Long plastic pipes and tubes reach the end of the line as loose, unwieldy lengths, and the expensive step is not the wrapping or strapping itself but feeding the sticks into the packing line without a team of operators bending, carrying and re-aligning each one by hand. An automatic feeding and packing line takes the loose rods or tubes, aligns them into a clean bundle and packs the bundle, so the job is driven by mechanical alignment instead of operator judgment. This guide explains the infeed-and-packing sequence, where automatic feeding beats the manual option, what to specify, and what to verify before acceptance. It is written for plant engineers and production managers in plastic pipe and tube plants.<\/p>\n
The rod-and-tube automatic feeding and packing line is shown below:<\/p>\n