Dynamic Adjustment of Wrap Force Parameter Responsive to Monitored Wrap Force and/or For Film Break Reduction

Abstract: a method, apparatus and program product monitor a wrap force during a wrap cycle to dynamically control the dispense rate of a packaging material dispenser to meet a desired containment force to be applied to a load. a conversion may be performed between wrap force and containment force for the monitored wrap force or a containment force parameter to facilitate the performance of a comparison between the monitored wrap force and a containment force parameter associated with the desired containment force to be applied to the load. a wrap force parameter may also be dynamically adjusted, and in some instances, the dynamic adjustment may be responsive to monitored wrap force, and may be used to meet a load containment force requirement for a load. in other instances, the dynamic adjustment may be responsive to monitored packaging material breaks to reduce the occurrence of packaging material breaks.

Inventor(s): Patrick R. Lancaster, III, Michael P. Mitchell, Richard L. Johnson, Jeremy D. McCray

CPC Classification: B65B57/04 (MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars ; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound ; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers -; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles ; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers ))

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