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Automatic Banding Machine: Handling High-Mix, Low-Volume Production with 4 Banding Modes

How to use the individual banding mode of an inline automatic PP banding machine for corrugated box lines with frequently changing specifications. Full-servo 9-axis auto-setting and a touch panel let you flexibly adjust binding conditions for every bundle.

The Era of High-Mix, Low-Volume Production: Flexibility in Banding Settings

Factories that produce corrugated boxes often ship boxes of multiple specifications in turn on a single line. Since the same equipment must alternate between binding large box bundles and small box bundles, how quickly and accurately you can change the binding settings determines productivity. The AMB 1500 S/T inline automatic PP banding machine offers multiple banding modes designed with this high-mix, low-volume environment in mind.

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Full-Servo Auto-Setting

Automatic alignment for each mode

Individual Banding Mode: Tailored to Each Box Bundle

Among the four banding modes, the individual banding mode adjusts binding conditions for each box bundle one by one. The size, binding position, and tension of each bundle can be set individually, making it especially suitable for low-volume production lines where specifications change frequently.

Instead of having an operator make manual adjustments every time, as with pneumatic equipment, the full-servo 9-axis auto-setting automatically aligns each axis to the conditions of the selected mode. This reduces variation due to operator skill level and maintains consistent binding quality even in low-volume, high-mix production.

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Specification Switching via Touch Panel, Full-Servo Auto-Setting

The biggest burden each time specifications change is setup time. With the AMB 1500 S/T, selecting the relevant specification on the touch panel automatically realigns all 9 axes, saving roughly 10–30 minutes of changeover time compared to manual adjustment.

Tension is also servo-controlled, so uniform binding force is maintained across every bundle even when modes are changed. The high-speed processing rate of 28 cycles per minute carries on unchanged after a mode switch.

Specification Switching

Manual Setting

Operator manual adjustment

Automatic (Servo) Setting

Touch-panel automatic setting

Changeover Time

Manual Setting

Long

Automatic (Servo) Setting

10–30 minutes saved

Binding Uniformity

Manual Setting

Operator variation occurs

Automatic (Servo) Setting

Uniform via tension servo control

High-Mix Capability

Manual Setting

Low

Automatic (Servo) Setting

High

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A Line That Never Stops: Even with Frequent Specification Changes

On the shop floor, it is common for specifications to change several times a day. By registering the binding conditions suited to each product in advance using the individual banding mode, you can ship continuously by simply switching modes without stopping the line. The side-feed S model connects inline to an existing line, while the top-feed T model can be placed independently, so it can be applied flexibly to match the factory layout and production method.

Optimized for High-Mix, Low-Volume

Tailor conditions to each bundle with the individual banding mode, switch instantly via the touch panel, and bind corrugated box bundles without a hitch.

Individual settings for size, position, and tension per box bundle

9-axis automatic setting by selecting the specification on the touch panel

Uniform binding even after mode switching, via tension servo control

Choose your line configuration with S (side feed) or T (top feed)

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