Strap Dispenser Models 455-1K and 455-2K

Reduce the employee's coil handling exposure to injury and risk.

The use of 1000-lb coils of strapping, as opposed to 100-lb or 60-lb coils, will reduce the employee's exposure to injury or risk by 90% to 94%. Every time a coil of steel strapping is handled, the operator is exposed to the potential risk of strained muscles and crushed, lacerated or severed digits.

The most frequent cause of claims are manual material handling claims (overexertion, strain or injuries caused by excessive lifting, pulling, pushing, holding, carrying, or throwing an object). Collectively, these claims make up about one third of all claims and thirty percent of lost wages, and the average cost per claim is around $5,000.

There are many costs to an employer associated with workplace injuries. Insured costs include insurance premiums, health care, disability, and property damage as well as worker's compensation. But there are many hidden costs which contribute to the total cost of an accident resulting in injury, including the following:

• wages paid for lost time
• decreased productivity of an injured worker
• damage to equipment
• cost of processing time to investigate injuries
• uninsured medical coverage
• hiring and training of a new worker if necessary, and
• time spent on activity concening the accident itself

Reduce the coil handling labor requirements and associated down time.

Productivity

The use of 1,000-lb coils of strapping material requires 90% to 94% fewer coil changes and provides a proportional increase in production uptime. For a company that consumes 6,000 lbs of steel strap each month and, conservatively figuring, approximately 10 minutes for each coil change, you will save 9 to 15-1/2 hours of labor every month or approximately 2-1/2 to 4/12 weeks of labor time and proportionately improve production uptime each year depending on your current coil configuration (100 lb or 60 lb).

100 lbs Oscillated Wound Coil

6,000 lbs per month / 100 lbs per coil = 60 coils per month x 10 minutes per coil = 600 minutes / 60 = 10 hours per month to change coils x 12 months = 120 hours (three weeks) per year to change coils (production downtime).

60 lbs Ribbon Wound Coil

6,000 lbs per month / 60 lbs per coil = 100 coils per month x 10 minutes per coil = 1,000 minutes / 60 = 16.6 hours per month to change coils x 12 months = 200 hours (five weeks) per year to change coils (production downtime).

1,000 lbs Jumbo Coil

6,000 lbs per month / 1,000 lbs per coil = 6 coils per month x 10 minutes per coil = 60 minutes / 60 = 1 hour per month to change coils x 12 months = only 12 hours per year to change coils (production downtime).

The features of the Model 455 Dispenser, coupled with the optional model "456" Skid Truck, truly make strap coil changes more ergonomically safe and increase the overall uptime of associated production equipment and/or related processes.