A saving impact can also be seen in the reduced insurance costs to protect against losses in case of a fire due to heat exposure.įigure 6: Example of long textile component packed horizontally with RoRo StretchPack When comparing to heat shrink tunnel machines the significant difference is the energy- and film savings that can be achieved. Once the PE-film has been captured by the grabbing unit, it is led to the product lane where components or products will be stretch packed. The horizontal stretch technology is one of a kind compared to vertical stretch hood solutions, pallet wrapping (spiral- or ring wrap) and significantly different to the heat shrink process. Movie 1: How does the horizontal stretch packaging equipment work?Ĭompared with Heat Shrink Tunnel there are significant savings Leading Stretch Hood Supplier Heat Shrink Tunnel (horizontal) Figure 5: Example of Heat Shrink Tunnel packaging Leading Stretch Hood Supplier Heat Shrink Hood (vertical) Source: MH&L – Material Handling & Logistics Ring-Stretch Wrapper (vertical)įigure 1: Ring Stretch Wrapping Source: Wikipedia - įigure 2: Spiral Strech Wrapping Source: MH&L – Material Handling & Logistics Picture from Beumer Group – Leading Stretch Hood Supplier Stretch Hood (vertical) These following pictures illustrate it quite well. Okay, let’s start by taking a look on the difference between the vertical and horizontal technologies. We can also later talk about why applying stretch film in general can cause challenges when packaging. I also understand that you later will explain some challenges in going from vertical to horizontal in stretching of PE-films.īut first, please clarify what the difference is between vertical and horizontal stretch packaging equipment.īruhn: Sure. Jensen: Okay, and in, and before this process, I know, that you have collaborated with both manufacturers like Nordfolien (Stretchfolie - Nordfolien in Germany) and also market leader ExxonMobil Chemical ( PFFC-online ) in a collaboration between ExxonMobil Chemical and Frank Bruhn ApS. Difference between Horizontal Stretch Packaging and other technologies Also he wanted to get rid of the heat tunnel risk. So, the manufacturer wanted me to explore the possibility of making a machine which could package long products and to get well known problems solved. This constant fire risk explains the higher insurance costs you pay to protect against potential losses. You have a lot of heat exposure in a shrink tunnel and in the worst case it can cause a fire. The initial reason was a fire in a factory packaging line caused by a heat shrink tunnel machine. Today Frank Bruhn ApS has gained an international foothold with an established brand based on the horizontal stretch packaging equipment RoRo StretchPack It all started with a fire in a Heat Shrink Tunnel packaging line You see, existing packaging technologies like stretch hood, heat shrink hood, heat shrink tunnel and pallet shrink wrapping couldn’t solve the problem they challenged me with.Ĭustomers wanted to know if it was possible to change existing stretch technology from vertical to horizontal and at the same time solve some of the more critical problems they were experiencing.įounder Photography, 2011: Frank Bruhn (lower left side) and his brother Gunnar Bruhn (lower right side) founded the company Frank Bruhn ApS in Denmark several years ago. But you know what, this time I didn’t have any solution to their problem so hang on. You know, I haven’t been doing anything else for more than 2 decades. Why did some large building material manufacturers contact you? How did the Horizontal Stretch Packaging journey start?īruhn: I guess they knew me well enough to seek some advice on how to solve some specific problems. How did you start with Horizontal Stretch Packaging? the company name is Tentoma ApS (now Tentoma A/S). How did the 25 years experienced specialist in stretch films create a game changer with Horizontal Stretch Packaging?Īn Interview about Horizontal Stretch Packaging with founder of Frank Bruhn ApS in Denmark.
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