Load Stability-Based Wrapping

摘要

Control of a load wrapping apparatus may be based at least in part on the relative stability of a load, such as based upon one or more load stability types that categorize the relative stability of the load. A graphical depiction of a wrap profile may also be used in some instances to facilitate operator set up of the wrap profile.

主权项

1. A method of controlling a load wrapping apparatus of the type configured to wrap a load on a load support with packaging material dispensed from a packaging material dispenser through relative rotation between the packaging material dispenser and the load support, the method comprising:
maintaining a mapping of load containment forces to corresponding wrap forces and numbers of layers of packaging material; receiving input data associated with a load containment force requirement to be used when wrapping the load with packaging material; accessing the mapping based upon the input data to determine a corresponding wrap force parameter and a corresponding layer parameter for the load containment force requirement; and controlling a dispense rate of the packaging material dispenser during the relative rotation based on the determined corresponding wrap force and layer parameters for the load containment force requirement.