Yellow Jacket at Bluff Manufacturing
Yellow Jacket orbital wrapper
Originally built by fabricators to solve the challenges of securing oddly shaped, heavy loads directly to the pallet, Muller's Yellow Jacket orbital stretch wrapper is a load containment solution designed for the fabricating industry. The Yellow Jacket secures complex fabrications, metal parts and loose assemblies on a pallet while simultaneously minimizing the time and labor required to secure the load to a pallet.
"We are always looking for ways to improve our manufacturing process," said Chris Pinyan, Plant Manager, Bluff Manufacturing. "After seeing the Yellow Jacket orbital stretch wrapper, we knew we could do better at wrapping our skids."
The orbital wrapper is a horizontally positioned stretch wrap machine that moves around and under a load as the Yellow Jacket is manually advanced across the length of the load - significantly minimizing the time it takes to wrap a load by hand. "Typically it takes two workers roughly 10 minutes to wrap a similar load by hand. Yellow Jacket can wrap a similar load with one worker in one minute," said a company spokesperson. In addition to reducing the labor required to wrap by at least 50%, Yellow Jacket also helps eliminate the need for other strapping materials or expensive cartons to secure loads. "Yellow Jacket's customers have reported anywhere from $20,000-50,000 saved annually in labor costs alone. Factor in the increase in product integrity, reduction in material use and other hidden costs, and the savings only increase. Tightly wrapped to the pallet, the load's ability to shift, fall or slide in transit is nearly impossible," said the spokesperson.
"The labor savings created by incorporating the Yellow Jacket allows us to use our human capital in a better and more efficient way than simply wrapping the product," said Pinyan. "While it is an important step, the machine does the work of three to four employees in less time, with greater load containment and improved safety."
Yellow Jacket's Orbital Stretch Wrap is available in manual or semi-automatic. The 87M requires a footprint of about 8' x 9' and runs on 110VAC - making it easy to install in most any plant. It also wraps a standard pallet size up to 68" diagonal.
For more information contact:
Muller LCS
3644 W Lake Ave
Glenview, IL 60026
800-OCTOPUT (628-6787)
sales@mullerlcs.com
www.mullerlcs.com