How to use plastic banding tool

Getting the most out of these tools simplifies the packing process and will improve efficiencies in your business operations. Call us at or click today to learn how to optimize your business operations. Previous Next. View Larger Image. Step 3: Tighten the Plastic Banding Strap After the plastic banding strap is secured with the tensioner tool, grab the other end of the strap coming around the underside of the box towards you and feed it through the tensioner tool, starting at the front this time.

Step 4: Secure the Metal Seals Using the Sealer Tool Next, with the tensioner tool still in place, take one of the metal seals and pop it over the two pieces of plastic banding strap that have overlapped coming out of the front of the tensioner tool. Step 5: Cut and Release Returning to the tensioner tool still in place, crank the big handle back down completely to cut the excess strapping away from the now-sealed plastic band strapping.

Capitalize Your Business with Plastic Banding Tools Using plastic banding tools to securely pack away your goods prior to shipping is quite simple once you understand the steps and how to work them.

Get in touch to discuss your company's needs Contact Name. Company Size 1 - 19 20 - 49 50 - 99 - or more. Now that the straps are secured, go back to the tensioner tool and squeeze the 2 handles together again. Keep gripping the handles and slide the tensioning tool off to the right to remove it from the strapping. Method 2. Circle the strapping around your load and overlap the ends on top. Slide the steel strapping under the load, then bring up both ends around either side.

Overlap the ends, making sure that the end that is closest to your body is on top. Squeeze the tensioner's tension lever and the base handle together. These pieces extend toward the back of the tool. Grip them both together to lift up the gripper on the front left side of the tool. Place both layers of strapping under the gripper. Leave about 5 in 13 cm of excess strap at the front of the tool so you have enough strapping to secure later.

Release the tension lever to let the gripper fall and hold the straps in place. Move the tension lever back and forth to tighten the strapping. Keep ratcheting until you achieve the desired level of tension.

The steel strapping should feel tight and secure around the load, but it should not be tight enough to cut into the edges. Push the handle pull located at the front of the tool forward and gently bring the tension lever back down. Place a seal over both layers of strapping in front of the tensioner. The seal should sit on the strapping, flat side facing up.

Adjust it until its 2 bent sides wrap around the straps. Open up the sealing tool and press it around the seal. Press the handles in to meet each other, clamping the seal into place. Spread the handles apart once again and remove the sealing tool. Cut the excess top strapping with a cutter tool. Lift the top strap up, away from the bottom strap, and use a cutter to trim off the excess.

Watch out for flying pieces, since steel tends to snap off forcefully. Keeping a few inches of strap, rather than cutting right next to the seal, will help ensure it stays secure and taut. This will lift the gripper and allow you to slide the tensioner tool off to the right.

Now your straps will be secure and ready to hold the load in place! Method 3. Use polyester strapping to hold together smaller loads and packages. Polyester strapping is lighter, cheaper, safer, and easier to use than steel. It also holds the highest retained tension of any plastic strapping, making it the perfect for medium to heavy-duty loads, such as pallets, or non-compressible loads, like shipments of bricks.

Select industrial steel strapping for large loads or construction work. This material works well on loads with sharp edges, such as steel or metal, and it functions best in extreme temperatures or indoor conditions, such as steel service centers, rail car applications, or boiler rooms. While there are many methods to secure a pallet loaded with loose cargo, none works as well as the pallet bander.

Steel banding is the strongest type of pallet banding, but plastic strapping has come into wide use in recent years when the cargo is not sharp or hard enough to cut the strapping. Pull enough strapping from the roll to make one wrap around the pallet and its cargo. Run the strapping through the open side and under the pallet, between the top and bottom boards. Bring the banding around the pallet and cargo to the tensioner.

Squeeze the tensioner handle to lift the wheel and place the banding in the open slot. Place the banding in the tensioner with the end under the wheel facing away from the tool and on top of the other end.