Combination wire and plastic strapping device
A system and method of using a combination strapping machine including a wire tying system and a plastic tying system is provided. Embodiments of the strapping machine include a common frame coupled to a wire strapping system, a single wire track, a plastic strapping system, and a single plastic track. Some embodiments of the combination strapping machine include a strapping machine frame having a common track perimeter. Further, the strapping machine includes a plastic tying system configured to apply a plastic strap to a baled material, and a wire tying system configured to apply a wire strap to the baled material. Some embodiments of the strapping machine include a common track for the wire tying system and plastic tying system. Other embodiments of the combination strapping machine are controlled by a common control system that coordinates both plastic and wire strapping according to a predetermined order of strap application.
1. A combination strapping machine for use on a baler, the strapping machine comprising:
a strapping machine frame having a common track perimeter, a top side, a right side, a left side, and a bottom side;
a plastic tying system coupled to one of the top side, the right side, the left side, or the bottom side of the strapping machine frame, the plastic tying system having a plastic track, wherein the plastic tying system is configured to apply a plastic strap to a baled material, wherein the plastic tying system comprises a plastic closing mechanism configured to seal the plastic strap around the baled material; and
a wire tying system coupled to one of the top side, the right side, the left side, or the bottom side of the strapping machine frame, the wire tying system having a wire track, wherein the wire tying system is configured to apply a wire strap to the baled material, wherein the wire tying system comprises a wire closing mechanism configured to tie the wire strap around the baled material,
wherein the wire track is adjacent the plastic track, and further wherein the plastic closing mechanism is spaced apart from the wire closing mechanism.
2. The strapping machine of claim 1 , wherein the plastic tying system comprises a plurality of bloom plates that surround the common track perimeter.
3. The strapping machine of claim 1 , wherein the plastic tying system is configured to apply the plastic strap to the baled material from a first direction relative to the common track perimeter.
4. The strapping machine of claim 3 , wherein the wire tying system is configured to apply the wire strap to the baled material from a second direction relative to the common track perimeter, wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction relative to the common track perimeter.
5. The strapping machine of claim 1 , wherein the plastic closing mechanism is a welder.
6. The strapping machine of claim 1 , wherein the wire closing mechanism is a knotter.