A rectangular pile of steel sheets is packaged in a single steel sheet automatically by first folding a sheet of steel around the top, bottom and end faces. Blocks are advanced against the end faces and a band is then tensioned around the side and end faces to form partial folds in packaging material protruding from the side face. Further bands are then tensioned around the top, bottom and side faces to form a completed package. The folding is carried out without the need to beat the packaging sheet manually.
The invention relates to an apparatus for wrapping and closing a book package. On either side of the plane of a strapping frame (4) in an automatic strapping machine (1) are provided folding means (7) for a cardboard package blank (5) as well as vertically movable press members (10) for holding a book package (6) stationary during the folding of cardboard (5) and for pressing and holding the folded cardboard against the top surface of a book package at the same time as the strapping machine winds a strapping band around said package (5, 6).
A system for packaging a flat panel product includes a dispensing device for dispensing a length of inner protective packaging material, a folding table for wrapping the inner protective packaging material around the product and folding an outer protective packaging material around the product, and a binding device for binding the outer packaging material, inner packaging material, and product together, suspending the product relative to at least one of the walls of the sidewall and supporting the product laterally. A data entry device provides data related to the length of inner protective packaging material required, and this data is fed to a controller, which controls the dispensing device to provide an appropriate length of material. The data entry device can also provide shipping information, fed to a printer for printing a shipping label.
A system for packaging a flat panel product includes a dispensing device for dispensing a length of inner protective packaging material, a folding table for wrapping the inner protective packaging material around the product and folding an outer protective packaging material around the product, and a binding device for binding the outer packaging material, inner packaging material, and product together, suspending the product relative to at least one of the walls of the sidewall and supporting the product laterally. A data entry device provides data related to the length of inner protective packaging material required, and this data is fed to a controller, which controls the dispensing device to provide an appropriate length of material. The data entry device can also provide shipping information, fed to a printer for printing a shipping label.
