Used Stretch Wrappers for Sale
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About Used Stretch Wrappers
A stretch wrapper winds plastic film around a pallet so the load survives a truck. Two layouts do that job. A turntable spins the pallet while the film carriage moves up and down. A rotary arm leaves the pallet still and swings the film around it, which is the safer choice for a tall, light or unstable load that should not spin. A hand wrapper is a tool, not this machine. An orbital wrapper for a long bundle is a different motion again.
Prestretch is the number that decides film cost and holding force. A powered prestretch carriage pulls the film between rollers before it touches the load, often in a range around 150 to 300 percent, so one pound of film covers more pallets and the film recovers onto the load. A brake-only carriage just drags the roll. It uses more film and holds less. The carriage has to match the film width you buy, commonly 20 inches. A mast that will not clear your tallest shipper is the wrong frame even when the turntable diameter is fine.
Load weight and turntable diameter come next. A bearing rated under your heaviest pallet will growl and then fail. The table has to accept the pallet footprint you ship, including overhang. Wrap force, top and bottom counts, and a roping option are how you keep a light layer from shifting without crushing a soft carton. Automatic machines cut the film and wipe the tail. Semi-automatic machines wait for a person to attach and cut. That difference is labor, not a detail.
Film carriages, belts, turntable rings and slip rings are the wear. A carriage that will not prestretch is a set of tired rollers or a dead motor, and the film bill tells you before the alarm does. Look at the mast chain or belt for a skip. Cycle the clamp and the cut. A home sensor that misses will wrap the air beside the pallet.
A used stretch wrapper should be cycled with a real pallet, not an empty table. Listen to the bearing. Watch the film neck down and recover. Read the maximum load and the mast height. Confirm voltage and whether the controls can still be supported. A relay panel from a much older machine is a parts problem. Match the layout, turntable or arm, to the load you actually ship before you match the color of the film.
How to Choose a Used Stretch Wrapper
Turntable vs Rotary Arm Stretch Wrapper
A turntable spins the load. It is the usual choice for stable cases that can take the rotation. A rotary arm leaves the pallet still and moves the film, which is the better stretch wrapper when the load is light, tall or prone to shifting.
Most buyers on this group are looking at turntables. Confirm that before you size mast height. An arm machine needs more floor around it and a different guard plan. Do not assume the photo of a turntable is the only layout that exists. Read the listing for the layout.
How to Size a Stretch Wrapper
Size the turntable to the heaviest pallet, the mast to the tallest load, and the film carriage to the film width you already buy. Prestretch has to be adjustable. A fixed, unknown stretch is how you crush cartons or waste film.
If an operator must attach the tail, call it semi-automatic and staff it that way. If the line is automatic, confirm cut-and-wipe and a conveyor handshake. Power at the mast is part of the size. A wrapper that cannot clear your tallest shipper is not almost right. Measure the mast against the load.
Stretch Wrapper Specs to Compare
| Spec | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Layout | A turntable spins the pallet. An arm leaves a light or unstable load still and moves the film instead. |
| Turntable capacity | The bearing and the drive have to carry your heaviest load, not the average one on a quiet day. |
| Mast height | A short mast stops the carriage before the top of the load is wrapped. Height is not optional. |
| Prestretch | Prestretch sets film use and holding force. Too much crushes light cartons. Too little leaves a loose load. |
| Film width | The carriage has to take the roll you buy. A mismatch is a film change, not a setting. |
| Automation | Semi-automatic still needs a person to attach the tail. Automatic finishes the cycle on its own. |
Layout
A turntable spins the pallet. An arm leaves a light or unstable load still and moves the film instead.
Turntable capacity
The bearing and the drive have to carry your heaviest load, not the average one on a quiet day.
Mast height
A short mast stops the carriage before the top of the load is wrapped. Height is not optional.
Prestretch
Prestretch sets film use and holding force. Too much crushes light cartons. Too little leaves a loose load.
Film width
The carriage has to take the roll you buy. A mismatch is a film change, not a setting.
Automation
Semi-automatic still needs a person to attach the tail. Automatic finishes the cycle on its own.
What to Inspect on a Used Stretch Wrapper
Wrap a real pallet
Listen to the turntable and watch the carriage. An empty spin does not show film break or a weak brake.
Listen to the bearing
A growl under the table is a bearing job. It gets worse under load and it is a lift-the-table repair.
Inspect prestretch rollers
Worn or glazed rollers will not hold the stretch you set. Look at them with film on the carriage.
Run the carriage
The carriage should travel the full mast and reverse cleanly. A sticking carriage leaves the top unwrapped.
Check cut and clamp
On an automatic machine, the cut-and-wipe or clamp should finish the tail. A missing knife is a manual step.
Read capacity and height
Match the plate to your heaviest pallet and your tallest load. A short mast will not grow later.
Confirm film and power
The carriage has to take your film width, and the supply has to match the mast. Both are on the machine.
Related Equipment
- Palletizers
Stack the cases before you wrap them
- Case Packers & Tapers
Close the carton before the pallet
- Labelers
Label the container earlier in the line
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I size a stretch wrapper for pallet weight?
Rate the turntable for the heaviest pallet you will ship, not the average. Then set mast height to the tallest load, including a stack that is not perfectly flat. The carriage has to accept the film width you already buy, and prestretch has to be a number you can change. A light carton crushes if prestretch is too high. A heavy load walks if it is too low. Semi-automatic still needs a person to start the film. Automatic needs a cut-and-wipe that actually cuts.
What fails first on a stretch wrapper turntable?
The turntable bearing and the prestretch rollers. A bearing that growls is a repair that means lifting the table, and it will not heal with a new roll of film. Glazed or worn prestretch rollers stop holding the stretch you set, so the load is loose or the film breaks. The carriage is next: if it sticks on the mast, the top of the pallet never gets film. Wrap a real pallet and listen. An empty spin hides all three of those faults.
Turntable or rotary arm: which stretch wrapper do I need?
Choose a turntable when the load is stable enough to spin. That is the common pallet of cases. Choose a rotary arm when the load is light, tall or likely to shift if you rotate it, because the pallet stays still and the film moves. Arm machines need more floor and a different guard plan. This group is mostly turntables. Read the listing so you do not size a mast for an arm, or the reverse. The film and the prestretch question stay the same either way.
What film width does a stretch wrapper need?
The width the carriage was built to hold, which should also be a width you can keep buying. A carriage that wants a different roll is not a small inconvenience if your film contract is already set. Prestretch and force still have to be set for the load after the width is right. A wider film is not automatically a tighter load. Match the roll, then wrap a pallet and look at the containment from the deck to the top. The mast still has to clear that top.
Where does a stretch wrapper sit after the palletizer?
At the end of the line, once a pallet pattern already exists. The palletizer stacks the cases. The wrapper only contains that stack. A case sealer has already closed the cartons before either of those machines. Putting a wrapper where the pattern should be built will not stack anything. If the pallets arrive by fork truck, a semi-automatic turntable is often enough. If they arrive on a conveyor without a person, you need the automatic handshake, the cut-and-wipe and a clear circle for the table.
Does a stretch wrapper replace a palletizer or a case sealer?
No. A stretch wrapper does not stack cases and it does not tape a carton shut. Those are the palletizer and the case sealer, and they sit earlier in the line. The wrapper starts when a load already stands on a pallet. Buying a wrapper because the line is short a taper leaves you with film and open cartons. Buying one because you have no pallet pattern leaves you spinning an empty table. Keep the three machines separate in the purchase even when they leave the same plant.
