{"id":7423,"date":"2024-09-12T06:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/?p=7423"},"modified":"2026-10-10T01:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T01:30:32","slug":"showcase-revolutionizing-steel-pipe-bundle-making-with-automated-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/showcase-revolutionizing-steel-pipe-bundle-making-with-automated-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Plastic Pipe Counting and Film Bundling Line: Counting, Gathering and Three-Point Stretch Film Strapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Executive summary<\/strong>\nThis clip shows our online bundling line at the end of a plastic pipe extrusion line. Pipes arrive from the extruder, a lifter counts them one by one, the line gathers and aligns a bundle, and one head bands it with stretch film in three places (film strapping rather than plastic or steel strap). Our online line handles bundles of \u03a6120\u2013\u03a6180 mm and 5\u201350 kg at more than one bundle per minute.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"940\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hdmBIw8mhAI?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 clip shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#process\">Process flow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-film\">Why stretch film strapping for plastic pipe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#line-data\">Online line data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#output\">Pipes per minute<\/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>Part of the clip<\/th>\n<th>What you see<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Line end<\/td>\n<td>The extrusion line in the background, with the control panel of the bundling line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Feeding<\/td>\n<td>White plastic pipes run along the line toward the bundling section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gathering<\/td>\n<td>Pipes collect in a trough and line up into a bundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>A yellow strapping unit wraps green stretch film around the bundle at set points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Result<\/td>\n<td>Strapped pipe bundles lie on the outfeed rack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"process\">Process flow<\/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>1<\/td>\n<td>Pipes feed in from the extruder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>The program counts the pipes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Pipes are stored in a buffer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Pipes are gathered and arrayed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>The bundle ends are aligned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>The bundle is strapped with stretch film<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>The bundle moves on to bagging or outfeed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"why-film\">Why stretch film strapping for plastic pipe<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No marks.<\/strong> Film bands hold the pipes without cutting into the surface as hard strap can.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Three points.<\/strong> One head straps three positions, so the bundle stays straight along its length.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set count.<\/strong> The pipes per bundle are set in the program and can be changed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inline.<\/strong> The line runs at the extruder, so pipes go from cutting to bundle without a manual step.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"line-data\">Online line data<\/h2>\n<p>Our published data for the online pipe bundling line:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Published value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundle OD<\/td>\n<td>\u03a6120\u2013\u03a6180 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pipe length<\/td>\n<td>3 m (6 m optional)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundle weight<\/td>\n<td>5\u201350 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Counting<\/td>\n<td>Automatic, by program setting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lifting speed<\/td>\n<td>Up to 50\u201360 pcs\/min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundling speed<\/td>\n<td>More than 1 bundle\/min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strapping<\/td>\n<td>LLDPE stretch film, 50\u2013100 mm wide, three positions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Control<\/td>\n<td>PLC and HMI, manual and automatic modes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Non-straight pipe may need manual help at feeding, and each line is matched to your pipe sizes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"output\">Pipes per minute<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Worked example (illustrative).<\/strong> With 10 pipes per bundle and 1 bundle per minute, the line takes 10 \u00d7 1 = 10 pipes per minute from the extruder. The lifter tops out at 50\u201360 pcs\/min, so the bundling rate, not the lifter, sets the output in this case.<\/p>\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\" \/> Pipe OD and length.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Pipes per bundle and bundle weight.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Pipes per minute from your extruder.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Film strapping only, or bagging after strapping.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Online at the extruder or offline from baskets.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:-1.25em;list-style-type:none\"><input type=\"checkbox\" disabled=\"disabled\" \/> Floor space at the line end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"safety\">Safety<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep clear of the strapping ring while it turns.<\/li>\n<li>Stop the line before clearing a pipe jam.<\/li>\n<li>Keep hands away from the lifter and gathering trough.<\/li>\n<li>For CE markets, the line is designed to ISO 12100 and EN 415-10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"engineering-faq\">Engineering FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q: What bundle sizes does the line take?\nA: Bundle OD \u03a6120\u2013\u03a6180 mm and 5\u201350 kg, with 3 m pipes as standard and 6 m optional.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How fast does it bundle?\nA: More than 1 bundle per minute on our published data.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How are pipes counted?\nA: Automatically, by the program setting, as the lifter lifts them one by one.<\/p>\n<p>Q: What is the strap?\nA: LLDPE stretch film 50\u2013100 mm wide, applied in three positions by one head.<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many pipes per minute does it take?\nA: It depends on the pipes per bundle; the lifter reaches 50\u201360 pcs\/min, and 10 pipes per bundle at 1 bundle per minute take 10 per minute in the worked example.<\/p>\n<p>Q: Can it run offline?\nA: Yes, the storage and feeding system supports both online and offline bundling.<\/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 size a plastic pipe bundling line in three steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Submit your layout drawing<\/strong> with pipe sizes, pipes per bundle and extruder output, 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 extruder interface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"related-reading\">Related reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/automatic-horizontal-orbital-wrapping-machine-for-pipes-and-bundles\/\">Horizontal Orbital Wrapping Machine for Pipes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/orital-wrapper-for-long-object-3-straps-packing\/\">Orbital Wrapper for Long Bars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/videos\/custom-features-vs-standard-models-how-to-choose-a-steel-profile-strapping-machine\/\">Steel Tube Bundle Strapping Machine in Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Plastic-Pipe-Packing-Line\/on-line.html\">Online pipe bundling line data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"sources\">Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Clip: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hdmBIw8mhAI\">the video on YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Process flow, bundle range, speeds, film and control: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhopepack.com\/Plastic-Pipe-Packing-Line\/on-line.html\">online pipe bundling line data<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pipes per minute: our worked arithmetic<\/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 shows our online bundling line at the end of a plastic pipe extrusion line. 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