. Once the cap is removed, the aluminum foil remains bonded to the lip of the container.

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Whatever your project and whatever its scale we are able to apply our experience and range of equipment and materials available to become your partner in the supply of Liner Insertion Machines.

We believe there is no better value medium priced “High End” Induction Sealing Equipment. There are unique features to allow process validation and adjustable width sealing head tunnels are available.

MeRo Induction Systems feature:

1. An Air cooled system (Absolutely no need to water cool the induction head).
2. Compact construction for easy integration into the filling line.
3. High power efficiency thanks to the configuration of the power circuits and the use of IGBT modules.
4. Sinusoidal output waveform (Not Square or chopped).
5. Constant and Precise Output power due to the configuration of the regulation circuits.
6. Easy to use controls that display operating parameters and alarm signals.
7. Remote control Start-Stop interface.
8. Power variation monitor which can be set by the user to activate an alarm.
9. Manufactured in accordance with EN-60204-1 standards, Electromagnetic (EMC) compatibility in accordance with EN-5511 and EN50082-2 standards.
10. Motorized height adjustment
11. Set-Up Validation providing an Energy absorbed reading- A key advantage over Nearly Every other make

Depending on the range of product and cap/lid/closure shapes, different sealing heads can be supplied.

Options include:

1. Missing Foil Detection with Bottle Eject Mechanism or Signal
2. Bottle Accumulation Detection to avoid the situation where bottles are stalled under the active sealing head.
3. Pressurized Cabinet version to work in dangerous areas.
4. Fieldbus connection to the production process ASI/PROFIBUS/CAM OPEN/DEVICE NET
5. Integration of power regulation proportional to the speed of the conveyor via feedback from your existing conveyor’s speed controller. This is another key advantage that MeRo are able to offer over nearly other make.

We believe there is no better value Basic Induction Sealing Equipment on the market today.

Because we supply the “big boys” with cap lining material we know our field and we utilize piggy-back productions and stock rolls to be able to service large and small clients alike.

1.0 Valued Clients with Small Scale Cap Liner Requirements:

For the contract Manufacturer, Cosmetics Company, Boutique and Cottage Food Industries, Spices and Small Enterprises, the use of induction liners can give a big boost to their product image and integrity.  Finding caps with the liners you need can be difficult or not yet available in the smaller quantities you are dealing with.  Loose packed pre-cut liners can be supplied with very short notice; within 2-3 weeks and sometimes much faster.  We are at the concluding stages of developing IP that will see lead times fall to well within one week. We use methods that enable cutting tools to be produced for hundreds of dollars rather than thousands of dollars so if your size is unique do not worry.

2.0 Larger Scale requirements and working with Cap manufacturers:

We are introducing tube packed pre-cut liners as an alternative to the more traditional roll form supply of cap lining material.

2.1  Small Scale  Cap Liners

Tube packed pre-cut liners are introduced for the small scale and pilot projects as it solves labor considerations and can be combined with cost effective budget liner-insertion-machines.

2.2  Large Scale Cap Lining

In a kind of paradox, the very large scale projects are often best served with pre-cut tube packed liners.  The liner inserting equipment is of a much higher sophistication level but the pay-off comes in the better material yield, the elimination of maintaining knifes and dies, the elimination of dust and particle consideration, the more efficient shipping costs for the lining material and the elimination of disposal consideration for the waste generated from cutting from roll form stock.  Behind the scene of pre-cut supply, the more savvy pre-cut liner manufacturers also have scavenging and recycling techniques in line with their pre-cut operations to make use of the offcuts generated and this results in a cleaner environmental footprint for this format of cap lining material.

2.3 Innovative Pre-cut Cap Lining Options

We also supply pre-cut liners with innovations that are quite unique and specific to the pre-cut format.  Liners with backing having built in pull tabs often require a pre-cut format of cap lining material.

Roll Form Cap Lining Material is supplied to our clients that use Liner Insertion Machines and it can also be supplied clients that are using Capless Induction Sealing Equipment that is roll fed. Usually our clients are dedicated caps and closures manufacturers or importers.  There is a growing trend for some of the higher volume FMCG manufacturers to bring cap and bottle production in house and they are pleased o learn we are able to assist with Roll Form Cap Lining Material.

We supply pre-cut cap lining material for clients who cannot find cap suppliers with the cap and cap lining combination they need.

It is an excellent approach to first understand the main purposes of applying tamper evident seals and induction seals to bottles and jars prior to choosing which one to utilize in your application.

For induction sealing the key benefits from that type of seal include:

a)    An evident proof to show the end user that the contents of the merchandise were not opened.

b)    It work as oxygen and moisture shield to preserve the reliability and shelf-life of the goods. For this reason alone, inductions seals are known to be freshness seals.

c)    Removes leakage out of caps. Plastic caps are often closed pretty tightly right after their bottles are filled. Caps loosening and leaking goods are direct results of temperature modifications and vibration while in transport,  frequently compromising considerable parts of product shipment that become hard to retail if not impossible.

d)    To present the product in a professional manner that show the manufacturers’ concern on the best practices of good product selling.

For pressure sensitive sealing – sometimes called PS22 Wadding the primary advantages of that form of seal are diminished:

a)    A visible tamper evident barrier indicating to the buyer the contents of this product have not been compromised.

d)    To provide a professional finish that appears similar to the amount of care used by manufacturers using induction sealing.

You’ll be able to carefully peel the liner off the neck of the bottle containing pressure sensitive wadding and merely tighten up the cap by making use of pressure to be able to reseal the bottle with virtually no equipment or tools needed. By doing this bottle sealing with pressure sensitive cap sealing is a bit more visual than practical.

Pressure sensitive cap lining material normally has no foil barrier and thus has little to no barrier qualities to prolong shelf life or keep freshness. Several liquid products are not fitted to PS22 cap sealing because it is glue based.

Why is it that businesses choose pressure sensitive sealing materials over induction foil sealing? In some cases it is lack of knowledge of the induction sealing process and in other cases it is the “poor man’s” form of a tamper evident seal.

Another reason is the fact that Induction sealing tamper proof evidence requires induction sealing machine while pressure sensitive sealing requires no machinery whatsoever.

From USD$3500.00, you will find “safe” bench top induction machinery. Many hand-held induction machines, offer for sub, starts at USD$1000 and manufacturers of that level of equipment refuse to offer safety certifications or advise that they do not “yet” have the certification.

An induction machine is not like a toaster or a kettle so watch out for anybody offering toaster or kettle price tags for induction sealing equipment. An induction machine works with high currents and produces high degrees of magnetic and electrical fields.

Bear in mind on some retail products within your shelf with pressure sensitive seal – that although it looks tamper resistant, it is merely ‘tamper evident’ at best. The company making that product is getting the lowest cost path to providing you with an appearance which resembles but in no way works like an induction seal or a tamper proof seal.

On cases where the foil sits further than 4mm from the cap’s top surface, tunnel induction sealing head will allow you to seal it. Usually, this is the scenario with twist top spouts, flip top lids, sports drink caps, sipper caps or shaker caps.

When a coil shaped elongated coil generates high, rotating magnetic field, induction sealing occurs. The coil that carries a magnetic field is generated as well as, shift course several thousand times a second.

This magnetic field can pass through plastic or air. If it comes across metal, then it will work on producing current in the metal parallel to the coils that made the magnetic field.

A magnetic field produced from a “point” dissipates with the cube of its distance from that point. Generally, the magnetic field of an induction sealing machine ought to be within 5mm or ¼ inch from the sealing foil to have significant production speeds.

A number of cap variety do not match the standard flat top profile which presents a challenge to bring the magnetic field of the heat sealing equipment to within 5mm or ¼ inch from the sealing foil.

These types of specialty caps require an adaption from your standard flat coil sealing head to a tunnel sealing head. The Coils are designed to pass within the tunnel. The tunnel permits the protruding feature of the specialty caps to pass through the machine without moving the plane of the magnetic field farther away from the sealing foil within the bottle cap.

On the SealerOn webpage there is a youtube icon that will link you to videos showing SealerOn™ heat sealing or more accurately induction heat sealing using a tunnel sealing head.

Relying on the combination of cap and foil, the SealerOn™500 with a sealing tunnel installation has a speed capable of up to 10 meters per minute or 30 feet per minute.

The MeRo adjustable tunnel sealing machines are designed for faster induction sealing. These machines have the added and unique feature of having an adjustable width sealing head. This feature allows for higher concentrating and focussing of the induction field for increased sealing speed. A MeRo 2Kw unit is capable of sealing at sealing speed up to 30 Meters per Minute or 90 feet per minute depending on the cap and foil combination.

Less time required beneath the sealing head defines efficient cap sealing, which lead to higher production speed.

Flat profile sealing head allow an increased variety of cap sizes and permits the sealing head to be positioned at an angle over the product’s route to receive a sealing of cap diameters which are even wider than the coil winding pattern within the sealing head. Potentially a flat profile sealing head can seal caps from 30mm to 110mm wide. Not being able to seal specialty caps and lower speed throughput are the trade-offs for the flexibility of this profile.

Hang Tabs are usually clear pieces of plastic with a hanging hole at the top and an adhesive section on the bottom. The hanging hole is usually one of four popular shapes; Euro Slot, Delta Slot, Round Hole or a Hook.

Hang Tabs are a quick and efficient way to add a hanging option to products.  Products in need of hang tabs include those where a hanging hole is not already in the packaging , where a hanging hole cannot be incorporated into the packaging (a common example might be a box of Condoms) or when the product does have a hanging hole but that hole needs to be repaired or reinforced.

Hang Tabs or self-adhesive hooks are most often supplied in sheet form and in roll form.  In the sheet format there may be anywhere from 4 Hang tabs to 20 hang tabs supplied on a sheet of backing paper. Then many sheets are packed into a bag or a box.  Sheet form is really the most basic format of hang tabs supply and is often the cheapest format.  Hang Tabs are often also supplied in Roll form.  The roll format is useful when using a mechanical or electrical applicator in very high volume applications.  In any other type of application the roll format sticky hook can be a clumsy format to use in a store or production line; it may be the only format available from some smaller hang tabs suppliers.

A third format of Hang Tabs is the Pad form hang tab.  This clever format of Hang Tabs involves a “stack” of 5 to 10 pieces of Hang Tabs one on top of the other.  The Top hang tabs is peeled off the stack and applied to the product. The hang Tab below becomes the next Hang Tab to be peeled off and applied; repeated until the bottom/last hang tabs is peeled off a common backing paper.  This Pad format hang tab probably inspired the brand name “scotchpad”.   Hang Tabs are sometimes referred to as do its associated to the products development by a company called Do-It.  There are “Do-its” that are also Pad format.

The pad format allows for easy staff distribution and is a very useful format when shop floor staff needs to repair hanging products or look for innovative ways to lift the visibility of products by taking them to eye level using sticky hooks and perhaps Hang Strips.  It is quite possible to comfortably carry 200 hang tabs on your pocket –something not very practical when considering the sheet or the roll form options.

In very high volume Pad Form hang tabs can work out to be the most cost competitive format as the amount of backing paper for the hang tabs is shared by the “Stack”. This can mean a PAD form hang tabs like the scotchpad range can have one piece of backing paper for 10 Hang Tabs.  In Sheet format or roll format EVERY hang tab has to have its own area of backing paper. Also the manufacturing process of the Pad format can lead to longer lasting expensive die cutting moulds and this can be passed on to clients.

The pad format hang tabs is usually a “flexible hang tab”.  A Flexible hang tabs has a rigid PET hanging hole section and a flexible lower sticky section.  It is commonly know that when comparing the same size rigid hang tabs with the flexible hang tabs the maximum holding weights and endurance for holding weights is less for a flexible hang tabs (perhaps 25% less than a rigid hang tab).  Making up for this loss in holding power is the Flexible Hang Tabs ability to fold down for packing.  For example, a manufacturer adding the option of hanging their product using a flexible Euro Slot hang tab may not need to change their shipping cartons at all – given his products can be have the hang tab fold over the top of the product as it is put into the original shippers used in their packaging operation.

In many developed countries, the main demand and sales for Hang Tabs is generated at the Point of Sale (POS).

These developed countries have most of their non-food products produced and packaged in lower cost areas such as Asia and in particular China.  Where manufacture takes place in the developed country there is the opportunity to supply Hang Tabs to these regional manufacturers.  These opportunities are quite rare as the Hang Tabs are usually applied by hand except in very large scale packaging operations where they may be applied using labelling machines.

Applying Hang Tabs by hand is a costly business and the trend for hang sales of goods manufactured in these countries is to insure the hang sell feature is built into the packaging.  In some instances it is difficult or even not possible to have a built in hang sell feature.  A good example of where a Hang Tab is necessary for hang sell is where goods are shrink-wrapped with a film of plastic and there must not be any holes in this plastic.

Nevertheless, most Hang Tabs sales are to the point of purchase.

Retail shops need to maximise their sales which can be very dependent on how they display their best selling items and items they wish to promote.  It can be costly for shops to hold on to stock for too long as it is capital tied up and even worse capital lost where goods have a shelf life.

Bringing goods up to the eye level of clients and providing more choice and variety within the confines of the retail space available is a key priority for the shopkeeper.  Hang sell of products is a key way to achieve better product visibility and higher density displays.  The tools of Hang sell are Hang Tabs, often referred to as display hooks or Do-Its or even Scotchpads and display strips also called hang strips.

The hang tabs consist of clear pieces of plastic which are partially backed with adhesive. The adhesive section sticks to the product to be displayed and the non-adhesive section with a hanging hole profile projects above the product.  The product having been converted to hang sell is now hung from pegs, rails or hang strips.

Another reason why the POS will need hang tabs is to repair hang sell items that have damaged.  Often cardboard products with a Hang Sell built into the cardboard can tear.  Another common problem is when hang sell holes are cut into packaging like lollies and the cut is not clean.  In these instances the hanging hole can be weekend or not even present.  Large supermarket chain stores will go through hundreds of thousands of hang tabs just to repair broken hang sell packets.

While many shops continue to use older or more traditional format Hang Tabs such as those supplied in rolls or in sheets there is a growing awareness of the Pad Format Hang Tabs.  While the Pad Format Hang Tabs may cost one or two cents more per Hang Tab the added convenience of this format should easily pay for itself.  Pad Format Hang Tabs enables shop staff to easily carry 200 Hang Tabs in their pocket at any time and as these Pad Format Hang Tabs have five to ten times less backing paper per Hang Tab they take up much less space.  Sheet form and roll form Hang Tabs can be stuffed into a pocket but the pocket needs to be fairly large pockets and there is a strong likelihood Hang Tabs will be lost or spoilt by coming off their backing while still in that jammed pocket.

When there are unknowns for a supplier or tradesperson that needs to quote you for a job, their only responsible way to quote you is to find out all they can about your job and then quote you a price that will allow for what is known and add a “contingent factor” into the price. If all goes to plan in providing the service and very little unknowns affected the Job, the supplier ends up making more money from the Job. If there are too many unknowns that have affected the job, the supplier could lose money should they have not allowed enough of a contingent factor into the price. Undeniably true, there are suppliers that cut corners when they find out they stand to lose money on the job. Some only do the very least to meet their commitments or worse, abandon the job which cause losses to everyone.

The more experienced supplier or tradesman, with excellent reputation will approach a Job by taking the time to thoroughly understand the job and insure their client also thoroughly understands the job. Due to their expertise, such suppliers could identify some of the unknowns in the job and will be able to provide an accurate quote thereby lowering down the contingent factor built into the price. These suppliers know a problem properly identified is more than half solved.

The supply of self-adhesive labelling equipment is very much a problem that needs to be “half solved” through a process of identifying what is involved thoroughly before moving on to the quotation and eventual supply phase. Be wary of future suppliers that require very little information before quoting you on a job. It is possible that there is either a higher “contingent factor” built into the price or there will be parts that will be neglected on purpose.

An experienced machine supplier like LabelOn™ will take you through a thorough process of identifying what needs to be known before giving you a price for the machine they will supply.

Fast price range can be acquired from LabelOn™ which will be reduced down during formal quotation process.

Knowing the above mentioned facts, what will your self-adhesive labelling machine supplier need to know?

For self-adhesive labelling bottle, shapes are classified into Flat-Sided, Oval and Round. Within the Round classification there are sub classifications of cylindrical, tapered and those with an orientation feature. The most likely orientation features on a round product include handles or flat panels, markings or the need to orientate the body label with another label or marking already on the round bottle.

Height, length and thickness help identify the bottle sizes. In the case of a round bottle it is the height and diameter that will usually best describe their dimensions. The bottle labels will be supplied in rolls. The range of label roll diameters and heights are important information to include in any machine proposal.

The label panel on a product is the area on that bottle where the labels are expected to be placed. It is important to identify if the product labels need to be placed on a recessed surface on the bottle – especially for round bottles. Equally important is to know if the product label area has sufficient room for the common variations in bottle dimensions added to the common variations of label placement. For round bottle labels, there is a need to identify if the application calls for a single or more than one label. For single product label, there is a need to identify the percentage wrap of the bottle label. Soon after collecting all this information in writing, pictures showing the obtained data should be put together for machine proposal records to make sure that no pertinent considerations are missed.

It is a good practice to acquire a quick budget range for your labelling equipment prior to contacting a supplier. If your budget meets their price range, make sure that most, if not all, of the above mentioned considerations are extensively covered in any future formal quotation presented to you

To be able to understand what shape sealing head is the most suitable on an induction machine, we should learn first, precisely how induction sealing occurs.

The sealing head is the portion of the machine that is put over the path of the product cap or lid. Inside the sealing head is typically long oval shaped coils of thick wire that deliver high current that alters direction many thousands of times a second. The coil that contains a magnetic field is generated and in addition, adjust course several thousand times a second. The magnetic field will get weaker as it progresses away from the coil that made it to begin with nonetheless it is able to travel through air and plastic. Coming across metal, it will act to produce current.

Heat sealing machines function a little different. It is waiting for a product with metal laminated foil in its cap. The magnetic field from the sealing head acts to generate current in the laminated foil and the laminated foil gets hot. There is a layer that is laminated to the foil that turns wet with the heat or melts. When the product has completely passed from under the sealing machine, the foil will begin to cool and the layer that became “wet” will set to bond the laminated foil across the opening of the product.

It can be understood from the above principle that bottle or product sealing with the utilization of induction machines will rely on the time the product is under the magnetic field and how close it becomes to the origins of the magnetic field.

There are two distinct shapes of sealing heads for cap sealers being Flat profile and Tunnel profile sealing heads.

The Flat profile sealing head is suitable for “Standard Flat Caps”. A “Flat Cap”, typically speaking, means a cap where the plane of the induction liner is at 4.0 mm of the plane of the Cap’s top surface.

Tunnel Profile sealing head is best for “Specialty Caps“. Typically, the Tunnel Induction Sealing Head permits cap sealing in which the foil is located far than 4mm from the top surface of the cap; this is regular with twist top spouts, flip top lids, sports drink caps, sipper caps or shaker caps.

The magnetic field concentrates to a place inside the tunnel profile because of the tunnel sealing head thus delivers stronger magnetic fields over a generally smaller width route for the products moving below. A Tunnel sealing head also makes it possible for the coils inside the sealing head to have a route lower than the top of the product caps. This end in delivering the foil inside specialty caps closer to the magnetic field. The disadvantages of employing tunnel profile sealing head is the constrained array of cap dimensions it can efficiently seal and that it is not effective with big caps. MeRo™ brand induction sealer, nonetheless, is the exclusion to this concept. MeRo™ can, typically, cater for a range of specialty caps with an adjustment of 30mm and can seal cap diameter between 30mm to 60mm.

Better production speed is achievable where there is efficient cap sealing – less time beneath the sealing head.

Flat profile sealing head permit a larger selection of cap sizes and permits the sealing head to be positioned at an angle over the product’s route to obtain a sealing of cap diameters which are even greater than the coil winding pattern within the sealing head. Possibly a flat profile sealing head can seal caps from 30mm to 110mm wide. Decreased speed throughput along with the inabiility to seal specialty caps are the cons of this profile sealing head on a heat sealing head.

Sanstrap is a clever pallet strap with substantial flexible strength produced from eco friendly PE film. Simple application delivers superb pallet load stability within minimum time. Perfect to secure pallet loads of: cartons, drums, pails and rolls.

The introduction of this elastic stretchband in the past can be regarded as a form of emerging trend inside the product packaging market. By simply placing an elastic stretchband on the upper layer of a pallet, a high system stability is the outcome. Because of its straightforward application (rather than the use of adhesive tape, for instance) and without harming the product packaging – it is especially recommended for intra-company transportation.

Fruits and Vegetables

In the successful marketing of perishable goods like fruits and vegetables, fast transportation and distribution with minimum damage during shipment is very essential.  Crates and boxes are often used for storage and movement of goods.  Prior to the movement of goods, the pallets need to be secured to prevent high stacked pallets from falling or shifting during movement. Different methods can be applied:

• Stretch wrap or adhesive tape both take time to apply and time to remove. Adhesive tape can damage the boxes and it is an unpleasant product to work with, noisy, sticky and sometimes sharp.  Stretch Wrap is time consuming and to apply it takes far longer and may require dedicated packing stations and equipment.
• Sanstrap product is a pleasure to use and easy to apply. It is also very easy to remove. And it is a plastic that can be recycled.

Handling and Stowage Practices of Fruits and Vegetables Growers

While the shape and condition of trucks or vans are essential elements in fresh produce transportation, the actual loading and stowing techniques are relevant to damage and loss:

• the best loading factor should be attained, which is the maximum load that could be transported economically under satisfactory technical conditions;
• the dimensions and design of packages must provide sufficient degrees of venting of contents with the least wasted room, and the packages needs to be sufficiently strong to safeguard the contents;
• loading and unloading need to be correctly monitored to avoid reckless handling of packages; loading aids like trolleys, roller conveyors, pallet or forklift trucks has to be employed where possible in order to lessen the handling of individual packages; the use of Sanstrap palletbands can be employed when loading and unloading stacks.
• stowage has to be cautiously carried out to prevent collapse of the stow for the duration of transport; Sanstrap stretchbands provide easy access to the cargo.
• packages must not be piled greater than maximum recommended by the producer, otherwise the lower tiers may possibly collapse under the weight.
• packed produce has to be shielded from the weather all the time including in the course of loading and unloading;
• If the load will be dispersed to a number of destinations, packages has to be loaded backwards to which they will likely be unloaded, i.e. last on, first off; concurrently, the load has to be distributed equally around the vehicle.