Stretch wrap for Michigan
Michigan's long winters add a second problem to sharp metal: cold film. Rolls kept in an unheated receiving area stiffen and lose stretch, and a carriage set up in summer may start breaking film in January. Store rolls inside, let them warm before use, and check the pre-stretch setting with the season. For parts that sit between plants, VCI film keeps bare steel from rusting under the wrap.
Who wraps pallets in Michigan
Private jobs statewide, BLS QCEW 2025.
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing111,465
- Motor vehicle manufacturing44,870
- Food manufacturing44,404
- Warehousing and storage40,753
- Plastics product manufacturing32,916
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing11,060
- Fruit and vegetable preserving7,444
- Refrigerated warehousing3,158
Most concentrated: motor vehicle parts manufacturing, 7.5 times its national share of employment.
Michigan's warehouses are in the Detroit counties, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb, close to the car and parts plants they feed. Parts with edges and bare metal want blown film, heavier gauges and VCI film.
Films these loads usually take
Start here, then tell us the load.
- VCI and anti-static filmBare metal and electronics
- 120 gaugeLoads with edges
- 80 gauge, cast or blownCases of food
- 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
- 30 in machine filmTall, light loads
- Clear cast filmCartons that must scan
Bare steel parts left in plain film can rust if the load sweats on a warm dock. VCI film, or a VCI liner under clear film, is the usual answer, with clear film over the top if it must be seen.
Nearby states
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Sources
- BLS QCEW 2025 annual averages, warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle manufacturing (NAICS 3361) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, plastics product manufacturing (NAICS 3261) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, fruit and vegetable preserving (NAICS 3114) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, refrigerated warehousing (NAICS 49312) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- USDA NASS, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses, October 1, 2025 (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, all private industries (reviewed 2026-11-12)
Facts on this page last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Ask for a stretch film quote in Michigan
Tier-one and tier-two suppliers around Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Grand Rapids usually wrap to their customer's rules. Put the customer's packaging specification in the request, including any colour or VCI requirement, and give separate counts for hand and machine rolls.
Put the Michigan delivery ZIP first: the quote is made out for that dock.
- Step 1 asks what you need, how much a month, the delivery ZIP and how to reach you
- Step 2 asks the film, the width and the gauge; skip what you don't know