BPI Selects Framo Mini 3 Actuator To Wind Film
BPI Films has replaced actuators at the end of a process line with the Framo Mini 3 actuator from RA Rodriguez . The replacement actuators needed to match the fixing centres and diameter of the failed mechanisms and be sufficiently compact so as not to impinge on the nearby drive system. Within ten days the process was restored to full automation. Part of British Polythene Industries, BPI Films manufactures shrink films, converter film and pallet stretch film. Its films package, protect and secure a variety of products in a host of industries. The Framo Mini 3 actuators are responsible for transferring a fully wound roll of film, weighing approximately 1,000kg, from the process line onto a trolley for further handling. For the winding process, the roll is held on an expanding mandrel, which releases its grip when the roll is full. This allows the finished product to roll down guideways into moon-shaped locators at the end of two radius arms. The two Framo actuators work in parallel at ...