Abstract: The present invention refers to an equipment and a method for wrapping a film around an object placed on a pallet. The equipment includes: a) a reel-holder carriage equipped with an outlet designed to allow the film to come out of the carriage through it; and b) at least one device suitable for blowing air, placed at the outlet and integral with the carriage, which allows the end strip of the film, once it has come out of the carriage, to spread slowly, without any tension, on the ground around the base of the object to be wrapped. The rotation around the object to be wrapped of a movable body forming part of the equipment of the present invention, or, alternatively, the rotation on itself of the object to be wound in proximity to the equipment, allows tensioning of the strip of the film and the subsequent superimposition on it of a portion of the film that gradually emerges from the carriage during rotation, so as to fix the film to the object to be wrapped.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads, supplied by a reel (B), envisages the following working steps: a) Positioning along the side of the load and parallel thereto a straight member (1) and transversely extending over it a section of a penultimate turn (S) of the wrapping film so as to form a vertically open pocket (Z) between this turn and the wrapped load; b) Moving an edge of the film portion of the said penultimate turn which touches the said straight member towards the other edge of the said turn so as to free space on the said straight member (1); c) Extending over the free space of said straight member (1) a section of a last turn (S1) of the wrapping film,—d) The part of the said last turn (S1) situated on the said straight member is moved away from the said penultimate turn (S), is made to pass over the said straight member (1) and is inserted and pulled into the said pocket (Z), remaining temporarily connected to the said distributor with the reel (B

Abstract: Method and apparatus for fixing the tail end of the film for wrapping palletized loads, supplied by a reel (B), envisages the following working steps: a) Positioning along the side of the load and parallel thereto a straight member (1) and transversely extending over it a section of a penultimate turn (S) of the wrapping film so as to form a vertically open pocket (Z) between this turn and the wrapped load; b) Moving an edge of the film portion of the said penultimate turn which touches the said straight member towards the other edge of the said turn so as to free space on the said straight member (1); c) Extending over the free space of said straight member (1) a section of a last turn (S1) of the wrapping film,—d) The part of the said last turn (S1) situated on the said straight member is moved away from the said penultimate turn (S), is made to pass over the said straight member (1) and is inserted and pulled into the said pocket (Z), remaining temporarily connected to the said distributor with the reel (B

Abstract: Apparatus for the production of reels of extendable film prestretched longitudinally and of varying weight, from normal reels of extendable film, characterized in that it comprises a container (1) closed by a cover (3) inside which means for rotatably supporting a reel (B) supplying the extendable film as well as parallel prestretching rollers (8, 108) and a spindle (15) for storing the prestretched film are arranged, these means being all operated by a centralized drive unit (7) and means being envisaged for programming the operation of the apparatus, for the production of reels of prestretched film with the weight required in each case.

Abstract: The vertical and horizontal axis ring machine, for wrapping with stretch film usually palletized loads which are surrounded by the said ring and in which a suitable displacement between ring and load is envisaged so as to ensure that the latter is wrapped with film over the desired extension, comprises: a ring (5) with a diameter suitably greater than that of the maximum-size load (C) to be wrapped, which is made to rotate by drive means (9) mounted on a frame (2) which rotatably supports the said ring by means of support rollers (3) and containing rollers (4); there being mounted on the said frame (2) supporting the ring (5) means for supporting the reel (24) of stretch film and means for unwinding from it the film and for statically supplying it to: conveying means situated on the said rotating ring (5) and controlled by drive means situated on the said support frame (2), for collecting the film supplied from the said static supplying means, so as to keep it in the condition in which it is supplied by th

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an invention that relates to packaging techniques and, in particular, to a process and a device for overwrapping containers and the like that hold edible products needing constant aeration.The technical problem that has to be solved is how to achieve the foregoing without either obstructing the aeration or having to resort to the use of overwrapping nets that are particularly expensive and none too easy to place in position.The solution to the problem is attained through a process for overwrapping containers and the like that hold edible products, and this consists in: reeling a band of film that can be tension deformed, dividing the said band into a plurality of strips placed, one at the side of the other, parallel to the axis of the said reel, and applying tension to the said strips prior to their being placed in contact with the containers to be overwrapped, in such a way as to obtain a shrinkage in width and a set spacing of one strip with respect to the other.