Strapping tools secure items on packaging or pallets by wrapping, tensioning, sealing, and cutting plastic strapping tape, playing a critical role in packaging, transportation, and warehousing industries where stabilizing heavy or oversized cargo is essential.
Core Working Principle of Plastic Strapping Tools:
In electric strapping devices, motors automatically pull the strapping tape to ensure uniform tension. Some tools use heat welding: generating high temperature at the tape joint melts and fuses the plastic, creating a robust seal. After tensioning and sealing, an integrated cutter trims excess tape for a clean finish.
SXEGL motors integrate seamlessly into four operational phases:
• Loading: Drive the strapping tape to unwind smoothly from the storage unit
• Tensioning & Securing: When the package or pallet is positioned, motors tighten the tape to maintain constant tension
• Cutting & Welding: Once the desired tightness is achieved, the cutting mechanism severs the tape while heat-sealing the joint
• Resetting: After each strapping cycle, motors return all components to their home positions for the next operation
Application Challenges:
• Portability Optimization: As handheld tools, compact, short-axis, and lightweight motors are critical for ergonomic design
• Peak Torque Delivery: Require instantaneous high torque to overcome tape tension during strapping
• High Acceleration Capability: Demanding rapid acceleration in the loading phase for high-speed tape feeding
• Smart Feedback Control: Sensors provide real-time feedback to ensure smooth commutation and minimize vibration/noise
• Longevity Requirements: Motors must sustain over 10,000 hours of continuous operation without failure
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The ES030A series brushless DC motor is a high-torque motor featuring a slotless design in NEMA 14 form factor. It offers two motor lengths with a continuous torque range of 0.029 to 0.041 Nm.
Features:
• Speed up to 8,000 RPM
• DC voltage up to 60 VDC
• NEMA 14 configuration
• 8 standard windings – special windings available
• 4-pole rare-earth design
The EC033A series brushless DC motors are high-torque performers with a 33mm outer diameter, available in three lengths to deliver continuous torque from 0.025 to 0.06 Nm.
• Maximum speed up to 12,000 RPM
• Operating voltage up to 60 VDC
• Compact 33mm housing design
• 8 standard windings (custom windings available)
• 4-pole rare-earth magnet structure for high power density
As the world’s largest exporter of plastic strapping tools, China is home to nearly 80% of global suppliers. The industry generated over 200 billion RMB (approximately 28 billion USD) in revenue last year, with a steady 5% annual growth rate.
SXEGL supports equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in China, the U.S., and worldwide, supplying thousands of motors annually to leading OEMs that design solutions for global electric tool and plastic strapping manufacturers.
To learn how the EC033A motors can optimize your strapping equipment or explore more industry applications, contact us today!