Are these guides written to sell a specific machine?

No. Each guide includes the cases where a machine type is the wrong answer, which is usually more useful than the recommendation itself. The comparison tables list the alternatives with their real limits.

How current are the figures?

The specifications come from the same data the product pages render from and were last reviewed on 2026-09-15. Where a number depends on configuration, the guide says so rather than quoting a single figure.

Guides and comparisons

In short

These guides answer the questions that come before a quotation: which wrapping architecture suits your load, which six numbers specify a machine, what pre-stretch actually saves on film, and how aisle width decides between counterbalance, reach, articulated and VNA trucks. Each one is written to be used, not skimmed.

Turntable vs rotary arm vs in-line pallet wrapper: which one do you need?

A turntable wrapper spins the load and suits forklift-fed dispatch at 20–30 pallets per hour. A rotary arm keeps the load still and rotates the film instead, which is what tall, heavy or unstable loads need, at up to 35 pallets per hour. An in-line wrapper uses a powered roller turntable so pallets arrive and leave on a conveyor with no forklift — 20–40 pallets per hour on an automated line.

Read the guide7 min

How to choose a pallet wrapping machine: the six numbers that decide it

Six numbers decide the machine: load weight, load footprint and height, pallets per hour, whether the load can be rotated, available power (single or three phase), and whether a forklift or a conveyor delivers the pallet. Answer those and the model picks itself — everything else is an option.

Read the guide8 min

How to calculate stretch film cost per pallet (and what pre-stretch really saves)

Film cost per pallet = metres of film used × film cost per metre. Metres used = (load height ÷ layer pitch) × wrap layers × pallet perimeter, then divide by the pre-stretch ratio. Moving from 200 % to 250 % pre-stretch cuts film used by about 20 % for the same containment.

Read the guide6 min

VNA vs counterbalance vs reach truck: choosing by aisle width

Counterbalance trucks need 3.5–4.5 m aisles and lift to about 6 m. Reach trucks work in 2.7–3.0 m and reach 8–10 m. Very-narrow-aisle three-way stackers serve both rack faces from a 1.5 m guided aisle and lift to 14 m — roughly 30–40 % more pallet positions in the same building.

Read the guide8 min

What is VNA warehousing? Definition, aisle widths and when it pays

VNA stands for very narrow aisle: a warehouse layout where the storage aisle is only as wide as the load plus a working clearance, typically 1.5 to 2.0 m. It works because the truck rotates its forks rather than turning, and it typically adds 30–40 % more pallet positions in the same building.

Read the guide6 min