APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BUILDING AND WRAPPING A LOAD

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for building and wrapping a load, preferably a palletised load. The invention also relates to the use of such apparatus. The method comprises an initial step of providing a dispensing member (1) in a load building and wrapping area, the dispensing member being capable of fixating at least part of the packaging material (4) to a form being equal to or larger than the horizontal projection of the load to be wrapped. The method further comprises the steps of: a) providing a layer of load units within the part of the packaging material, and b) displacing the dispensing member relative to the layer of load units vertically upwards along the layer of load units to be wrapped in order to apply packaging material around the layer of load units.