{"id":12011,"date":"2025-11-13T09:22:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T09:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=12011"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:47:48","slug":"automatic-plasterboard-strapping-machine-with-timber-feeding-and-edge-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-plasterboard-strapping-machine-with-timber-feeding-and-edge-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Plasterboard Strapping Machine with Timber Feeding and Edge Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nPlasterboard edges crush easily, so stacks are banded over timber battens rather than straight onto the board.\nOur strapping machine in this video stands ready with a board stack on its conveyor, timber strips on a side feeder and an orange arm over the stack.\nStrap and timber per bundle follow from the <strong>bundle size<\/strong> and the <strong>number of bands<\/strong>. We set both per project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1250\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/knSWTuUjhWU\" title=\"Automatic Plasterboard Strapping Machine with Timber Feeding and Edge Protection\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#video\">What the video shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-it-works\">How the strapping station works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bundle\">Strap and batten use per bundle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#settings\">What we set per board size<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Controls and safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist for a plasterboard strapping machine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#next-step\">Next step<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related-reading\">Related reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sources\">Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"video\">What the video shows<\/h2>\n<p>Light brown-faced plasterboard sits on the conveyor of our white-framed strapping machine, held with green bands, and an orange multi-joint arm hovers above it. Light timber strips wait on a side conveyor on the left of the station.<\/p>\n<p>A man in a dark suit stands at the control cabinet, which has round buttons, a small display and red, yellow and green lamps, while visitors watch. Near the end of the clip the orange arm starts to come down toward the stack.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-it-works\">How the strapping station works<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>What happens<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Feed<\/td>\n<td>The board stack runs in on the conveyor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Timber<\/td>\n<td>Battens come from the side feeder to the band positions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Place<\/td>\n<td>The arm sets the battens at the band positions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Band<\/td>\n<td>Straps go round the stack over the timber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Out<\/td>\n<td>The banded bundle leaves the station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Timber under the band spreads the strap load, so the band cannot cut into the board edge.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bundle\">Strap and batten use per bundle<\/h2>\n<p>Illustrative example:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundle width (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>1,200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundle height (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>400 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Band length, 2 \u00d7 (1,200 + 400)<\/td>\n<td>3,200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bands per bundle (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strap per bundle before seal overlap, 4 \u00d7 3.2 m<\/td>\n<td>12.8 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Battens per band (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Battens per bundle, 4 \u00d7 2<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Check the seal overlap on trial with your strap, since it adds to every band.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"settings\">What we set per board size<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<th>Why it matters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Band positions<\/td>\n<td>Spaced along the board length<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Batten length<\/td>\n<td>Covers the bundle width<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Band tension<\/td>\n<td>Tight without crushing edges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundle height<\/td>\n<td>Matches your forklift and truck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We set these on trial with your boards and keep them as recipes. For timber bundles, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-lumber-bundle-strapping-packing-line\/\">automatic lumber bundle strapping packing line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Controls and safety<\/h2>\n<p>The arm moves over the stack and the strap is under tension. Keep people out of the station while it runs, and handle boards or timber only with it stopped.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist for a plasterboard strapping machine<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Board length, width and thickness.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Bundle height and weight.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Bands per bundle.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Timber batten size.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Bundles per hour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Conveyor height and line layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: Why band over timber battens?\nA: The timber spreads the strap load so the band cannot cut into the board edge.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How much strap does a bundle take?\nA: About 12.8 m for four bands on a 1,200 mm wide, 400 mm high bundle in our example, plus the seal overlap on each band.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many battens does a bundle need?\nA: 8 at two per band with four bands in our example.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Where do the battens come from?\nA: A side conveyor feeds them to the station.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What is saved per board size?\nA: Band positions, batten length, band tension and bundle height, kept as recipes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We plan your plasterboard strapping machine in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with board sizes, bundles and output to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong>, with the band and timber plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> to check the conveyor layout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-Strapping-Machine\/\">Automatic strapping machines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/video-of-the-gypsum-packaging-line\/\">Video: gypsum board packaging line with orbital wrapper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/wooden-timber-wrapping-strapping-machine\/\">Video: wooden timber wrapping and strapping machine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine content: FHOPE engineering team, 2026-10-04<\/li>\n<li>Strap example: our worked example, illustrative values<\/li>\n<li>Machine in action: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=knSWTuUjhWU\">our video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Standards scope: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/standard\/51528.html\">ISO 12100:2010<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nen.nl\/en\/nen-en-415-10-2014-en-191845\">EN 415-10:2014<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> 2026-10-04<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive summary Plasterboard edges crush easily, so stacks are banded over timber battens rather than straight onto the board. 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