| Industrial products such as paneling, steel | | | | catches one side of the strap and with the |
| coils, and piping are shipped in large | | | | press of a button, will cinch the load up |
| quantities, as they are used in large scale | | | | tight by drawing in the slack. Leftover |
| construction projects which require several | | | | pieces of the coiled strapping are placed |
| pieces for completion. A major concern for | | | | into an eater which assists in recycling the |
| any industry that manufactures and ships | | | | material, reducing waste and cutting costs. |
| large quantities of industrial products is | | | | |
| making sure the bundles stay together | | | | Products such as steel coils are packaged in |
| throughout transport. Not only will the | | | | much the same way, although the shape of this |
| bundles have to remain as a cohesive unit | | | | particular product calls for a surface which |
| during transport, but the packaging material | | | | can more readily keep the products in |
| used must be put on the material in such as | | | | position while the strapping is cinched. |
| way that it does no damage to the exterior of | | | | |
| the product. | | | | For smaller operations, there are hand-held |
| | | | cinching devices that require a lot more |
| When it comes to a product such as panel | | | | manual power than strapping machines, but |
| board, much of the packaging will be done in | | | | cost much less. These tools lie on top of the |
| house by the mill that produces the plywood. | | | | material in formation, and the strapping is |
| These mills will usually have a packaging | | | | placed in a groove. A hand lever is then |
| station which utilizes several components for | | | | worked back and forth to draw the strapping |
| an integrated packaging system. At the most | | | | tight. Once this is achieved, a twist of the |
| basic level are the wire straps used to | | | | tool will allow a blade to cut off the excess |
| bundle the package together. These straps are | | | | strapping. |
| generally composed of thin but strong metal | | | | |
| which won't break easily and yet is simple to | | | | With the strapping in place, the load is |
| remove with basic wire cutters. The higher | | | | ready for transport. Once the product leaves |
| quality boards are always packed in between | | | | the packaging station, it will be subjected |
| boards that don't measure up, or cover | | | | to a multitude of forces as it makes it way |
| boards, in order to prevent the metal edges | | | | in the world to its final destination. At |
| of the strapping from cutting into the side | | | | any point along the way, inadequacy of the |
| of the better boards. | | | | strapping system could have disastrous |
| | | | results; failure is not an option. For |
| The package is created at a strapping | | | | more information on this article or a VK30 |
| station, which includes a machine that draws | | | | Titan strapping head, visit ItipackSystems. |
| power through air compression. This machine | | | | |