Automatic shrink wrapping of rollers
Antares packs its paint rollers on four automatic shrink-wrapping lines. Each roller is sealed in polyolefin heat-shrink film that fits tightly around the product. The lines handle rollers from 90 to 500 mm long, at 900 to 1,150 rollers per hour per line.
How shrink wrapping works
- Infeed. The roller arrives on the infeed conveyor. A product sensor detects it, and the sealing cycle starts only when a roller is present.
- Sealing. The film is sealed automatically around the roller.
- Heat tunnel. The roller passes through a heat tunnel, where the PLC holds air temperature and airflow at the values set for each product.
- Shrinking. The film is micro-perforated, so trapped air escapes while the hot air shrinks the film. This lets the film fit tightly and helps prevent it from bursting.
Technical data
- Lines: 4 automatic shrink-wrapping lines
- Output: 900 to 1,150 rollers per hour per line
- Roller lengths: 90 to 500 mm
- Product detection: sensor-triggered automatic sealing
- Heat tunnel: PLC-controlled temperature and airflow
- Film: micro-perforated polyolefin heat-shrink film
Process control
Settings for each product are held by the PLC, so a roller of the same type is wrapped the same way in every batch. Because film is sealed only when the sensor detects a roller, empty cycles do not waste film.
What this means for you
The film protects the roller from dust, moisture and mechanical damage in transport and storage. With four lines running, packing keeps pace when several orders are in production at the same time. Private label rollers are always shrink-wrapped, with the customer's own label.
Frequently asked questions
How does Antares pack its paint rollers?
Paint rollers are shrink-wrapped on four automatic lines, in micro-perforated polyolefin heat-shrink film, using a heat tunnel with PLC-controlled temperature and airflow. Rollers from 90 to 500 mm long are packed this way.
Are Antares paint rollers protected in transport and storage?
Yes. Each roller is sealed in polyolefin film that fits tightly around it and protects it from dust, moisture and mechanical damage.
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