Palletizing on an automated line with continuous flow, without stopping the wrapper every 30 pallets to change rolls, requires a film sized for machine carriages, with high pre-stretch and mechanical strength that the hand format does not deliver. This transparent machine stretch film—also called machine wrap or industrial stretch film roll—is manufactured by Fortemo from coextruded multilayer LLDPE at 23 µm (90 gauge), on a 1500 m roll, designed for warehouses, factories, and distribution centers with automatic and semi-automatic wrappers and palletizing robots.
Key Benefits
- High pre-stretch for maximum coverage: the multilayer LLDPE formulation supports 200-300% pre-stretch on wrapper carriages, multiplying the usable length per roll and reducing the real cost per wrapped pallet.
- Puncture resistance: the film withstands sharp corners, box angles, and edges of mixed palletizing without tearing during application at machine speed.
- Sustained retention force: once applied, the film keeps constant tension on the load throughout transit, preventing shifting caused by vibration or braking in road transport.
- Stable crystal-clear transparency: allows barcodes, shipping labels, and printed markings to be read without breaking the packaging, a key condition for inventories and logistics traceability.
- Calibrated differential cling: inner face with controlled adhesion that bonds layer to layer without transferring adhesive to adjacent product or making neighboring pallets stick together when stacked in the warehouse.
Typical Applications and Uses
- Palletizing on turntable wrappers with powered or friction pre-stretch.
- Rotary-arm systems on high-volume continuous production lines.
- Mobile wrapping robots for palletizing in hard-to-reach areas or variable configurations.
- Consolidated shipping of heavy loads (cement, blocks, palletized food) where the film's containment force is critical for inter-island transit.
Quality and Durability
A budget machine film fails on two points: the LLDPE formulation is single-layer or made with low-grade resins (limiting real pre-stretch to 100-150%), and gauge consistency is irregular (producing thin areas that break at carriage speed). Fortemo works with coextruded multilayer LLDPE of uniform gauge, which is what separates a roll for continuous professional operation from a generic product that stops the line with frequent breaks.
What's the real difference between machine film and manual film of the same material?
Is it compatible with any automatic stretch wrapper on the market?
Can this roll be used manually if the machine is in maintenance?
Is LLDPE film recyclable as packaging material?
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| Material and construction | |
|---|---|
| Material type | Virgin linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) |
| Color | Transparent |
| Mandrel material | Cardboard |
| Dimensions and format | |
| Roll width | 50 cm (20 in) |
| Roll length | 1500 m (4920 ft) |
| Thickness | 23 µm (90 gauge) |
| Mandrel diameter (internal) | 76 mm (3 in) |
| Roll net weight | 15.9 kg (35 lb) |
| Strength and performance | |
| Pre-stretch | 200% - 300% |
| Durability and protection | |
| UV protection | Yes (high) |
| Presentation and packaging | |
| Presentation | Spool |
| Coil: Weight | 15.9 kg |
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Official FORTEMO warranty
What's covered
Confirmed defect: replacement or refund of the amount paid.
What's not covered
Pago & Seguridad
