{"id":15407,"date":"2026-09-18T06:44:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:24:45","slug":"from-strapping-to-stacking-how-an-automated-steel-coil-packaging-line-transforms-shop-floor-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/from-strapping-to-stacking-how-an-automated-steel-coil-packaging-line-transforms-shop-floor-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel and Copper Coil Packing Line From Strapping to Stacking: Each Station in the Clip and What It Replaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nThis clip runs through several of our coil packing lines. It shows a copper coil strapped on a turntable, eye-through wrappers on roller conveyors, a tilter, flat coils wrapped under a gantry ring, and gantries stacking the finished coils. Each station replaces a manual job on the shop floor, so we pick the stations per plant from the coil size and output.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1053\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAIQjo7LNb8\" title=\"Steel Coil Packaging Line: Strapping, Labeling, Wrapping &amp; Stacking\" 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=\"#replaces\">What each station replaces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#labour\">Labour per shift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#setup\">How we choose the stations<\/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>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>A copper coil strapped on a turntable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eye-through wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Blue orbital wrappers wrap coils on roller conveyors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilting<\/td>\n<td>A tilter turns a coil on the line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flat coil wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Large flat coils wrapped under a gantry ring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stacking<\/td>\n<td>Gantries lift and stack finished coils<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"replaces\">What each station replaces<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Station<\/th>\n<th>Manual job it replaces<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>Hand strapping with a tool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eye-through wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Hand wrapping film through the eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilting<\/td>\n<td>Turning coils with a crane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Flat coil wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Hand wrapping large coils on the pallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stacking<\/td>\n<td>Crane or forklift stacking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"labour\">Labour per shift<\/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>Manual packing crew per shift (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>6 people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Crew with the automatic line (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>2 people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>People moved to other work, 6 \u2212 2<\/td>\n<td>4 per shift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shifts per day (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>People moved per day, 4 \u00d7 2<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shift length (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>8 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Labour hours moved per day, 8 \u00d7 8<\/td>\n<td>64 h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"setup\">How we choose the stations<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Choice<\/th>\n<th>Depends on<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>Radial, circumferential or both<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrapping<\/td>\n<td>Eye-through or flat coil ring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tilting<\/td>\n<td>Coil position from the slitter or mill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stacking<\/td>\n<td>Gantry or robot, 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 sizes, weights and materials.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Coils per hour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Current manual jobs and crew.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Strapping and wrapping needed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Tilting needed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Stacking pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep clear of each station while it runs.<\/li>\n<li>Stay outside fenced gantry and robot areas.<\/li>\n<li>Lock out before clearing any 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: Which stations does a coil packing line have?\nA: Strapping, wrapping, tilting and stacking, chosen per plant.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What does each station replace?\nA: Hand strapping, hand wrapping, crane tilting and crane or forklift stacking.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many people does it free?\nA: 4 people per shift in the worked example, 8 a day over 2 shifts.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Gantry or robot stacking?\nA: We choose by coil weight, coil size, cycle rate and stack pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Can stations be added later?\nA: Yes. We plan space for stations added later.<\/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 coil packing line in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with coil sizes, weights, output and current crew, 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 floor layout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/5-critical-roi-metrics-to-evaluate-a-full-steel-coil-packaging-line-from-strapping-to-stacking-automation\/\">Steel Coil Packaging Line: Five ROI Metrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/4-core-packaging-kpis-how-steel-coil-strapping-wrapping-lines-lower-tco-and-cut-transit-damage-by-90\/\">Steel Coil Strapping, Labelling and Stacking Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/mechanical-load-and-tension-analysis-in-integrated-tilting-strapping-and-stretch-wrapping-systems-for-high-precision-slit-steel-coil\/\">Slit Coil Tilting, Wrapping and Stacking Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-Coil-Packing-Line\/\">Automatic coil packing lines<\/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=tAIQjo7LNb8\">the video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Labour per shift: our worked example, illustrative values<\/li>\n<li>Standards scope: ISO 12100:2010; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nen.nl\/en\/nen-en-415-10-2014-en-191845\">EN 415-10:2014<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Proposal timing: approved house CTA (proposal within 48 hours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Last reviewed:<\/strong> 2026-10-10<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive summary This clip runs through several of our coil packing lines. 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