What is the difference between pallet wrap and shrink wrap?
Pallet wrap is often confused with shrink wrap. Pallet wrap and shrink wrap are two very different products used for very different applications. Just about every industrial, commercial or distribution company uses these products and the last thing you want to do is order a product that won’t work for your application, so let’s clear up the confusion. Pallet wrap is made from polyethylene plastic, while shrink wrap film is made from polyolefin plastic. Generally, pallet wrap comes in 12″, 15″ and 18″ sizes for manual application, although smaller rolls for hand wrapping are usually 5″. Machinery is available to automate the operation and wrap usually comes in 20″-60″ sizes, This controls the amount of material used, controls the stretch, and controls the application pattern. Shrink wrap is available in most even number sizes between 4-20″ and is generally “centre-folded”, that is the film is folded over itself to form two layers. The product is inserted between the two layers and seale
