Comparison between vertical and horizontal strapping systems

Is it better to strap the pallets horizontally or vertically? Is vertical strapping required if I have a horizontal strapping machine? And vice versa? When designing a automatic packaging line, different systems are chosen according to the objectives of the project (securing, protection, etc.).These systems may often be substitutes or alternatives, as is the case for protection between the pallet stretch wrapper and the Stretch Hooder. Other times, they may be complementary, as in the case of strapping for securing and the Stretch Hood for protection. Today in this article, from our experience as automatic strapping systems manufacturers, we are going to analyze the two types of automatic horizontal and vertical pallet strapping, comparing them to each other towards their objectives.Get more news about Full Automatic Horizontal,you can vist our website!

Pallet strapping systems belong to the tertiary industrial packaging of the product on the pallet and are applied to secure and stabilize the load on the pallet. As the name suggests, their application is different depending on the orientation of the strap, but they also differ in load securing objectives:

Horizontal pallet strapping applies a horizontal strap containing the load at different heights. Its main objective is to hold the load together and consolidate it into a single block to facilitate its transportation. Vertical pallet strapping applies the strap vertically from the base of the load, underneath the pallet, to the top of the load. This way the load is fixed to the pallet, its transport base, as well as containing the goods vertically. As we have seen, both types of industrial strapping seek securing and stability and both allow the load to be fixed and unified after palletizing. For this reason, these systems are often used in a complementary way with different objectives.

When only horizontal pallet strapping is required: In the event of having a very stable load that does not need vertical containment, or using other load securing systems, only the horizontal pallet strapping machine would be needed to compact and secure the goods together. This is the case of using complements such as anti-slip sheets on the base of the pallet, or other additional securing systems such as the stretch wrapping machine.

For instance, in some ceramic lines, horizontal strapping machine is used to unite and compact the load and the automatic pallet wrapping machine is used to fix the boxes to the base of the pallet. Certain heavy-weight products, such as concrete blocks, only require a vertical pallet strapping machine to attach them to the pallet. Automatic horizontal strapping is not needed if the product does not require horizontal compaction or load unitization. This would be the example of loads that only require securing to the base of the pallet. Some examples would be high loads that need to be stabilized for transport, light loads that need to be unitized to the base, heavy stable bags that need to be fixed vertically, etc. Product packaging formats could be as diverse as bottles, drums, barrels, boxes, paper, cardboard, etc.