IBP PACKAGING DIGEST
LANTECH’S SL AUTOMATIC
STRETCH WRAPPER
LANTECH INTRODUCED ITS REVOLUTIONARY SL
AUTOMATIC STRETCH WRAPPER WITH AUTOMATIC
ROLL CHANGE IN EUROPE THIS SEPTEMBER.

“Lantech was always there,
responding in a timely manner to our
requests and helping achieve our goals
by coming up with innovative solutions,”
said one of their Packaging Engineers.

With Lantech’s LeanWrap®
technologies, the company was
able to see multiple benefits:
The SL Automatic Stretch Wrapper can
wrap up to 110 loads per hour more
tightly, using less film to secure the load
on the pallet. Automatic Roll Change
enables the Stretch Wrapper to change
film rolls automatically, maximising
productivity and performance.

Bottled water company to produce
new standards for reduced packaging,
efficient load wrapping and film quality.

Bottled water is one of the most
difficult products to unitise securely.

Packaging such an unstable and heavy
substance makes it difficult for bottled
water companies to strike an efficient
balance between effective containment
and cost-efficient stretch wrapping.

A leading bottled water company
teamed up with Lantech to develop
a system to achieve the required
containment force for damage-free
shipments, shed excess packaging, and
26 maintain profit margin. As a result,
this company has reduced its stretch
film usage per load by 26%, achieved
a sustained containment force, and
reduced the use of cardboard, plastic,
and other secondary packaging.

When the bottler began working
with Lantech it had few wrap standards
and experienced frequent film breaks.

Operators tried to compensate by
changing wrap settings, which produced
a wide variation in containment force
and film usage of each load. The
common goal of this cooperation was:
to get loads from point A to point B
without damage, at the lowest cost
effectively shipped. The bottler’s
engineers, who understood the
importance of containment force,
quickly made the connection between
containment force and effective and
efficient packaging.

n Consistent safe-to-ship loads
– With Load Guardian®, the
operator is able to create,
maintain and deliver the right
amount of containment force
every time.

n Less shipping damage Pallet
Grip® stops loads from sliding off
by locking them to the pallet.

n Fewer film breaks and better
wrapping – Metered Film
Delivery® reduces film breaks,
load twisting, and load crushing
n Improved containment and
fewer film tails Lantech’s Load
Seeking Clamp® 4.0 ‘seeks out
the load’, eliminates film tails,
and improves containment at
the bottom of the load.

n Reduced operator intervention
While testing the Automatic
Roll Change option, the
machine was running for
nearly 12 hours without
operator intervention.

INTERNATIONAL BOTTLER & PACKER | DECEMBER 2025