{"id":2066,"date":"2020-03-03T04:10:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T04:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=2066"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:36:37","slug":"combined-machine-for-six-sides-wrapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/combined-machine-for-six-sides-wrapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Combined Machine for Six-Side Wrapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nA ring wrapper covers the four long sides of a stack and leaves both ends open, while six-side wrapping closes the ends as well.\nOur combined machine does both in one line: the stack rides roller conveyors through the wrapping stations, and a guarded tower wraps the ends.\nFilm use follows from the <strong>stack size<\/strong> and the <strong>overlap<\/strong> set on each side. Both are set per project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFaWQd7c9mQ?rel=0\" 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 six-side wrapping works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#film\">Planning film per stack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why\">Why close all six sides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#safety\">Controls and safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#selection-checklist\">Selection checklist for a six-side wrapping line<\/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>An operator stands by the infeed as a stack of grey boards waits on the roller conveyor. A tall stack of light boards then rides on a cream-coloured transfer frame towards the wrapping stations.<\/p>\n<p>Further down the line a tall yellow-framed tower with mesh panels and a warning sign stands over the conveyor. This is the station that wraps the stack ends, closing the last two sides.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-it-works\">How six-side wrapping works<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Station<\/th>\n<th>What it covers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Infeed<\/td>\n<td>The stack is lined up on the roller conveyor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Long-side wrap<\/td>\n<td>Film is wound round the top, bottom and two long sides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>End wrap<\/td>\n<td>The tower station covers the two ends<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Outfeed<\/td>\n<td>The fully closed stack runs out for lifting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Together the stations cover all six faces, so no edge or end is left bare. That matters for boards stored outside or shipped by sea.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"film\">Planning film per stack<\/h2>\n<p>Illustrative example for a stack 2,400 mm long, 1,200 mm wide and 600 mm high:<\/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>Long-side perimeter, 2 \u00d7 (1,200 + 600)<\/td>\n<td>3,600 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Film width (illustrative)<\/td>\n<td>500 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Advance per turn at half overlap<\/td>\n<td>250 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Long-side turns, 2,400 \u00f7 250<\/td>\n<td>about 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Long-side film, 10 \u00d7 3.6 m<\/td>\n<td>about 36 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>End area, 2 \u00d7 1.2 m \u00d7 0.6 m<\/td>\n<td>1.44 m\u00b2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The ends add only a small area, but they are where damp gets in first.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why\">Why close all six sides<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Risk<\/th>\n<th>Four-side wrap<\/th>\n<th>Six-side wrap<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rain on the ends<\/td>\n<td>Ends open<\/td>\n<td>Ends sealed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dust in storage<\/td>\n<td>Ends collect dust<\/td>\n<td>Clean all round<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Edge knocks<\/td>\n<td>Ends exposed<\/td>\n<td>Ends covered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Choose six-side wrapping when stacks are stored outside, shipped long distances or sold with clean ends.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Controls and safety<\/h2>\n<p>The end-wrapping tower has mesh guarding and a warning sign. Keep people out of the wrapping stations while the line runs, and stop it before anyone reaches in.<\/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 six-side wrapping line<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Stack length, width and height range.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Stacks per hour.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Indoor or outdoor storage.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Film on all six sides or ends only.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> How stacks reach and leave the line.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Floor space for the stations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: What does six-side wrapping mean?\nA: All six faces of the stack are covered: four long sides and both ends.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Why add end wrapping?\nA: Damp and dust get in at the ends first. Closing them protects the whole stack.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How much film per stack?\nA: Long-side turns times perimeter, plus the ends. Our example lays about 36 m on the long sides.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Is it one machine or several?\nA: A combined line: the stations work in sequence on the same conveyor.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What products suit it?\nA: Board stacks, panels and other flat products shipped in stacks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"next-step\">Next step<\/h2>\n<p>We plan your six-side wrapping line in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with stack sizes and output to <strong>info@fhopepack.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Receive a proposal within 48 hours<\/strong>, with the wrap and film plan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Book a site survey<\/strong> to check the conveyor layout and floor space.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/video-of-the-gypsum-packaging-line\/\">Video: gypsum packaging line with orbital wrapper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/orbital-stretch-wrapper.html\">Orbital stretch wrapper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Automatic-horizontal-stretch-wrapper\/E300-horizontal-stretch-wrapper.html\">E300 horizontal stretch wrapper<\/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>Film example: our worked example, illustrative values<\/li>\n<li>Machine in action: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hFaWQd7c9mQ\">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 A ring wrapper covers the four long sides of a stack and leaves both ends open, while six-side wrapping closes the ends as well. 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