Horizontal Wrapping Machine and Spiral Wrapper for Furniture

Executive summary Our horizontal furniture wrapper moves each piece through a rotating ring that spirals stretch film around it. It takes pieces over 1,500 mm long and 800–1,800 mm wide and high, at a conveyor speed of 4–12 m/min. Ring clearance and the match between conveyor speed and ring speed decide whether a piece is fully and evenly covered.

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How the furniture wrapper works

Our horizontal stretch wrapper wraps furniture lying flat, such as sofas, cabinets, doors, floor boards and windows. The operator only places and unloads the piece; the wrapper handles positioning, holding and wrapping. In our video, a wooden cabinet panel is wrapped in clear stretch film after the operator starts the cycle at the control panel.

The automatic cycle runs in eight steps:

  1. The operator places the product on the infeed conveyor.
  2. Sensors detect the product, and the conveyor moves it to the wrapping position.
  3. A press-down device with a pressure-relief (decompression) system holds the package without crushing it.
  4. The product stops automatically at the wrapping position.
  5. The film on the ring is fed to the package automatically.
  6. The product travels through the ring and is wrapped.
  7. Reinforcing wraps are placed at the tail end.
  8. The packed piece is unloaded.

The wrapper can also connect to a packing line for automatic inline wrapping.

Horizontal stretch wrapper for furniture with infeed and outfeed conveyors
Furniture horizontal stretch wrapper. Infeed conveyor, ring and outfeed conveyor in one line.

Size window and ring clearance

Parameter Furniture horizontal wrapper
Product length over 1,500 mm
Product width 800–1,800 mm
Product height 800–1,800 mm
Product weight 20–200 kg
Wrapping ring ID over 1,400 mm
Ring speed about 10–60 r/min
Conveyor speed 4–12 m/min

The ring has to clear the diagonal of the piece’s cross-section, not just its width. Illustrative examples:

  • 800 × 800 mm cabinet. √(800² + 800²) = about 1,131 mm, inside a 1,400 mm ring.
  • 1,000 × 1,000 mm sofa section. √(1,000² + 1,000²) = about 1,414 mm, which is more than 1,400 mm.

So a larger cross-section needs a larger ring. The size window runs to 1,800 × 1,800 mm, which needs about 2,546 mm of clearance, so the ring and the conveyors listed below grow with the piece. We size both to your largest piece and confirm them in the proposal.

Matching conveyor and ring speed

Coverage depends on how far the piece moves for each ring turn. Advance per turn = conveyor speed ÷ ring speed. With a 250 mm film roll (illustrative) and 50% overlap (illustrative), the advance must stay at or below 125 mm:

Conveyor speed Ring speed Advance per turn Result with 250 mm film
4 m/min 60 r/min about 67 mm heavy overlap
7.5 m/min 60 r/min 125 mm 50% overlap
12 m/min 60 r/min 200 mm 20% overlap
12 m/min 10 r/min 1,200 mm open gaps

Travel time for a 2,000 mm wardrobe (illustrative) at 7.5 m/min is 2 ÷ 7.5 = 0.27 min, or about 16 s. The tail-end reinforcing wraps, loading and unloading add to that, so we time the full cycle on your product.

Film and protection options

Item Specification
Wrapping material LLDPE stretch film, PE film or PVC
Film roll width 200–300 mm
Film roll OD 100–250 mm
Film roll core ID 50 mm

For a fully sealed package, we add a film covering step before the ring wrap. Besides PE film covering, bubble film and EPE film are available, and our sofa packing line uses an automatic film covering machine.

Utilities and safety

Utility Requirement
Power about 3.5 kW
Power supply AC 380 V, 60 Hz, 3 phase
Control voltage DC 24 V
Infeed conveyor (standard ring) about 2,500 × 1,400 × 850 mm
Outfeed conveyor (standard ring) about 2,500 × 1,400 × 850 mm
Machine size about 6,300 × 2,500 × 2,500 mm

The standards that apply depend on the destination market. For CE markets, ISO 12100 sets the risk-assessment method and EN 415-10 sets general requirements for packaging machines.

Selection checklist for a furniture wrapper

  • Largest and smallest piece: length, width and height.
  • Heaviest piece.
  • Pieces per hour.
  • Stretch film only, or film covering first.
  • Bubble film or EPE protection for finished surfaces.
  • Standalone, or inline with your packing line.

Engineering FAQ

Q: What furniture sizes does the wrapper take? A: Pieces over 1,500 mm long, 800–1,800 mm wide and high, weighing 20–200 kg.

Q: Why does ring size matter more than width? A: The ring must clear the diagonal. A 1,000 × 1,000 mm section needs about 1,414 mm, more than a 1,400 mm ring.

Q: How fast can we run the conveyor? A: Up to 12 m/min, but with 250 mm film and 50% overlap at 60 r/min, the limit is 7.5 m/min.

Q: Can we get a fully sealed package? A: Yes. We add film covering before the ring wrap, with PE film, bubble film or EPE film.

Q: Does the wrapper need an operator? A: The operator places the piece and unloads it. Positioning, pressing, film feeding and wrapping run automatically.

Next step

We size your furniture wrapper in three steps:

  1. Submit your layout drawing with piece sizes and pieces per hour to info@fhopepack.com.
  2. Receive a proposal within 48 hours, with ring size, speeds and film options.
  3. Book a site survey to fit the wrapper to your packing area.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-04

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