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Packaging material profiling for containment force-based wrapping

  • US 10,239,645 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2014
  • Issued: 03/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of profiling a packaging material with a load wrapping apparatus of the type configured to wrap a load on a load support through relative rotation between a packaging material dispenser and the load support, the method comprising:

  • initiating a first load wrap operation to wrap with the packaging material using a first wrap force parameter;

    determining a first incremental containment force per revolution (ICF) value from the first load wrap operation;

    initiating a second load wrap operation to wrap with the packaging material using a second wrap force parameter;

    determining a second ICF value from the second load wrap operation; and

    using a central processing unit, determining an ICF function for the packaging material from the first and second ICF values, the ICF function configured to receive an input wrap force parameter and generate an ICF output value therefrom, and the ICF function configured to generate the ICF output value over a range of wrap force parameters.

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