Industrial Covers

Industrial Covers

What do you do if you need to package up some machinery, equipment or a product that is too large for traditional protection methods such as crates and tarpaulins?

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Better than traditional covers?

The traditional method for protecting large pieces of equipment and machinery against weather damage during transport or storage outside has been to use a tarpaulin. Tarpaulins are available in a number of ‘grades’, from lightweight woven polythene through to heavy canvas covers but the fitting process generally involves pulling the tarpaulin over the product and then tying the tarpaulin down with rope threaded through a series of metal eyelets which are sewn around the perimeter of the cover. For occasional use on smaller objects, tarpaulins are useful, but they do have limitations for protecting larger products.

1. Difficult to fit tightly : Particularly if the object being covered is particularly large or has an awkward shape it can be difficult to get the tarpaulin to fit tightly. The result is that at motorway wind speeds, or after a period outside, the cover may start to flap, chafe and eventually ‘self destruct’ with possible damage to the product being covered.
2. Limited sizes:
3. Needs to be returned: Particularly for international transport, traditional re-usable covers like tarpaulins will need to removed at the destination and packaged for return to base. This can be inconvenient and costly.
4. Require maintenance: Even the best tarpaulin will begin to look tired and scruffy and need regular maintenance and cleaning

What are the benefits of shrink wrap scaffold sheeting?

Stays fixed, even in high winds

A Rhino shrink wrap transport cover is heat shrunk to create a ‘drum tight’ and tear resistant covering over any size or shape product. Shrink wrap transport covers overcome the disadvantages of conventional covers, such as tarpaulins, that can detach and cause damage during transport. The other major benefit is that because sections are heat welded together, it creates a continuously bonded skin without holes or gaps typical of traditional transport covers.

Increases Security

Using a Rhino shrink wrap transport cover keeps a product hidden from view. Lockable zipped access doors can be fitted in any number of custom locations to allow inspections by customs officials for example.

Professional Appearance

A Rhino shrink wrap transport cover does not look like any other type of cover. The smooth white finish looks smart and professional and because it fits ‘drum tight’, it is extremely resistant to high winds. Once at site, a Rhino Shrink Wrap cover is easy to remove and recycle. Because a Rhino shrink wrap transport cover is used once and then recycled, it also eliminates the extra cost of maintaining or returning re-usable covers.

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