NEW ORLEANS — Dynaric Inc. gave attendees at the show a look at the company’s latest newspaper strapping machine, the Air Inline.

The new strapper can accept bundles directly from a stacker unit, strapping in the same direction as the bundle flow. This allows newspapers that utilize a cross-tie application the ability to apply the first strap lengthwise and then have the bundle continue through the system directly into the next strapper for the cross-strap, without the use of a turntable. By eliminating the need for a turntable within a cross-tie system, the Air Inline can help increase overall production and save mailroom floor space, according to Dynaric.

Dynaric’s new Air Inline strapper can accept bundles directly from a stacker unit, strapping in the same direction as the bundle flow and cross-tying without the use of a turntable.
Photo by Chere’ Martin

The Air Inline can strap at up to 34 bundles per minute, using small amounts of compressed air to direct the strap up through the strap guide at the top of the machine and around the bundle to the sealing head. It uses an automatic ultrasonic bundle sensor that can strap from large bundles to single copies with the optimum strap tensioning.

The machine is partially encased in plexiglass paneling to allow easy viewing of the coil, maintenance inspections and cleanings. The Air Plus has 25 percent fewer parts than previous strapping models, helping decrease costs on parts replacement and repair.

The machine also has a multi-lingual LCD that updates the operator on machine status, fault messaging with 32 lines of help text, and up to 256 machine historical events. The system also contains a connection that will allow Dynaric to troubleshoot the machine from a remote location.

“We can set the machine up with an Ethernet connection or a direct line into the strapping machine through either a cell phone or a modem, and we can troubleshoot right over the phone,” said Robert Frey, sales manager at Dynaric.

The machine is designed to take newspapers directly from a newspaper’s stacking units and strap in the same direction as the bundle flow. Newspapers that cross-tie their bundles can then shoot the bundle into the next strapper without ever having to use a turntable.

The Air Inline can handle bundles with widths ranging from 4.3 inches to 22 inches, lengths ranging from 4.3 inches to 22 inches and a height ranging from 0.125 inches to 16.9 inches.

Additional features to the Air Plus strapper include:

• End-of-strap sensing

• Automatic strap feed

• Automatic strap discharge

• Free access to the conveying level with no obstruction to strap arch

• Unrestricted utilization of bundle stops

“It will handle virtually handle any bundle size, any product size, insert bundles, ROP, anything,” Frey said. “You’re eliminating moving parts, you’re eliminating one total piece of equipment, and possibly eliminating (labor). It’s not just a strapper; It’s a cost-saving, laborsaving system.”