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Stretch Wrap Calculator — Film per Pallet & Rolls Needed

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Load / film dimension unit Wrapped load length Wrapped load width Wrapped load height Film width Film overlap (%) Must be below 100%.Rising wrap cycles Whole bottom-to-top coverage cycles.Bottom / anchor turns Top turns Pre-stretch (%) Use 0 when no verified pre-stretch applies.Stock-film length unit Stock film per roll Pallet quantity Process waste (%) Allows for tails, breaks and practical losses; must be below 100%.Optional measured stock film per pallet Use the selected stock-film length unit. 0 disables measured calibration.Optional cost per roll 0 disables cost output.

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46.3 ft stock film per pallet

5 rising bands × 1 cycle + 4 anchor/top turns = 9 perimeter turns

132 ft applied film after stretching

1,157.9 ft stock film for 25 pallets

1 roll required · 32.4 pallets per roll

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1. Pallet perimeter = 2 × (1,219.2 + 1,016) = 4,470.4 mm.
2. First film band covers 508 mm; each additional band advances 254 mm at 50% overlap.
3. Rising bands = 1 + ceil((1,524 − 508) ÷ 254) = 5 (minimum 1).
4. Total perimeter turns = 5 × 1 + 2 bottom + 2 top = 9.
5. Applied film = 4,470.4 × 9 = 132 ft per pallet.
6. Stock film before waste = 132 ÷ (1 + 200%) = 44 ft.
7. Stock film including 5% waste = 44 ÷ (1 − 5%) = 46.3 ft per pallet.
8. Rolls = ceil(1,157.9 ft ÷ 1,500 ft) = 1.

Planning model, not a load-containment certification. Actual film use depends on helical travel, corners, roping, reinforcement bands, film force, pre-stretch equipment, punctures, tails and operator/machine settings. Use measured calibration to diagnose consumption, then validate the chosen film and wrap recipe with load-stability testing.

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