PLEAT & STRETCH SOAP WRAPPERS
Pleat and stretch soap wrappers provide distinctive packaging solutions for luxury, hotel, cosmetic and specialty soap bars. Pleat wrappers create 24 pleats, while stretch wrappers tightly wrap soaps with polyethylene film before labelling.
Pleat & Stretch Soap Wrappers
Pleat and stretch soap wrappers are specialized packaging machines used for distinctive and high-quality presentation of solid soap bars.
Pleat wrapping is mainly used for round and oval soaps with a side band, while stretch wrapping uses polyethylene stretch film for soaps and other solid products.
Pleat wrapping is mainly used for round and oval soaps with a side band, while stretch wrapping uses polyethylene stretch film for soaps and other solid products.
Soap Pleat Wrappers
Many fancy fragrance soaps, gift soaps and upscale hotel soaps are packaged using pleat wrapping. This distinctive packaging style is particularly suitable for round and oval soap bars with a side band. Soap pleat wrappers are designed to create 24 pleats around the soap bar and apply a label. Automatic soap pleat wrappers typically operate at production rates ranging from approximately 15 to 150 soap bars per minute, depending on the model. Manual pleat wrappers are also available for small production rates.
Pleat Wrapping Process
The wrapping material can be either paper or transparent plastic film. Stamped soap bars are automatically fed on an infeed conveyor. A vacuum suction cup transfers each soap bar from the conveyor onto the wrapping material, which is supplied from a reel and cut into an octagonal shape. The soap and wrapping material are then pushed into the pleating head assembly. The pleats are held securely by a mechanically controlled iris system while the pleating head, containing the soap bar, moves towards the labelling station. At the labelling station, the label is applied to the wrapped soap.
Soap Stretch Wrappers
Many cosmetic, skin-care soaps are wrapped and labelled using stretch film. This distinctive packaging style provides a different presentation from conventional soap wrapping and is increasingly used for premium solid soaps. Soap stretch wrappers use stretch film and can wrap and label soap bars and other solid products of different shapes. Automatic soap stretch wrappers typically operate at approximately 15 to 150 soap bars per minute, depending on the model. Manual machines are also used for small production rates.
Stretch Wrapping Process
Stamped soap bars are normally fed individually into rubber pockets on a rotary indexing infeed table. A vacuum suction cup transfers the soap bar into the wrapping head assembly. The film is pre-stretched as the soap and film are pushed into the wrapping head. An iris-type closing mechanism stretches the polyethylene film tightly around the product. A hot knife cuts the excess film and seals the package. Two mechanical fingers remove the excess film and discharge it through a tube into a collecting container. Finally, a self-adhesive label is applied to the top of each soap bar.
Pleat & Stretch Wrappers in Soap Packaging
Pleat and stretch wrappers are positioned in the soap packaging section, after soap finishing, cutting and stamping. They are particularly relevant when the packaging itself is an important part of the appearance and presentation of the finished soap bar.
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