The History Of Yellow Jacket
"Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention"

Yellow Jacket orbital lock-down stretch-wrap technology for secure, safe and superior pack-to-ship performance is available from GaleWrap, an ITW Corporation company. Yellow Jacket is the complete source of orbital packaging solutions including innovative equipment, quality stretch-film and superior service. By manufacturing the equipment and the stretch-film, Yellow Jacket is able to best optimize the equipment and stretch-film performance when these products are used together as a system. 

Yellow Jacket orbital stretch-wrap technology locks standard, odd-shaped, long and other load types securely to the pallet, right on the forks of the forklift. This method protects loads against damage, dust and wind. In addition, Yellow Jacket equipment also unitizes and bundles products for load stabilization and superior protection.

Orbital stretch-wrapping eliminates hand wrapping, banding, strapping and decreases employee injuries and the manpower needed to secure loads for shipping. Various machine diameters are available in manual, semi-automatic and automatic models.

In 2007 Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW) purchased the assets of Yellow Jacket LLP. The Yellow Jacket brand name, equipment and sales/marketing focus remained the same, though it moved to the ITW Business Unit, ITW-GaleWrap in Douglasville, GA.

ITW has also recently expanded the Yellow Jacket offering with a new Stinger-Series. The Stinger-Series Orbital Stretch-Wrapper wraps a variety of products for metal extrusion, lumber, tubing, door, window, textile and other applications. Standard rings sizes are available from 12” to 124”. The Stinger-Series Industrial Coil Wrapper serves metal coils, wire coils and other coil applications with complete surface protection. This coil wrapper also offers Eye to the Sky and Eye Horizontal configurations. Both Stinger models feature manual, semi-automatic and automatic options on most rings sizes.

Ten Reasons to Go Orbital with
the Yellow Jacket 110® Stretch-Wrap Machine

1. Productivity. Boosts pack-to-ship performance while minimizing labor requirements.
2. Security. Locks any load to the pallet, throughout shipment, without banding or strapping.
3. Versatility. Wraps standard, oversized and irregularly shaped loads with no weight restrictions.
4. Confidence. Reduces the chance of product damage from shifting or sliding.
5. Safety. Eliminates jerky, side-to-side movements of hand wrapping that lead to back injuries and increased worker compensation claims. Eliminates injuries associated with metal banding.
6. Speed. Stretch wraps most loads in 3 minutes or less.
7. Portability. Plugs into any 110-volt outlet and fork pockets in base allow Yellow Jacket to go where you need it.
8. Convenience. Works with all types of equipment, rider forklifts and narrow aisle lifts, uses standard machine grade 20" roll of film.
9. Ease of Use. Sets up in less than an hour, virtually maintenance free!
10. Savings. Savings. Savings. No other stretch-wrap method can beat its overall cost efficiency. Call for a free analysis of your projected savings.