The term bundling is used for holding products together by means of a rubber band or a Strepper®. The machines that do this are referred to as elastic binders or Elastobinders.
There are various reasons for bundling with a rubber band. The most important reason is the ability to hold together loose products to turn them into 1 shipment unit. This is mostly used for flowers that are gathered into a bunch by means of a rubber band.
Other examples are bundles of spring onions or carrots to form one consumer selling unit. Bundling by means of a rubber band is also used to hold several products together, so they can be picked up in one go, think of a stack of medicine boxes or loose brake pads. Several packages can be easily picked up in one go.
Another advantage of bundling with a rubber band is that the product will not be damaged by the rubber band. Finally, it is possible to attach something to something else by means of a rubber band. You could think of attaching a label to a product.
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There are two methods for bundling with a rubber band: using an elastic binder and a rubber band or using an Elastobinder and a Strepper®.
When using an elastic binder, one rubber cord is automatically placed around the product. The rubber cord is on a large roll (1000 or 3000 m), of which each time a small piece is automatically used, cut and closed with a knot. Here you can see a video of how an elastic binder works.
In the case of an Elastobinder, things go a little differently. On a separate roll, the so-called Streppers® are fed into the machine. The machine takes one rubber band from the roll and tensions the Strepper®, after which the product is placed in the opened rubber band. This can be done manually or automatically.
Then, the Elastobinder slowly releases the Strepper® and the product will have been provided with a tightly tensioned Strepper®. The Strepper is very soft and is even suitable for highly vulnerable products such as asparagus or soft medical tubes.
What type of rubber band or Strepper you should use depends on several factors, such as the weight of the product, the required tension, type of product (hard, soft, foodstuff) and the type of machine that you use or need.
This is a decision that you can make yourself, in consultation with our experienced specialists. The product is fully produced in-house, making it easy to perform a practical test. In this way you can exclude every risk and get exactly what you expect.
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For large and small, long, round and damp products: we have the right binder for all kinds of products. By using tested techniques that behave stably under extreme conditions, the machine is fast and highly reliable.
Moreover, almost all our binders can be equiped with all several options. We can also provide tailor-made solutions with our own engineering.
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The Elastobinder is a bundling machine that was specially developed for bundling light products with a rubber band called the “Strepper”. The Elastobinder can bundle both horizontally and vertically.
The infeed and outfeed of products takes place by hand or by means of a conveyor belt or turntable. The Elastobinder is THE revolution when it comes to bundling with rubber bands.
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The special elastic cord used by Cyklop to bundle products together is called Cylastic. Different types of product can be bundled with this elastic cord. The dimensions of the product do not matter. Cylastic elastic cords meet the safety standards and are suitable for fully automatic operation. The elastic cord is available in different colours and thicknesses.
The Cyklop Strepper® is used in combination with the Elastobinder. The Strepper is produced by Cyklop. Because the rubber bands are attached to one another on an industrial roll, these can also be used mechanically. The combination with the Elastobinder ensures that many handling costs can be avoided. Other benefits of the Strepper in comparison to rubber bands are as follows :
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When is it better to use a Strepper instead of an elastic cord ?
