The invention relates to a stack of absorbent sheets, such as paper towels, toilet tissue, napkins, facial tissue and the like. The stack is sewn with a first line of stitching disposed adjacent to a first edge of the bound stack, such as the top edge. The stack further comprises a second line of stitches, which may be disposed adjacent to the first line of stitches. The second line of stitches comprises an unbalanced stitch to facilitate separation and removal of individual sheets.

A strapping system and method for automatically applying strapping to at least one associated object, such as a roll of coiled material having a void. The system includes a first end effector (E1) and second end effector (E2), each end effector (E1,E2) mountable to a robotic arm (A1,A2) and including at least a portion of a chute, the end effectors (E1,E2) movable relative to each other when mounted to a robotic arm (A1,A2) such that the chute portions of each end effector can be selectively brought together in a plurality of orientations to define a generally continuous chute loop (CH) through which a strapping material can be advanced to surround the at least one associated object located at least partially within the chute loop.

A strapping system and method for automatically applying strapping to at least one associated object, such as a roll of coiled material having a void. The system includes a first end effector (E1) and second end effector (E2), each end effector (E1,E2) mountable to a robotic arm (A1,A2) and including at least a portion of a chute, the end effectors (E1,E2) movable relative to each other when mounted to a robotic arm (A1,A2) such that the chute portions of each end effector can be selectively brought together in a plurality of orientations to define a generally continuous chute loop (CH) through which a strapping material can be advanced to surround the at least one associated object located at least partially within the chute loop.

The invention discloses a gasket placement mechanism for a high speed wire rod baling machine and a related gasket structure. The baling machine comprises two pressing plates (2) reciprocating in the direction of compression, and filing-prevention disks (25) which are in a circular shape and have a certain thickness are fixed on two opposite compression surfaces of the pressing plates. Four diagonals of the pressing plates along with the filing-prevention disks are provided with four wire grooves (18) banding steel wires, and four diagonals of the pressing plates are respectively provided with conveying rollers (16) and gasket rolls (17). A numerical control motor drives the conveying rollers to rotate so as to drive the gasket rolls to be unfolded horizontally, and the unfolded gaskets (14) penetrate through a channel formed by the filing-prevention disks to reach the position of the wire grooves of the pressing plates. The gaskets are in a parallelogram shape or a long and narrow rectangle shape, and the adjacent gaskets are connected by means of the hypotenuses or long edges; sawtooth holes (14c) or line-like concave indentations are provided; conveying tooth holes (14a) are provided at the corresponding unfolded positions of the gasket rollers. The gasket placement mechanism achieves the mechanization and automation for gasket placement, specialized production of the gasket is facilitated, and operating efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a gasket placement mechanism for a high speed wire rod baling machine and a related gasket structure. The baling machine comprises two pressing plates (2) reciprocating in the direction of compression, and filing-prevention disks (25) which are in a circular shape and have a certain thickness are fixed on two opposite compression surfaces of the pressing plates. Four diagonals of the pressing plates along with the filing-prevention disks are provided with four wire grooves (18) banding steel wires, and four diagonals of the pressing plates are respectively provided with conveying rollers (16) and gasket rolls (17). A numerical control motor drives the conveying rollers to rotate so as to drive the gasket rolls to be unfolded horizontally, and the unfolded gaskets (14) penetrate through a channel formed by the filing-prevention disks to reach the position of the wire grooves of the pressing plates. The gaskets are in a parallelogram shape or a long and narrow rectangle shape, and the adjacent gaskets are connected by means of the hypotenuses or long edges; sawtooth holes (14c) or line-like concave indentations are provided; conveying tooth holes (14a) are provided at the corresponding unfolded positions of the gasket rollers. The gasket placement mechanism achieves the mechanization and automation for gasket placement, specialized production of the gasket is facilitated, and operating efficiency is improved.

A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle includes a support frame, a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel, and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position. The coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot. The tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.

A cable bundle taping device adapted to wind a tape on a coiled cable bundle includes a support frame, a conveying device mounted on the support frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position, a first driving wheel rotatably mounted on the support frame and having a slot extending radially inward from an outer edge of the first driving wheel, and a tape binding mechanism arranged on a side of at least one sidewall of the first driving wheel near a bottom of the slot and opposite to the tape in the standby position. The coiled cable bundle is bonded to an end of the tape at the standby position and pushed to the bottom of the slot. The tape is wound on the coiled cable bundle by rotating the tape binding mechanism under driving of the first driving wheel.

A packaging system includes a container (34) within which are disposed first detonator devices (10) having reactive coils (16), e.g., coils of shock tube leads, and second detonator devices (20) having inert coils (26), e.g., coils of insulated electric leg wires. The inert coils (26) are interposed between the reactive coils (16) and are approximately co-extensive with the reactive coils (16), so that the inert coils (26) form a barrier to propagation of an accidental initiation from one reactive coil (16) to another. Reactive coils (16) and inert coils (26) are fastened to each other to form mixed coil pairs (30) which are nested to interpose a pair of the inert coils (26) between at least some of the reactive coils (16). A method of packing the first and second detonator devices calls for placing them in a container (34) in the described arrangement.

A packaging system includes a container (34) within which are disposed first detonator devices (10) having reactive coils (16), e.g., coils of shock tube leads, and second detonator devices (20) having inert coils (26), e.g., coils of insulated electric leg wires. The inert coils (26) are interposed between the reactive coils (16) and are approximately co-extensive with the reactive coils (16), so that the inert coils (26) form a barrier to propagation of an accidental initiation from one reactive coil (16) to another. Reactive coils (16) and inert coils (26) are fastened to each other to form mixed coil pairs (30) which are nested to interpose a pair of the inert coils (26) between at least some of the reactive coils (16). A method of packing the first and second detonator devices calls for placing them in a container (34) in the described arrangement.

A strapping head module for coil packaging convenient in maintenance and repair and guaranteed in packaging quality by being manufactured in small and light way and performing an accurate operation. The inventive module includes a frame, a correction unit arranged at one side of the frame to correct a curvature of supplied band, a feeding unit, a guide unit, a grip unit, and a binding unit binding an overlapped band.