Finished Product Package Strapping*
*excluding Tin Plate & Precoat
Cut Lengths: (Lengthwise Crosswise)
All commodities Single Lift:
Minimum application strap: 3/4 in. x 0.29 ga. (19 mm x .74 mm)
All commodities Multiple Lift Group:
Minimum application strap: 1 1/4 in. x .029 ga. (32 mm x .74mm)
Coils - Eye Horizontal & Eye Vertical)
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Minimum cir./ eye strap |
1 1/4 in. x .029 ga. | |
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Minimum cir./ eye strap |
1 1/4 in. x .029 ga. | |
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Minimum eye strap |
3/4 in. x .020 ga. | |
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Minimum cir. strap |
1 1/4 in. x .029 ga. |
Coils on Platforms
Minimum for strap holding the platform to the coil(s): 1 1/4 in. x 029 ga.
*Note: 3/4 in. x 029 ga. acceptable if
(a) packaged height of steel and lumber does not exceed 100% of the O.D.
(b) slit cuts have overall unitizing straps prior to upending
To prevent damage when stacking, strap seals must not be located where they may contact another coil or the platform.
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Coils - Eye Horizontal/Eye Vertical | |
| Eye strap(s): | |
| - | applied over the top of all circumference straps. (Mandatory) |
| - | inside multi-cut coil groupings or eye vertical on platform: seal joints must be located on OD Wrap. (Mandatory) |
| - | one located within 6 in. (152 mm) from end of the outside wrap. (Recommended) |
| - | aim to locate one within 6 in. (152 mm) from the end of the inside wrap. (Recommended) |
| - | evenly spaced. (Recommended) |
| Circumference strap(s): | |
| - | applied prior to eye strapping. (Mandatory) |
| For full width coils, OD strapping/bands are to be placed at six or more inches from the edge with the following exceptions: (Mandatory) | |
| - | Where the distance from the edge is specified in a packaging code. |
| - | For narrow coils where it is not possible to adjust the automated bander resulting in no alternative but to place the OD bands at less than six inches from the edge. For narrow coils, the OD bands are to be placed at two or more inches from the edge. |
| WARNING! |
At no time is it permissible to apply previously used or spliced strapping to any FINISHED lift. |
Revised July, 2011
Issued November, 1999