Extra-Long Panel Stacking and Orbital Wrapping Line

Executive summary Extra-long boards bend and scratch when people lift them, and open stacks collect dust in the yard. Our line in this video stacks long white panels with a vacuum gantry, then feeds the stack into a blue horizontal orbital wrapping station on the roller line. Wrap passes follow from the stack length and the film advance. We set both per project.

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What the video shows

A long white panel lies on the roller conveyor under an orange overhead gantry with rows of vacuum cups. The gantry lifts the panel, travels along the blue overhead beam and lowers it onto a stack on the outfeed conveyor, then goes back for the next one. A worker watches from a control station in the background.

Later a stack of extra-long panels, covered in light-cyan film on its sides and ends, moves along the roller line into the large blue-framed wrapping station, where a green lamp shows on the control cabinet.

How the panel line works

Step What happens
Pick The vacuum gantry lifts a panel off the conveyor
Stack It lowers the panel onto the stack
Feed The stack runs on the roller line
Wrap The orbital ring wraps film around the stack as it passes
Out The wrapped stack leaves on the outfeed rollers

Vacuum cups hold each board flat along its length, so long panels do not sag or rub while they are moved.

Film advance and wrap passes along the stack

Illustrative example:

Item Value
Stack length (illustrative) 6,000 mm
Film width (illustrative) 250 mm
Advance per ring turn at 50% overlap 125 mm
Ring turns along the stack, 6,000 ÷ 125 48
End turns (illustrative) 2 + 2
Total ring turns 52

Slowing the conveyor or speeding up the ring raises the overlap.

Dust cover for long panels

Need How the line handles it
Dust on faces Overlapping film on all four sides
Dust at the ends Extra turns reinforce both ends; we add end covering where needed
Scratches Vacuum handling, no sliding
Bending Support along the full length

Tell us the panel lengths and stack sizes, and we size the gantry, conveyor and ring to them. For full end cover, see our giant horizontal orbital stretch wrapping machine with film covering unit.

Controls and safety

The gantry travels over the line with a panel under it and the ring rotates round the stack. Keep people out from under the gantry and away from the ring while the line runs, and enter only with it stopped.

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 an extra-long panel packing line

  • Panel length, width and thickness.
  • Stack height and weight.
  • Film width and overlap.
  • Stacks per hour.
  • Line length and floor space.
  • Infeed from your cutting or pressing line.

Engineering FAQ

Q: Why stack with vacuum cups? A: They hold each board flat along its length, so long panels do not sag or rub.

Q: How many ring turns does a stack need? A: About 52 for a 6,000 mm stack with 250 mm film at 50% overlap and end turns in our example.

Q: How are the panel ends protected? A: Extra ring turns reinforce both ends, and we add end covering where the ends must be fully sealed.

Q: How is overlap changed? A: By the conveyor speed against the ring speed.

Q: Where is the line watched from? A: A control station beside the line.

Next step

We plan your panel stacking and wrapping line in three steps:

  1. Submit your layout drawing with panel sizes, stacks and output to info@fhopepack.com.
  2. Receive a proposal within 48 hours, with the stacking and film plan.
  3. Book a site survey to check the line layout and floor space.

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-10-04

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