3 M Stretchable Tape Load Containment System ST

3 M™ Stretchable Tape Load Containment System ST 1000

3 M™ Stretchable Tape Load Containment System Key Market Agribusiness- Agricultural Crops

Supply Chain Wholesaler Distribution Center Retail Stores -Grocery Stores Cold Logistics Grower/ Packer Retail Distribution Center Food Service Distribution Food Service Business -Restaurants -Hotels

Scotch® Stretchable Tape 8886 • Specially formulated, high strength stretch film coated with pressure sensitive adhesive • 650% stretch with ST 1000 tape head – 500 m roll = 3250 m of stretched tape • Strength increases when stretched – Tensile strength of 28 lbs/in (40 lbs/in stretched) • Adhesive detackifies (no damage to cartons) • Elongation at breakage 720% of

3 M™ Stretchable Tape Wrapper ST 1000 • Wrapping equipment specifically designed for Scotch® Stretchable Tapes • Powered pre-stretch head provides 650% stretch – increases the containment strength AND creates a very cost-effective system • Return-to-start turntable • Fold-down mast for easy transport • Galvanized base assembly • Ten custom wrapping patterns • 4400 lb capacity • Powder-coat paint finish • Controlled using a programmable operator interface panel • Uses photo-eye to detect different load heights

3 M™ Stretchable Tape Wrapper ST 1000 • Wrapping Patterns (customized) – The multi X pattern provides the best load stabilization for road freight applications – Corner over-wrapping is used to secure top layer of cases creating maximum holding power – Banding is used ‘in house’ providing adequate load containment with minimum tape

Scotch® Stretchable Tape Advantages • • • Provides ventilation Provides stability Requires less space Preserves carton integrity Minimizes disposal costs Reduces material costs Reduces overall waste Increase productivity Provides effective load containment High load holding force- less vibration

Applications • • • Cartons with holes Cool to cool (fresh produce) Hot to ambient Cool to frozen Sterilization / fumigation Any loads that require or benefit from ventilation • In-house banding for storage racking and safe movement • Companies with waste reduction targets

Customer Benefits • Cost reduction (cooling cost, waste disposal, less food spoilage) • 100% load stabilization • Significant waste reduction by volume • Faster chilling time (by more than 50%) • Eliminates fiberboard carton collapse from hot load packaging condensation • Removes requirement for edge protectors • Elimination of load sweating prolongs life of produce • Load containment at point of production eliminates double handling

Applications • Fruit – Apples and pears – Manually applied stretch film with corner posts, took 10 minutes to wrap pallet, labor and time were issues – 3 M solution wraps pallet in a minute. Loading containers for export shipment (24 pallets) took 1. 5 hours with stretch film and now 15 -20 minutes with stretchable tape system. With column stacked pallet, boxes tend to spread out at top of pallet and stretchable tape contained and stabilized load better than stretch film – 60 pallets per day

Applications • Vegetables – Tomatoes – Applied stretch film by hand had condensation because of stretch film, high labor and material costs – 3 M solution allowed removal of edge protectors at $0. 50 per post ($2. 00 total) and labor reduction of one person. Less handling and quicker cooling of product with no condensation – 20 pallets per day (over-wrapping on corners)

Applications • Dairy – Yogurt – Applied stretch film and product was not cooling efficiently – 3 M solution reduced waste, allowed product to cool quicker (from 59°F to 36°F- no condensation), and bar codes were able to be read easier with stretchable tape on pallet versus stretch film – 500 pallets per day

Applications • Dairy – Eggs – Applied stretch film automatically and had damaged boxes due to condensation, pallet per cost at $0. 65, netting to expensive and caught on truck gates and doors – 3 M solution removed condensation issue and lost product due to damage cartons, cost is actually at $0. 75 per pallet – 30 pallets per day

How should Stretchable Tape be viewed? • Stretchable Tape is a problem solver, and currently not a lower cost alternative to Stretch Film • Stretchable Tape is a product designed to strike at the weaknesses of Stretch Film and Netting • Our greatest potential for success is in those applications where Stretch Film and Netting have vulnerability

When is Stretch Film not the Answer? • Ventilation (load needs to breathe) agriculture, vegetable wholesalers, produce, dairy • When items are packaged hotter/colder than room temperature; condensation can then form that will damage the integrity of the product or of the packaging • When the customer has source reduction needs

When is Stretch Film not the Answer? • When loads have sensitive processing environments (temperature or other) in which the load needs exposure to outside air; examples meat processors, medical sterilization products • Stretchable Tape will provide cost savings for applications in which customer uses netting, corner board posts, lock n’ pop glue

Limitations of Netting • Cost of Product • Difficulty in handling the product • Lower yields due to lack of stretch/ elongation • Netting causes problems for tow motor operatorsgets stuck on tires • Concern with load stabilization

3 M™ Stretchable Tape Load Containment System Significant waste reduction 100% load stabilization Provides the stability you want with the ventilation your products need in a simple to use solution

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