US 12,291,369 B2
Intelligent systems for optimizing stretch wrapper operation and stretch film usage
Shantharam Nekkanti, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to ATLANTIC CORPORATION OF WILMINGTON, INC., Wilmington, NC (US)
Filed by ATLANTIC CORPORATION OF WILMINGTON, INC., Wilmington, NC (US)
Filed on May 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/738,405.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/186,047, filed on May 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355962 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 57/12 (2006.01); B65B 11/04 (2006.01); B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B65B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/04 (2013.01) [B65B 11/045 (2013.01); B65B 57/12 (2013.01); B65B 2011/002 (2013.01); B65B 2210/04 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a wrapping machine for dispensing film to wrap a load disposed on a pallet;
a plurality of sensors configured to detect operation of the machine; and
a controller operably and communicatively connected with the sensors and configured to:
establish desired values of operating parameters of the wrapping machine, the parameters including a wrap pattern, weight of the film, a number of revolutions, a percent of stretch of the film, and a tension of film,
during operation of the machine, monitor actual values of the operating parameters using data from the sensors, and
in response to a difference between the desired values and the actual values being greater than a threshold, issue a command to the wrapping machine during operation of the wrapping machine to automatically adjust operation of the wrapping machine such that the difference is less than the threshold,
wherein the controller is further configured to determine that a first pallet has a first height and a first product type, a second pallet has second height and second product type, wherein the first height is equal to second height, wherein the controller is configured to apply a first wrap pattern to the first pallet and second wrap pattern to the second pallet, wherein the first wrap pattern is different from the second wrap pattern.