Is the packaging efficiency of special-shaped long strip products low? Horizontal wrapping machines provide more suitable packaging solutions for non-standard workpieces

In the packaging process of profile processing, aluminum profiles, steel pipes, doors and windows, furniture panels, floors, logistics conveyor rollers and other industries, the packaging of irregular, long, and slender products has always been a headache. Such products are often unable to adapt to traditional turntable wrapping machines or rocker arm wrapping equipment due to problems such as large size, long length, and center of gravity offset. Manual wrapping is not only inefficient, but also has problems such as uneven film tension and loose wrapping. It is easy to be scratched, loose, and loose during transportation. The horizontal wrapping machine designed specifically for this type of product fills the structural gap in packaging equipment and becomes an ideal choice for packaging non-standard long workpieces.

The horizontal wrapping machine is different from the vertical wrapping equipment. Its core structure is a horizontal ring wrapping system. The goods pass through the central channel of the equipment horizontally, and the wrapping film is wrapped 360 degrees around the workpiece by the circular rotating film frame. The whole process cooperates with the front and rear automatic conveyor lines, guide devices, and pressing devices to achieve fully automatic operation from feeding, wrapping to discharging. The wrapping process is uniform, beautiful, and firm, which significantly improves the packaging efficiency and the standardization of the finished product appearance. It is particularly suitable for various straight, long, non-pallet products, such as plastic steel profiles, aluminum alloy doors and windows, steel bar bundles, plate bundles, cable rolls, furniture components, etc.

For example, an aluminum profile manufacturing company located in Guangdong used manual packaging operations in the past. Each person processed a maximum of 1,520 profiles per hour, and each product needed to be wrapped for 23 minutes. It was time-consuming and dependent on operator proficiency, and the neatness of the packaging was difficult to guarantee. Since purchasing a set of horizontal wrapping machines to be used in conjunction with the loading and unloading roller line, the original manual positions have been reduced by more than 50%, the film wrapping quality has remained highly consistent, and the delivery efficiency has increased by nearly one-fold. More importantly, the automatic tension control system of the equipment has greatly reduced the waste of film materials, and while ensuring the stability of the tension, it has achieved more compact and efficient wrapping with fewer layers.

In terms of functional design, modern horizontal wrapping machines support the compatible use of multiple specifications of products. The diameter of the wrapping ring can be customized according to the product size. The film frame running speed, film tension, and ring body rotation speed can all be adjusted independently to meet the packaging needs of materials of different shapes and weights. The film frame is generally equipped with a power pre-stretching device, and the film stretching ratio can reach 250%, helping customers save film material costs; at the same time, it can support automatic film breaking, automatic film tail pressing, tape-assisted film pasting and other functions to achieve unmanned operation throughout the process. Through the PLC+touch screen control system, the operator can switch the packaging mode with one click. The equipment has a variety of humanized configurations such as power-off memory, self-test prompts, and fault code display to ensure safe operation and convenient maintenance.

For industries with high requirements for aesthetics, such as high-end furniture and decorative building materials, the equipment can also be used with dust-free protective film, pearl cotton winding layer or directional stretch film to prevent scratches or surface oxidation, so that the product can maintain cleanliness and factory aesthetics during transportation. At the same time, the horizontal wrapping machine is flexible in the layout of the entire line. It can be connected to the sawing production line in front and the sorting and shipping system in the back. It has good system integration and adaptation capabilities and is an important part of creating an automated packaging link.

At present, with the increase in labor costs and the acceleration of shipment rhythm, more and more manufacturing companies are beginning to transition from "people with equipment" to "equipment with people". The advantages of horizontal wrapping machines in improving packaging efficiency, reducing labor burden, and unifying product factory packaging standards are becoming more and more prominent, and they have gradually become one of the standard configurations in production line planning. Especially in the context of dealing with multiple specifications, small batches and multiple frequency orders, its flexibility, high compatibility and stable wrapping capabilities have greatly alleviated the long-term problem of "difficulty in standard packaging of non-standard products".

It can be said that the horizontal wrapping machine is not only a packaging tool, but also a practical equipment that helps companies optimize the delivery process, improve the packaging image, and reduce the probability of errors. For companies that are seeking to upgrade their packaging automation and are facing challenges in packaging long products, this type of equipment is quietly rewriting the efficiency logic of the "last process" on the production side.