Plasticband orbital wrappers band stretch film around long or irregular products as they pass through a rotating ring. Low film use, recipe changeovers between sizes, and protection from dust and moisture in storage and transit. Supported across Ireland and Northern Ireland.
An orbital wrapper passes the product through a rotating ring that bands stretch film around it as it travels. That geometry is what makes it the answer for anything long or awkward: profiles, doors, windows, timber lengths, tubing and furniture kits, which are the shapes that will not sit sensibly on a pallet and would otherwise be boxed or shrink wrapped. The film is applied along the length rather than around a stack, so it protects the surface and holds bundled items together at the same time.
The two do different jobs and it is worth being clear which one you need. A pallet wrapper turns film around a stacked load standing on a pallet. An orbital wrapper puts film around a single long item or a bundle passing through the ring, which is why it appears in joinery, fabrication and building products rather than general warehousing. Some sites run both, at different points on the same line.
Orbital wrapping uses far less film than full shrink packing. Pre-stretch thins the film before it reaches the product and targeted banding puts it only where it is needed, so consumable spend drops without giving up protection. Stretch film is used in a range of gauges, and branded or coloured film is an option where packs need to be identified on sight or carry your name out to site.
Running mixed lengths back to back is the normal case rather than the exception, so wrap count, tension and band spacing are held as recipes. Automatic clamp and cutter units take the manual handling out of the start and end of each pack, which is where most of the changeover time goes on a machine that does not have them.
Banding pattern and overlap are what decide how well a pack resists dust and incidental moisture while it sits in a yard or travels on an open trailer. Edge protectors can be added where the product corners need it, and hold-down rollers and top and bottom pressers keep a bundle square while the film goes on.
Digital I/O or fieldbus handles start and stop, product detect, recipe calls and interlocks, so the wrapper works with infeed and outfeed conveyors, stops, pressers and indexers rather than needing an operator to feed it. Where packs need labelling after wrapping, print and apply labellers go downstream, and where pallets also need banding, that is pallet strapping machines.
Throughput is set by product length and wrap pattern rather than by a headline figure, because a long profile with a tight band count takes longer than a short one wrapped loosely. Ring speed and conveyor pace are sized to the packs per hour you actually need, so the useful starting point is your product lengths, the pack rate and what happens either side.
These are Plasticband machines, from a manufacturer that has designed, built and installed packaging equipment since 1978. LVP Automation specifies, installs and supports them from Finglas, Dublin 11, across Ireland and Northern Ireland as part of our wider automation services.
Frames, profiles, doors, windows, timber lengths and tubing—uniform containment without bulky shrink or carton packs.
Controlled pre-stretch and banding patterns give edge protection and dust/moisture resilience while cutting consumable spend.
Inline with infeed/outfeed conveyors, stops and sensors; links to printers/labels and palletisers for a smooth end-of-line.
Quick answers on products, film, speed, integration, options and maintenance.
Far less than full-shrink solutions. Pre-stretch and targeted banding reduce film while maintaining protection.
Yes—recipes adjust wrap count, tension and band spacing; automatic clamps/cutters help minimise changeover time.
Typically stretch film (various gauges); options for branded or coloured film. We’ll validate to your protection goals and line speed.
Throughput depends on product length and wrap pattern. We size rotary speed and conveyor pace to your required packs/hour.
Yes—digital I/O or fieldbus for start/stop, product detect, recipe calls and interlocks. Works with stops, pressers and indexers.
Absolutely—add print & apply or label applicators downstream; we can provide verification and reject logic if needed.
Banding patterns and overlap provide strong defence against dust and incidental moisture during storage and transport.
Auto clamp/cut/wipe, hold-down rollers, top/bottom pressers, edge protectors, infeed/outfeed accumulation and safety guarding packages.
Routine checks on ring drive, film carriage, rollers and sensors; keep paths clean and follow a preventative schedule for bearings and belts.
Long or irregular items (profiles, doors, furniture kits, tubes), as well as boxed goods that benefit from added stability and surface protection.
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