Automatic overlay film applicator
Automatic applicator for overlay film, jute net, paper or miralon. The machine consists of two steel columns and a cross beam placed at the side of the conveyor track. It is designed to be built into the conveyor lines of automatic packaging lines, where it performs the function of automatic pallet overlapping.
Main advantages
- Robust applicator design with long service life.
- Cutting of overlay material by pneumatic motor with steel cutting disc.
- Easy foil replacement.
- Incremental sensors on each motor for accurate measurement of blade length and position.
Description of activity
A horizontal trolley with a roll of film/netting and an independently driven unwinding with a roll of netting/film is moved on the vertical frame. The unwinding of the net/foil is carried out by a motor, after unwinding the required set length of the sheet in millimetres, it is clamped by movable flaps, which are located on two horizontal profiles. The sheet is separated by the transverse movement of a pneumatically driven motor by an innovative cutting unit and a 750 W pneumatic motor at 5 bar with a steel cutting disc. The height of the goods is detected by means of a photocell. The unwinding is equipped with an alarm for end/break of film/mesh. The roll is positioned perpendicular to the axis of movement of the pallets. The machine has mechanical roll centering +/- 50 mm for precise application. It is equipped with FESTO pneumatic components and incremental sensors on each motor for accurate measurement of sheet length and its a position. The film applicator can be equipped with an additional register for the possibility to overlap the pallet with two different overlapping materials (e.g. paper/foil, miralon/foil, mesh/foil).
