Retained Tension
The strapping's ability to hold tension over time.

Seal Joint
The area where two ends of plastic strapping are joined.

Shock Resistance
The ability of strapping to stretch and return to its original state upon impact without breaking.

Side-action Sealer
Lower handle can be laid on a flat surface enabling the operator to use both hands on the upper handle to apply more force on the strapping seal . For heavy duty strapping applications.

Split Resistance
The ability of strapping to resist lateral tearing.

Steel Strapping
Is the strongest strapping material made. Recommending strapping where high strength is necessary and low elongation is important. Ideal for very sharp and extremely hot products.

Steel Strapping – Regular Duty
A low carbon steel strapping product manufactured for low to medium applications such as package reinforcements, unitizing, bundling, palletizing and box closure.

Steel Strapping – Super Duty
A mid-carbon steel strapping product manufactured for packaging and bundling brick, concrete block, refractory brick, fabricated metal parts, packaged glass, hardboard, particle board, lumber and many other products.

Steel Strapping – High Tensile
A high carbon steel strapping product that is heat treated to produce a product which combines high strength and elongation (stretch) for shock resistance. Typical applications are unitizing, compressed fiber bales, securing heavy steel coils and open-top railcar and trailer loading.

Tensile Strength
The stress at which a material breaks or permanently deforms.

Tension Decay
Over time strapping has the tendency to relax and lose some of its elastic properties.

Ultimate Strength
The maximum stress a material can withstand when subjected to tension, compression, or shearing. It is the maximum stress on the stress-strain curve.

Windlass Tensioner
Primarily used with dry heavy strapping for extra heavy- duty applications. The windlass tensioner winds one end of the steel strapping around a slotted windlass shaft. Strapping must be pre-cut to desired lengths. Uses a barrel instead of a feed wheel to achieve tension by "wind" the banding up on a metal barrel. This allows for much greater tension.

Yield Strength
The stress at which material strain changes from elastic deformation to plastic deformation, causing it to deform permanently.