6.9 Setting pallet width
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Your ErgoPack Air disposes of the world’s first Double-ChainLance system
with automatic pallet width detection.
How is it working:
The white chain (guiding ChainLance) threads the strap through the pallet
and back up again on the opposite side of the pallet, back into the hand of
the operator.
The guiding ChainLance is kept at the adjusted strapping height on its
horizontal way through and underneath the pallet by the black aluminium
chain (supporting ChainLance).
As soon as the reversing unit at the front end of the supporting ChainLance
has passed completely underneath the pallet, the supporting ChainLance will
be locked by a magnet locking bar.
As the guiding ChainLance continues to move out, the reversing unit turns to
a vertical position and the ChainLance finally brings the strap up at the back
side of the pallet and over it back to the operator.
How far the supporting ChainLance moves out until it is locked by the
magnet locking bar (= width of pallet) can be set manually. The width can
also automatically be detected by the ultrasonic sensors located next to the
reversing unit.