What Is Stretch Film (and Why It’s So Effective)
Old-school shipping relied on straps, shrink wrap, and tape to hold pallets together—but nothing reshaped the packaging world like stretch film.This flexible, high-tension material quietly became the standard for securing, protecting, and presenting pallet loads across every industry. Stretch film is made from linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), a tough resin that gives the film both […]
Why Pre-Stretch Matters in Stretch Wrapping
At Nitech IPM, we get asked a lot about what makes our film systems different — and one of the biggest performance factors comes down to pre-stretch. Pre-stretch is exactly what it sounds like: the process of stretching film before it’s applied to a pallet. The film passes through two rollers — the second turning […]
Stop Wasting Film: How an Automatic Stretch Wrapping Machine Pays for Itself
At Nitech IPM, we talk with warehouse and production teams every day who are surprised by how much film their older wrappers waste. Over time, tension settings drift, rollers wear down, and loads start using more film than necessary—without anyone noticing. Our automatic stretch wrapping machines are designed for consistency and control, not complexity. Each […]