Stretch wrap for Ohio
Auto suppliers here often ship in returnable racks and on tight just-in-time windows, so the film has to come off quickly at the plant and must not leave strands in the rack. Stamped parts with burrs tear cast film; blown film with corner boards is the usual cure. Plastic container plants wrap light, slippery loads that lean, which is a matter of base wraps and top turns more than gauge.
Who wraps pallets in Ohio
Private jobs statewide, BLS QCEW 2025.
- Warehousing and storage98,354
- Food manufacturing66,120
- Motor vehicle parts manufacturing62,025
- Chemical manufacturing49,328
- Plastics product manufacturing42,286
- Motor vehicle manufacturing19,070
- Fruit and vegetable preserving10,327
- Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing7,365
Most concentrated: motor vehicle parts manufacturing, 3.3 times its national share of employment.
Around Columbus, in Franklin and Madison counties, and around Cleveland is where Ohio stores and ships. Parts with edges, plastic containers and chemical drums all leave Ohio docks, so blown film, heavier gauges and VCI film come up as often as plain hand rolls.
Films these loads usually take
Start here, then tell us the load.
- 20 in x 5,000 ft machine filmFor DC wrappers
- 80 gauge, cast or blownCases of food
- VCI and anti-static filmBare metal and electronics
- 100 gaugeDrums and pails
- 30 in machine filmTall, light loads
- 120 gaugeLoads with edges
A crate of stamped parts can slice film on a turntable. Put corner boards or edge caps on before wrapping instead of buying a gauge heavier than the rest of the load needs.
Metro pages in Ohio
Pages for the busiest distribution areas.
Sources
- BLS QCEW 2025 annual averages, warehousing and storage (NAICS 493) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, food manufacturing (NAICS 311) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle parts manufacturing (NAICS 3363) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, plastics product manufacturing (NAICS 3261) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, motor vehicle manufacturing (NAICS 3361) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, fruit and vegetable preserving (NAICS 3114) (reviewed 2026-11-12)
- BLS QCEW 2025, pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (NAICS 3254) (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 Ohio
An Ohio parts supplier and a Columbus distribution centre buy very differently. Suppliers should mention the customer's packaging instructions; many automotive buyers specify film colour, gauge or VCI protection, and the quote should follow them rather than guess.
Put the Ohio 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