How to Choose the Best Strapping for pallets

There are many different options for strapping that’s good for the pallets that you have before you get into packaging. This can be based on the products and packaging that’s there, along with the tensile strength of the strapping required. 

But how do you know if that’s the right strapping to use, or if you want to change to something that fits the pallets you have. Well, you’re in luck, because here, we’ll go over the best and simplest process to offer the best strapping material for containing products in the correct manner. 

How to Choose the Correct Material 

When you begin, you first need to choose the correct strapping material, and know the different kinds of strapping materials out there and also offer the best tensile strength within each application, and also to make sure that it answers all of the best questions that you may have. 

Varieties of strapping material 

First, you need to know that not all strapping is equal. Even a simple google search of the strapping that’s out there and getting the first one possible may not be the best option for you. You have three major ones t choose from. 

First is polypropylene strapping, or PP strapping, which is very popular and is available in different strengths, with a high tensile weight, a width, and different core sizes too. The metrics of this is chosen by the applications used, and the products resulting in packaging. This type of strapping is usually embossed, offers better strength, and a better texture for extra friction. There is embossed kinds of strapping that helps to reduce the formation of dust during the application of this as well. 

Then there is polyester or PET strapping, where it may have a smooth texture, and can also be embossed. This is the strapping used on soda bottles that are recycled. This type of “heavy-duty” kind of packaging material offers a more tensile strength and better thermal tolerance in a lot of cases. It also has a decreased level of tension decay, and it offers better tension too, offering better tools and it can even be fully automated based on the formulation possible. 

Finally, you’ve got steel strapping, which is a lot rarer these days, and used specifically for railroad shipping, and usually used to ship different products. This is an enforced type of strapping that is used by railroads t transport construction equipment too. While some polyester strapping is replacing this, if it’s on railroads, it has to be steel. This is done with both handheld and automated machinery, using this to strap your strapping, and usually, it can be put together with a handheld tool as well. 

What’s Best For you? 

This is ultimately dependent on the right type of product that you’re going for. For magazines, newspapers, or any publications, you can use polypropylene to help with this. For bricks, concrete, or tiles, then polyester is a good one. For heavy industrial equipment, such as beams and whatnot, you definitely want to go with steep strapping. 

For hardwood floors and laminated objects, polypropylene is usually the ideal strapping in this case, since it offers the best results for you to use. For canned goods, you definitely will want to go with polyester strapping, since this is the best option for your needs. For those who are shipping with the railroad and a container, you will be mandated by the government to use steep strapping. Finally, for appliances, you want to use polypropylene as the best choice for your strapping needs.