Development of Automatic Strapping Machine Using the PET Band

We present an equipment development for PET Banding Header that complements the Steel Banding machine currently being utilized in Pohang steel works, South Korea. The PET Banding Header was developed due to the damages done on the surface of the cold rolling products whilst being transported. Because the PET Banding Header was designed as a friction-binding technology against the existing heat-binding technology, the intensity concentrated on the binding area was significantly improved and its efficiency was also increased because it was designed to be a wider range of the banding. In addition, for the cost-cutting of the new equipment in development, the PET Banding header allows for both the Steel Banding Machine and PET Banding Machine to be utilized together. As a result, being applied to the facilities in the field, we were able to reduce the facility investment, demonstrate the efficient facility maintenance, and more importantly, solve the complaints from the customers.