SOUTHWORTH
PALLETPAL STRETCH WRAPPER OWNER’S MANUAL 7
SAFETY
The Stretch Wrapper unit has been carefully designed to
be as safe as possible for operators and service workers.
If you take a few common sense precautions, you will
be able to use the machine safely. However, the Stretch
Wrapper unit is a powerful machine with moving parts, and
is capable of causing personal injury if proper precautions
are not taken.
Therefore, throughout this manual, Southworth has iden-
tified certain hazards, which may occur in the use and
servicing of the Stretch Wrapper unit, and has provided
appropriate instructions or precautions, which should be
taken to avoid these hazards. In some cases, Southworth
has also pointed out the consequences which may occur if
Southworth’s instructions or precautions are not followed.
Southworth uses the following system of identifying the
severity of the hazards associated with its products:
Danger!
Immediate hazard which will result in severe
personal injury or death.
Warning!
Hazard or unsafe practice which could result
in severe personal injury or death.
Caution!
Hazard or unsafe practices, which could result
in minor personal injury or property damage.
Please
read
and
follow
this
instruction
manual,
including
all
safety
Instructions
and
precautions,
carefully
and
completely.
IMPORTANT
INSTALLATION
NOTES
Danger!
The electric motor used in the unit can create sparks.
Don’t use the unit in an area where flammable gases
may be present.
Warning!
The unit is attached to the skid using metal bands. These
bands are under high tension. The edges are sharp.
Wear safety glasses and gloves when you handle or cut
the banding.
Warning!
Do not use the machine without tightening the bolts, which
hold the tower and film carriage assembly. See Fig. 1. If
you do not do this, the tower may fall when you try to raise
the film carriage. You may be injured, or the machine may
be damaged.
Caution!
When removing the unit from the shipping pallet, be very
careful to support the section of the machine where the
drive belt housing meets the turntable disk. This is the
weakest point, yet it is very important to the function of
the machine.
Caution!
During installation, do not tilt the unit more than 30 degrees
or drop it. This can cause the balls in the carrier plate to
become unseated. The machine may be damaged when
you start the unit.
Caution!
The unit must be installed on a smooth flat surface. If the
floor is not flat, this can create stresses in the base of the
machine. The machine may not work properly, or parts of
the machine may wear more quickly than they should.
Caution!
Do not use the machine unless it has been firmly anchored
to the floor. If you do not do this, the machine may move
as it operates. This can create stresses, which may dam-
age the machine.
Caution!
Be sure the film carriage is latched in position at the bot
-
tom of the tower before you remove the tower from the
pallet. If you do not do this, the carriage may slide as you
remove the pallet.
Caution!
Do not move the machine once you have attached the
tower. If you must move the machine, disassemble the
tower first. If you strike the tower while moving the ma
-
chine, it is very easy to damage the machine.
