Abstract:
A wrapping machine for wrapping a material (50) around a load (100) comprises a wrapping unit (10) to wrap a portion (51a) of the material (50) having a preset length around the load (100) and a supplying unit (30) to supply the material portion (51) having a preset length to the wrapping unit (10); the wrapping unit (10) includes wrapping means (12) to unwind the material portion (51) from the supplying unit (30) and to wrap it around the load (100); the wrapping means (12) comprise a supporting ring (13), rotating around a wrapping axis (X) and provided with a plurality of wrapping rollers (14; 114), which are mounted thereon angularly spaced apart and rotating around respective longitudinal axes, and with an unwinding arm (15) having a first end (15a) being rotatably fixed to the support ring (13) and a second end (15b) supporting at least one unwinding roller (16, 17; 116, 117) in order to abut and guide the portion (51) of material (50) towards the load (100) during the wrapping thereof; the unwinding arm (15) is movable so as to bring near and/or move away the unwinding roller (16, 17; 116, 117) to/from the load (100) during the wrapping; the supporting ring (13), by rotating in a first wrapping step, unwinds and draws the material portion (51) from the supplying unit (30), wraps by means of the unwinding arm (15) a first tract of material portion (51) around the load (100) and a second tract of material portion (51) around the wrapping rollers (14; 114) and in a second wrapping step, by means of the unwinding arm (15), wraps the second tract of the material portion (51), drawn and unwound from the wrapping rollers (14; 114), around the load (100).
Abstract:
A wrapping machine for wrapping groups of products (100) with an extensible plastic film (50) in order to form bundles (200), comprises first conveyor means (2) for supporting and moving a group of products (100) along an advancing direction (A) inside the wrapping machine (1), supporting means (3; 103) for receiving from the first conveyor means (2) and supporting the group of products (100), a wrapping unit (10) for wrapping a portion (51) of film (50) having a preset length around the group of products (100), supported by the supporting means (3; 103), in order to form a bundle (200), a supplying unit (30) of the film (50) to supply the wrapping unit (10) with the film portion (51) having a preset length, separated from the film (50) unwound from a respective reel (55); the supporting means (3; 103) include first gripping means (4; 104) arranged to hold an initial flap (51a) of the film portion (51) during the wrapping of the group of products (100); containment means (6; 60) are provided to abut at least sidewalls of the group of products (100) in order to support and guide said products (100) when moved along the advancing direction (A) through the wrapping unit (10) and/or to support and restrain the group of products (100) during the wrapping with the portion (51) of film (50).
Abstract:
A wrapping machine (1) comprises frame means (2, 8) for supporting a wrapping unit (3) arranged to wrap a load (100) with a film (50) of plastic material, and a covering apparatus (4) arranged to supply a covering sheet (60) and position it above the load (100); the covering apparatus (4) comprises a supplying unit (7) supporting a reel (61) of covering sheet (60) and gripping means (5) movable along an unwinding direction (F) and arranged to grip and unwind from the reel (61) the covering sheet (60) above the load (100); the supplying unit (7) includes roller means (21) for rotatably supporting the reel (61) of covering sheet (60) so that the reel (61) can rotate about a rotation longitudinal axis (Y); a drawing element (22) movable substantially orthogonally to the rotation longitudinal axis (Y), between a gripping position (W1), wherein the drawing element (22) is arranged to receive and retain an initial flap (62) of the covering sheet (60) unwound from the reel (61), and a releasing position (W2), wherein said drawing element (22) after partially unwinding the covering sheet (60) positions the initial flap (62) at a front portion (17) of the supplying unit (7) from which the covering sheet (60) comes out; and locking means (23) for retaining the initial flap (62) moved by the drawing element (22) at a front portion (17) of the supplying unit (7), the initial flap (62) being so arranged to be gripped by the gripping means (5).
Abstract:
A wrapping machine (1) for wrapping a plurality of products (101, 102, 103, 104) stacked and overlapped on a pallet (150) with a film (50), comprising the first moving means (2) for conveying a plurality of separate products (101, 102, 103) on a movement plane (H) along a first direction (A); wrapping means (3) for wrapping the film (50) around the products (101, 102, 103, 104), once stacked and overlapped on a pallet (150); grouping means (4) adapted to receive the products (101, 102, 103, 104) from the first moving means (2) and to arrange and ensure the products (101, 102, 103, 104) remain stacked and overlapped along a second direction (B) on the pallet (150); and a supporting platform (5) to support the pallet (150), which can be moved during the wrapping phase along the second direction (B), so as to progressively extract and disengage the stacked and overlapped products (101, 102, 103, 104) from the grouping means (4), to enable them to be wrapped by the film (50) provided by the wrapping means (3); the grouping means (4) comprise a hopper equipped with a plurality of side walls (6, 7) which are moveable to vary the grouping volume (V) of the hopper (4) according to dimensions and/or size and/or shape of the products (101, 102, 103, 104) and/or pallet dimensions (150).
Abstract:
An apparatus, associable to a wrapping machine (10), comprises at least one unwinding unit (50) for said wrapping machine (10) for wrapping a load (L) with a film (4), and shuttle means (11, 12; 21, 22) that are movable along a path (P) and suitable for receiving and supporting an unwinding unit (50) to be replaced and to be dismantled from said wrapping machine (10), and/or a new unwinding unit (50) to be mounted on said wrapping machine (10); the shuttle means (11, 12; 21, 22) operates along a substantially horizontal operating direction (T) so as to dismantle and receive from said wrapping machine (10) an unwinding unit (50) to be replaced and/or so as to transfer and mount on said wrapping machine (10) a new unwinding unit (50); the apparatus (1) comprises a supporting unit (60) suitable to be fixed to said wrapping machine (10) and arranged to he coupled to, and support, said unwinding unit (50), said unwinding unit (50) comprising first coupling means (58), and said supporting unit (60) comprising second coupling means (64), said first coupling means (58) and said second coupling means (68) being mutually couplable or uncouplable along said operating direction (T).
Abstract:
A wrapping machine (1) for wrapping a product with a plastic film (50) comprises frame means (2, 3), a supporting ring (4) rotatably supported by the frame means (2, 3) and rotated around a wrapping axis (X) by driving means (20), an unwinding unit (5) fixed to the supporting ring (4) and supporting a reel (51) of film (50), and a couple of pre- stretching rollers (52, 53) rotating about respective longitudinal axes and cooperating with each other to unwind and stretch the film (50), and at least one pre-stretching motor (6, 7) fixed to the frame means (2, 3) and coupled to, and arranged to rotate, the pre-stretching rollers (52, 53) through a respective transmission assembly (8, 9); the transmission assembly (8, 9) comprises a driving ring (11, 12) rotatably supported by the frame means (2, 3) and rotated about the wrapping axis (X) by the pre-stretching motor (6, 7) through a friction roller (13, 14), and a driving belt (15, 16) wound around, and rotated by, said driving ring (11, 12) and coupled to at least one of the pre-stretching rollers (52, 53) to rotate the latter ones when the driving ring (11, 12) is rotated by the respective pre-stretching motor (6, 7).
Abstract:
A method for determining a wrapping configuration of a film (50) wrapped around a group of products to form a palletized load to be moved and/or transported along a settled path (P), comprising the steps of: forming a palletized load (C) by grouping and wrapping a determined group of products (L) with the film (50) using a defined wrapping configuration (A) (step 1); detecting and measuring a set of physical quantities (G cin ), in particular kinematic-type quantities, acting on said palletized load (C) as a result of movements and/or stresses the latter is subjected to when moved along a plurality of different test paths (P 1 , P 2 ,..P n ) and associating to each test path (P 1 , P 2 ,..P n ) one respective set of physical quantities detected and measured (step 2); defining each test path (P 1 , P 2 ,..P n ) as composition of a respective sequence of elementary path stretches (p 1 , p 2 ,..p m ) (step 3); associating to each elementary path stretch (p 1 , p 2 ,..p m ) a respective group of physical quantities (S 1 , S 2 ,..S m ) detected and measured in the elementary path stretch (step 4); defining from the elementary path stretches (p 1 , p 2 ,..p m ) of the test paths (P 1 , P 2 ,..P n ) a set of base elementary path stretches (p 1 , p 2 ,..p m ) which respective groups of physical quantities (S 1 , S 2 ,..S q ) are associated to (step 5); obtaining the path (P) as suitable composition of base elementary path stretches (b 1 , b 2 ,..b q ) (step 6); obtaining calculated physical quantities (G cini,v IP) acting on said palletized load (C) along the path (P) as composition of group of physical quantities (S 1 , S 2 ,..S q ) associated to base elementary path stretches (b 1 , b 2 ,..b q ) (step 7); positioning the palletized load (C) on a motion platform (10) and inputting the calculated physical quantities (G cin,v lP) as driving data of the motion platform (10) (step 8); operating the motion platform (10) on the basis of the calculated physical quantities (G cin,v IP) to perform a simulation of movements and/or stresses acting on the palletized load (C) moved and/or transported along the path (P) (step 9); checking if the palletized load (C) wrapped with the film (50) according to the wrapping configuration (A) has remained stable and/or compact (step 10); modifying the wrapping configuration (A) if the palletized load (C) did not remain stable and/or compact (step 11) and repeating the steps of positioning, operating, checking and modifying (steps 8-11) until the palletized load (C) is stable and/or compact; storing a stability wrapping configuration (AS/C,P) of the film (50) wrapped around the group of products (L) adapted to maintain the palletized load (C) stable and/or compact when moved and/or transported along the path (P) (step 12).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a movement system that is associable with a wrapping machine (100) for wrapping a load (70) with a film (4) comprising at least one operating unit (30, 40, 50, 80) for performing operations on the load (70) and/or on said film (4); the system comprises shuttle means (11, 12, 21, 22; 32; 41, 42; 52) that is movable for supporting and moving said operating unit (30, 40, 50, 80) along a path (P) at least between an operating position (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5), in which the operating unit (30, 40, 50, 80) can perform operations on the load (70) and/or on the film (4) and/or can interact with the wrapping machine (100), and a non-operating position (N1; N2) in which the operating unit (30, 40, 50, 80) is outside a working zone (W) of the wrapping machine (100) in order not to interfere with the operation of the latter.
Abstract:
A wrapping machine (1) comprises frame means (2, 8) for supporting a wrapping unit (3) arranged to wrap a load (100) with a film (50) of plastic material, and a covering apparatus (4) arranged to supply a covering sheet (60) to be positioned on top of the load (100); the covering apparatus (4) comprises a reel (61) of covering sheet (60) and gripping means (5) movable along an unwinding direction (F) and arranged to grasp and unwind from the reel (61) and place above the load (100) the covering sheet (60); the covering apparatus (4) includes a supporting structure (6) connected to an upper portion of the frame means (2, 8) and slidably supporting the gripping means (5), and a supplying unit (7) supporting a respective reel (61) of covering sheet (60) and reversibly coupled to the supporting structure (6) so as to be removable and replaceable with another supplying unit (7), in particular in case of depletion of the reel (61) of covering sheet (60).
Abstract:
A method for wrapping a load (100) with a film (50) by means of a wrapping machine (1) provided with an unwinding apparatus (10) comprising a reel (51) of film (50), a couple of pre-stretching rollers (4, 5) for unwinding and stretching said film (50), at least one return roller (8) arranged to divert the film (50) toward the load (100) and at least one force sensor (9) associated with the return roller (8) and arranged to measure a wrapping force of the film (50) engaged with the return roller (8) and wrapping around the load (100), comprising the following steps: - rotating the unwinding apparatus (10) and the load (100) relative to one another around a wrapping axis (W) with a rotation speed (Ω) and unwinding the film (50) from the reel (51), by rotating the pre-stretching rollers (4, 5) in order to wrap the load (100) with a series of bands of film (50) (step 1); measuring an effective wrapping force ( Fm ) of the film (50) by the force sensor (9), (step 2); - filtering the effective wrapping force ( Fm ) by a first filter with a first passband ( ΔF ) that is a function of a set wrapping force ( Fd ) and an established maximum reading error (err) of the force sensor (9), to obtain a filtered wrapping force ( Fmf ) (step 3); calculating by a PID control algorithm an instant film length ( Li ) to be supplied per rotation of the unwinding apparatus (10) or the load (100) based on the filtered wrapping force ( Fmf ) (step 4); filtering the instant film length ( Li ) by a second filter with a second passband ( ΔL ) comprising a range of admissible values of the instant film length to be supplied (step 5); - calculating an instant rotation speed ( ω1 , ω1 ) of at least one pre-stretching roller (4, 5) of the couple of pre-stretching rollers based on the instant filtered film length ( Lif ) and the rotation speed (Ω) (step 6); - rotating the pre-stretching roller (4, 5) about one respective longitudinal axis with the instant rotation speed (ω1 , ω1 ) (step 7).