Char-Broil, a leader in the outdoor grilling industry, found their solution in Lock n' Pop and saved $25,000 in the process.
"Nobody wants to buy a unit with a damaged carton. So we were forced to use an excessive amount of stretch wrap. It was costly, time consuming and a potentially hazardous situation. Straps were too costly, and hot glues were never a serious contender because they resulted in tearing of the cartons."
For Lone Star, a sand packager, unstable pallets translated to hefty overtime charges and heavy liabilities, until they discovered Lock n' Pop.
"When truckers loaded pallets, (our) bags loosened or fell completely off. Restacking was labor intensive, tedious and took 20 minutes to an hour. We were always aware of the potential safety hazard. If a 100-pound bag of sand falls off a truck or trailer and lands on a Volkswagen. If a loose bag injured someone, the monetary and emotional costs would be considerable. Anti-skid bags didn't work for us—our loads kept sliding off the forklift. Lock n' Pop has improved pallet stability by 1,000 percent!"
Tropicana Products, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, Inc., is the world's leading producer and marketer of branded fruit juices. The Quality Assurance Supervisor at Tropicana's Bradenton, Florida plant had high praise for Lock n' Pop, where they ship out over 100 million cases of chilled product a year.
"The increased load stability provided by Lock n' Pop, combined with stretch wrap virtually eliminated damage in shipment."
Dawn Food Products, Inc. delivers millions of pounds of dry mixes to bakers each week and had customers complaining about having to dump stretch wrap. After switching to Lock n' Pop,
"Our top customers have told us how happy they are not to have to put stretch wrap into their landfills."
Char-broil, a leader in the outdoor grilling industry, runs production 24-hours a day, 6 days a week and claims...
"Since the (Lock n' Pop) system was installed, the filter has been cleaned just once. The stretch wrap machines, on the other hand, require weekly lube jobs, frequent repair of their complex electronic components and yearly replacement of turntable bearings. The stretch wrappers routinely go down a half dozen days a year, during which time forklift operators must resort to manual wrapping."
