Reduce Your Cost and Eliminate Waste in the Supply Chain With the New VELCRO® Brand LOGISTRAP™

MANCHESTER, N.H., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Velcro USA Inc., a company that has spent the last 50 years making lives easier with its innovative products, today announced its latest invention: the VELCRO® Brand LOGISTRAP™. LOGISTRAP™ is a reusable and versatile strap for materials handling applications in distribution centers, warehouses and closed loop logistics to secure pallet boxes, sleeve packs, and collapsible containers.

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"Many of our customers struggle with the huge amount of waste caused by shrink wrap or stretch films, as well as the costs involved with single use solutions. The LOGISTRAP™ is designed for our customers to meet their business targets whether decreasing costs, reducing environmental impact, improving health and safety or overall efficiencies," commented Chris Lerra, Business Development Manager at Velcro USA Inc. Compared to shrink wrap per pallet annually, VELCRO® Brand LOGISTRAP™ offers a cost savings of 57% and a waste reduction of 100% (based on a pool of 10,000 pallets, moved 10 times per year, over a span of three years).

LOGISTRAP™ offers many benefits in a single product, including:

• Cost-saving. LOGISTRAP™ reduces cost in the supply chain by offering a reusable strap for securing goods to a pallet, significantly lowering packaging, recycling, and maintenance costs
• Sustainable. LOGISTRAP™ vastly reduces waste when replacing single us alternatives such as shrink wrap, metal banding, and plastic ties
• Quick and easy. LOGISTRAP™ secures and releases easily and quickly; no tools or equipment needed
• Versatile. Available in two different lengths (5 meters and 7 meters) to best accommodate your particular application
• Protective. Made with VELCRO® brand woven nylon hook and loop, LOGISTRAP™ is soft to the touch and will not damage your packaging
• Label friendly. LOGISTRAP™ does not hide bar codes and other identifying labels; warehouse scanning is uninterrupted

VELCRO® brand LOGISTRAP™ is available for purchase from the company, its distributors, and resellers. For more information, please call Velcro USA Inc. at (800) 225 0180, email [email protected], or visit www.velcro.com.

About Velcro USA Inc.

Velcro USA Inc. is a worldwide leader in fastening systems offering a wide range of solutions from standard hook and loop to complete finished products. With over 50 years of experience, we are proud of our heritage in innovation and have over 300 active patents to offer better solutions to satisfy our customers' needs.

VELCRO® and other marks are owned by Velcro Industries B.V.

Contact:
Chris Lerra
Velcro USA Inc.
(603) 669 4880
[email protected]

SOURCE Velcro USA Inc.