Executive summary This 45 s clip shows a compact orbital stretch wrapping machine for long products, closed in a wire-mesh guard and fed over V-shape rollers. The V rollers keep a round or narrow product on the centre line, so the film ring wraps it evenly as it passes through. Below we explain the V-shape feed, how to set film pitch, and the data of our equivalent solution, the E300 horizontal stretch wrapper (bundle OD 100–300 mm).
Table of Contents
- What the clip shows
- Why a V-shape roll feed
- Our equivalent solution: E300 data
- Film pitch and line speed
- Selection checklist
- Safety
- Engineering FAQ
- Next step
- Related reading
- Sources
What the clip shows
| Part of the clip | What you see |
|---|---|
| Opening | The control cabinet and the infeed bed; a hand guides the long product onto the rollers |
| Feed close-up | Guide posts with yellow-green V-shape rollers carry the product into the machine |
| Ring | Behind the wire-mesh guard the film carriage turns round the product and lays stretch film on it |
| Close of the clip | The wrapped product runs out along the outfeed bed; no one stands in the machine area |
The clip runs about 45 s. After the first feed, the wrapping runs with no one inside the guard.
Why a V-shape roll feed
A flat roller lets a round bar or a narrow profile drift sideways. Off-centre, the film lands unevenly and the ring can touch the product. A V-shape roller fixes that:
- Self-centring. The V cradles round and narrow products on the machine centre line.
- Even wrap. With the product centred, film tension is the same all round.
- Less setup. Different diameters sit in the same V without side guides to reset.
- Gentle contact. The product rides on two roller faces instead of rolling across a flat bed.
For flat bundles or panels, flat rollers with side guides are better suited; the V feed is for round, square or narrow long products. For lower volumes, see our semi-automatic orbital stretch wrapping machine.
Our equivalent solution: E300 data
Our equivalent orbital wrapper for profiles, pipe and bar is the E300 horizontal stretch wrapper:
| Item | E300 value |
|---|---|
| Bundle OD | 100–300 mm |
| Product length | Over 1,000 mm |
| Bundle weight | 15–100 kg |
| Ring speed | 20–90 r/min |
| Conveyor speed | 6–12 m/min |
| Wrapping speed (published) | 5–15 m/min |
| Film overlap | 10% to 90% |
| Film roll | OD 100–200 mm, width 100–200 mm, core ID 50 mm |
| Conveyors | 2,000 mm in and out, motor driven |
| Power | About 2.5 kW, 380 V, 60 Hz |
The E300 adds automatic film feeding and cutting, PLC control, photocell positioning and an inverter on the ring.
Film pitch and line speed
Each ring turn lays one band of film. The product must advance by the film width × (1 − overlap) per turn.
Worked example (illustrative). With 200 mm film at 50% overlap, the advance is 200 × 0.5 = 100 mm per turn. At a ring speed of 90 r/min the conveyor runs at 100 mm × 90 = 9 m/min, inside the E300 conveyor range of 6–12 m/min. For heavier protection, raise the overlap and slow the conveyor.
Selection checklist
- Product shape: round, square, profile or flat bundle.
- Product or bundle OD and length range.
- Bundle weight.
- Film width and target overlap.
- Output target per hour.
- Manual feed, or a link to the line before and after.
- Floor space for infeed and outfeed beds.
Safety
The film ring rotates at speed around the product. In the clip the ring area sits inside a wire-mesh guard, and the operator stays outside it once the product is fed. Film change and cleaning are done with the ring stopped.
For CE markets we apply ISO 12100 for the risk assessment and EN 415-10 for general packaging-machine requirements.
Engineering FAQ
Q: What does the V-shape roll do? A: It centres round and narrow long products, so the ring wraps them evenly.
Q: Which product sizes does your equivalent machine take? A: The E300 takes bundles of 100–300 mm OD, over 1,000 mm long and 15–100 kg.
Q: How fast does it wrap? A: The ring rotates at 20–90 r/min and the conveyor runs at 6–12 m/min; the published wrapping speed is 5–15 m/min.
Q: How do I set the overlap? A: Overlap is adjustable from 10% to 90%; the conveyor speed follows from film width, overlap and ring speed.
Q: Does it cut the film by itself? A: Yes, the E300 has automatic film feeding and cutting.
Q: What film rolls and power does the E300 need? A: Film rolls of 100–200 mm OD and 100–200 mm width on a 50 mm core, and about 2.5 kW at 380 V, 60 Hz.
Q: Which standards apply? A: For CE markets, ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.
Next step
We size an orbital wrapper in three steps:
- Submit your layout drawing with product shape, OD, length, weight and output, to info@fhopepack.com.
- Receive a proposal within 48 hours with the feed type, ring size and film data.
- Book a site survey so we confirm the floor space and line links.
Related reading
- Aluminum Profile Stretch Wrapping Machine for Single Profiles and Small Bundles
- Automatic Bar Wrapping Machine and Small Orbital Wrapper
- Horizontal Ring Orbital Stretch Wrapping Machine with Press-Down Devices
- Orbital stretch wrapper range
Sources
- Machine in action: the video on YouTube
- E300 sizes, speeds, overlap, film, conveyor and power data: E300 horizontal stretch wrapper
- Film pitch: our worked arithmetic from the values above
- Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010; EN 415-10:2014
- Proposal timing: approved house CTA (proposal within 48 hours)
Last reviewed: 2026-10-09
