{"id":181,"date":"2018-04-17T09:26:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T09:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=181"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:17:13","slug":"automatic-pallet-stretch-wrapping-machine-with-film-cutter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-pallet-stretch-wrapping-machine-with-film-cutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Pallet Stretch Wrapping Machine with Film Cutter: Clamp, Cut and Wipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nOur automatic pallet wrapper starts, cuts and finishes the film without an operator. A gripper clamps the film tail, a hot wire cuts it, and a soft brush wipes the end onto the load. The B100 wraps loads up to <strong>1,800 kg<\/strong> at a minimum of <strong>24 loads per hour<\/strong>, with 250% pre-stretch.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lyFCTxde_DY\" 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=\"#cycle\">The clamp, wrap, cut and wipe cycle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#film-cutter\">What the film cutter changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pre-stretch\">Pre-stretch and film per pallet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#turntable\">Turntable and carriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#controls\">Controls<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#utilities-and-safety\">Utilities and safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist<\/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=\"cycle\">The clamp, wrap, cut and wipe cycle<\/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>Clamp<\/td>\n<td>the clamping device holds the film tail, so wrapping starts without tying the film to the load<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrap<\/td>\n<td>the load is wrapped to the parameters set on the control panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cut<\/td>\n<td>after the cycle, the film is cut from the load and held by the clamper for the next pallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wipe<\/td>\n<td>the trailing end is stuck to the load, so no film tail hangs in transport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The clamp and cut unit sits at the turntable edge, where it can hold the film tail between loads, as our video shows on a carton pallet.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/uploads\/Stretch-wrapper\/Automatic-wrapping\/B100\/Automatic%20stretch%20wrapping%20machine.jpg\" alt=\"B100 automatic pallet stretch wrapping machine with turntable roller conveyor\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"skip-lazy\">\n<figcaption><strong>B100 automatic pallet wrapper.<\/strong> Turntable roller conveyor with automatic film clamping and cutting.<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"film-cutter\">What the film cutter changes<\/h2>\n<p>On a semi-automatic wrapper, an operator ties the film on and cuts it off at every pallet. The automatic mechanical hand removes both steps.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>B100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Film clamper<\/td>\n<td>scissors-like gripper bars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cutting method<\/td>\n<td>instant heating wire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wiping system<\/td>\n<td>soft brush sticks the film onto the pallet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Control<\/td>\n<td>sensor and PLC program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ready for next load<\/td>\n<td>automatic material clamping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>With an infeed conveyor, the forklift driver drops the pallet and leaves. The wrapper runs unmanned.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"pre-stretch\">Pre-stretch and film per pallet<\/h2>\n<p>The powered pre-stretch delivers film at 250%, optional 100\u2013300%. At 250%, each metre of film off the roll becomes 3.5 m on the load. Illustrative example for a 1,200 \u00d7 1,000 mm pallet with 15 wraps:<\/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>Load perimeter<\/td>\n<td>2 \u00d7 (1.2 + 1.0) = 4.4 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Film on the load<\/td>\n<td>4.4 \u00d7 15 = 66 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Film off the roll<\/td>\n<td>66 \u00f7 3.5 \u2248 19 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pallets per 1,500 m roll<\/td>\n<td>about 79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Powered pre-stretch also lets the operator wrap light, unsteady pallets that friction systems cannot.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"turntable\">Turntable and carriage<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Parameter<\/th>\n<th>B100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum load weight<\/td>\n<td>1,800 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Loads per hour<\/td>\n<td>minimum 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turntable diameter<\/td>\n<td>2,200 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turntable speed<\/td>\n<td>up to 12 rpm, adjustable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turntable height<\/td>\n<td>about 400 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Film carriage speed<\/td>\n<td>2.9 m\/min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrap layers<\/td>\n<td>bottom, middle and top, 0\u201399 wraps each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The turntable is chain driven, runs on a ring-gear bearing with soft start and stop, and resets automatically. A photocell senses the load height.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"controls\">Controls<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>B100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Controller<\/td>\n<td>PLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operator interface<\/td>\n<td>separate buttons and HMI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wrap settings<\/td>\n<td>re-wrap, overwrap and overlap adjustment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Counters<\/td>\n<td>independent top and bottom wrap counters, total and resettable cycle counters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"utilities-and-safety\">Utilities and safety<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Utility<\/th>\n<th>B100<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Power supply<\/td>\n<td>AC 380 V, 3 phase, 50 Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turntable motor<\/td>\n<td>about 0.75 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roller motor<\/td>\n<td>about 0.75 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Carriage up-down motor<\/td>\n<td>about 0.37 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pre-stretch motor<\/td>\n<td>about 0.37 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air supply<\/td>\n<td>6\u20138 kgf\/cm\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A red mushroom-head emergency stop and a lockable electrical disconnect are standard. 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 an automatic pallet wrapper<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Pallet size, load height and weight.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Loads per hour needed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Infeed and outfeed conveyors, yes or no.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Pre-stretch level for your film.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Compressed air at the machine.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Top sheet or film covering, yes or no.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: Does an operator need to tie or cut the film?\nA: No. The gripper clamps the tail, a hot wire cuts it, and a brush wipes the end onto the load.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many pallets per hour?\nA: A minimum of 24 loads per hour on the B100.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How much film does one pallet use?\nA: About 19 m off the roll in our illustrative 15-wrap example at 250% pre-stretch.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What is the heaviest load?\nA: 1,800 kg on the B100.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Does it need compressed air?\nA: Yes. The air supply is 6\u20138 kgf\/cm\u00b2, and we confirm consumption in the proposal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We plan your automatic pallet wrapper in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with pallet sizes, load heights and loads per hour to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong>, with the model, conveyors and options.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> to fit the wrapper to your line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-pallet-wrapping-machine\/pallet-wrapping-machine-B100.html\">Automatic pallet wrapping machine B100<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-pallet-wrapping-machine\/pallet-wrapping-machine-B200.html\">Automatic stretch wrapping machine B200<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-pallet-wrapping-machine\/\">Automatic pallet wrapping machinery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-turntable-pallet-wrapping-machine-line\/\">Video: automatic turntable pallet wrapping machine line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/fully-automatic-pallet-wrapping-machinery-line\/\">Video: fully automatic pallet wrapping machinery line<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>B100 data, cutter and utilities: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-pallet-wrapping-machine\/pallet-wrapping-machine-B100.html\">automatic pallet wrapping machine B100 page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clamp, wrap, cut and stick cycle: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-pallet-wrapping-machine\/\">automatic pallet wrapping machinery page<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Machine in action: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lyFCTxde_DY\">our automatic pallet wrapper with film cutter 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 Our automatic pallet wrapper starts, cuts and finishes the film without an operator. 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