{"id":15021,"date":"2026-09-03T07:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=15021"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:29:02","slug":"from-slit-coil-handling-to-stacking-automatic-steel-coil-packaging-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/from-slit-coil-handling-to-stacking-automatic-steel-coil-packaging-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Slit Coil Handling to Stacking Line: Tilter, Strapping Station and Robot Stacking on Pallets"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nThis clip follows coils through one of our slit coil lines. A blue tilter turns each coil, a green strapping line bands small coils one after another, and a robot stacks paper-wrapped coils onto pallets. For a smooth flow every station has to keep pace with the slitter, so we balance the stations before building the line.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"985\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tei71Oafhzg\" title=\"From Slit Coil Handling to Stacking: Automatic Steel Coil Packaging Line\" 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 clip shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#flow\">Station flow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#balance\">Balancing the stations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#setup\">What we set per line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Safety<\/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 clip shows<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>What you see<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilting<\/td>\n<td>A blue tilter turns a coil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>A strapping head on a green line bands small coils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operator<\/td>\n<td>An operator watches the strapping line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stacking<\/td>\n<td>A robot stacks paper-wrapped coils on pallets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pallets<\/td>\n<td>Finished stacks wait on pallets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"flow\">Station flow<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Station<\/th>\n<th>Job<\/th>\n<th>Paces to<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilter<\/td>\n<td>Turns the coil<\/td>\n<td>Slitter output<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>Bands each coil<\/td>\n<td>Coils per cut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Paper or film cover<\/td>\n<td>Layers needed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robot stacking<\/td>\n<td>Builds pallet stacks<\/td>\n<td>Stack pattern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"balance\">Balancing the stations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worked example (illustrative).<\/strong><\/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>Slitter output (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>90 coils per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Time per coil at line pace, 3,600 \u00f7 90<\/td>\n<td>40 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping cycle (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>35 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robot stacking cycle (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>30 s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slowest station, 35 s, below 40 s<\/td>\n<td>line keeps pace<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"setup\">What we set per line<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Setting<\/th>\n<th>Depends on<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilter<\/td>\n<td>Coil weight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>Straps per coil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Paper or film<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robot<\/td>\n<td>Payload and stack pattern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"selection-checklist\">Selection checklist<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Coil OD, ID, width and weight.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Coils per slitting cut.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Straps per coil.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Film layers.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Stack pattern and pallet size.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Coils per hour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep clear of the upender, strapping head and wrapping ring while they move.<\/li>\n<li>Stay outside the fenced stacking area.<\/li>\n<li>Lock out before clearing a jam.<\/li>\n<li>For CE markets, the machine is designed to ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: What is the flow in the clip?\nA: Tilter, strapping line, then robot stacking on pallets.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How do you balance the line?\nA: Every station cycle must be shorter than the time per coil at slitter pace.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What if one station is too slow?\nA: We add a second head or a buffer conveyor.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Why paper wrapping?\nA: Paper stops metal-to-metal rubbing and scratches in pallet handling and transport.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Robot or gantry?\nA: A robot suits flexible stack patterns; a gantry suits heavier coils on a fixed grid.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Which standards apply?\nA: For CE markets, ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We match a slit coil packing line in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with coil sizes, slitter output and pallet pattern, to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong> with the machine data and layout.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> so we confirm the slitter exit.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/inside-the-mill-modernizing-slit-steel-coil-handling-strapping-and-stacking-for-zero-downtime-output\/\">Slit Coil Upending, Wrapping and Stacking Line With Buffers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/the-automatic-roll-stretch-hood-packing-machine-revolutionizing-industrial-packaging\/\">Long Roll Film Sleeving and Robot Palletizing Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/from-strapping-to-stacking-how-an-automated-steel-coil-packaging-line-transforms-shop-floor-productivity-2\/\">Narrow Coil Strapping, Wrapping and Gantry Stacking Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-Coil-Packing-Line\/slit-coil-packing.html\">Slit coil packing line<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Machine content: FHOPE engineering team, 2026-10-10<\/li>\n<li>Clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tei71Oafhzg\">the video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Station balance: our worked example, illustrative values<\/li>\n<li>Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010; 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