Strapping Machines

Strapping machines are industrial tools. They are used to apply flat plastic or steel strapping, or banding materials, to a wide variety of packed products.

The objectives of strap application are:-

To close a pack, for example strapping a lid onto a carton of some kind, or keeping folding flaps closed
Adding a degree of security to a pack by making it more difficult to open and providing visible evidence of pilferage where straps have been removed
Binding multiple packs together
Increasing pack stability, for example, bundles of newspapers which need to be restrained for stacking and handling
locking tall loads to pallet bases for safe storage and transportation.

Types of Strapping Machine

Various types of strapping machines are used for these applications and the choice of machine should depend on the volume of products being strapped and the nature of the products themselves. Selection should not be limited by the narrow range of machines offered by some suppliers.

Strapping Machines range in complexity and purpose. There are:-

Hand-operated strapping tools which can be battery-operated
Semi-automatic strapping machines which need manual strap placing
Automatic strapping machines with arches in a variety of sizes, which apply straps at high speed on the press of a button or footswitch
Fully-automated strapping machines with integral pack conveyor systems which are placed into production lines and are pack-actuated without the need for operator intervention
Pallet strapping machines for the application of vertical and horizontal straps to palletised products. Vertical machines are available with retractable sword units which feed the strap through the pallet voids to secure products to the pallet bases.

Machine quality varies according to the source. Some are built down to a low price, where reliability and life expectancy become questionable. Gordian strapping machines are more robust offering low maintenance costs and better investment returns over time.

Gordian Strapping Limited is a strapping solution provider and can supply from a comprehensive range of machines which have been designed and built to high engineering standards for demanding industrial applications where uptime performance and operating efficiencies are critical.

Customers buying Gordian equipment can be assured of good advice on machine selection, long-term operational reliability and after-sales field support from our team of service engineers who operate nationally, throughout the UK. Spare parts are held by local engineers and centrally at our Basingstoke head office.

The good quality plastic strapping materials available from Gordian assure customers that machines and strapping will be matched in quality to give consistent operational performance.

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