Costco Trying Out Air-O-Film Pallet Wrap
Costco and eight produce suppliers are enjoying faster distribution times and reduced labor needs using Air-O-Film pallet wrap.
Issaquah, Wash.-based Costco Wholesale Corp. began having some suppliers use the film about 18 months ago, said Marc Garibaldi, product specialist for Sacramento, Calif.-based West Coast Supplies, marketer of Air-O-Film.
Megaplast, a Greece-based manufacturer, produces the ventilated stretch wrap.
The trials involve California-based shippers of stone fruit, citrus, berries, apples, pears and some vegetables, Garibaldi said.
Wrapping loads in the film does away with the need for corner boards, he said, eliminating 4 pounds of weight per pallet and decreasing waste.
A single employee can operate five wrapping machines, cutting the need for two or three workers, Garibaldi said.
Air-O-Film also offers increased efficiency on the unloading end.
A truck carrying 24 pallets using corner boards takes 30-50 minutes to unload, Garibaldi said, while the same load using pallets wrapped with Air-O-Film can be unloaded in 15-30 minutes.
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