Abstract: A strapping device for strapping one or more articles with a strap includes a joining apparatus for joining two overlapping portions of the strap, the joining apparatus including a joining jaw and a joining base arranged to receive the two overlapping portions of the strap therebetween, wherein the joining base includes a base body and a spacer releasably connectable with the base body, the spacer including at least one lower support surface for the one or more articles and at least one upper support surface for the strap, wherein the spacer is configured to be releasable from the base body when the two overlapping portions of the strap are joined.

Abstract: A method of strapping one or more articles with a strap includes the steps of: providing a strapping device including a joining apparatus with a joining jaw and a joining base; placing an end portion of the strap around the joining base such that a fastening loop around the base is formed; joining overlapping first and second strap segments of the fastening loop by the joining apparatus to form a strap joint; placing the strap around one or more articles such that a third strap segment overlaps a segment of the fastening loop; tensioning the strap around the one or more articles; joining the third segment of the strap with the segment of the fastening loop by the joining apparatus; shearing the tensioned strap off from an untensioned bulk portion of the strap; separating the strapping device from the tensioned strap by removing the joining base from the fastening loop.