How To Choose A Hand Held Strapping Machine

Strapping is a plastic or steel ribbon/tape that holds packages together through tension. A very rigid object can be made out of several boxes just a few strips of strapping tied around the pile in vertical and horizontal directions. Think of a classic christmas present with the ribbon that ties at the top into a pretty bow. Strapping doesn't have a pretty bow (the strapping solders semi-invisibly) but it is the same principle. There are several ways to work with strapping from the semi-manual strap-cutters all the way up to the pneumatic-industrial strapping machines that wrap, pull, solder and then snip the strapping to a tension and to a timescale that no person could compete with.

So you can get your head around what tools are available and more importantly which one is right for you I have put together a list of the different types of strapping tools that are available. The various types of strapping tools on the market right now range from snippers and leather gloves, to hand held devices and all the way up to large machines with conveyor belts and "keep clear" signs. Which of these you might need depends on the size of the bundles or pile of boxes you need to strap and how fast you need it done. Here are the main types of strapping tools you will want to consider:

Welders

A welder (or sealer) is a manual or hand held tool that does the job of snipping and tying the strapping together. Now they do not literally tie the strapping because strapping is hard, flat and fibrous and would not tie in a knot very well. Instead they use friction, heat, pinching, pinning or staples to fasten two ends of a strapping together. The friction and heat options require energy so usually come in the form of battery powered tools like the SIAT Digit Smart Welding

Tensioners

If keeping tention is your priority, then tensioners are what you are after. Tensioners are battery or pneumatic powered, one-hand hand-held tools that do the job of tightening and then keeping tight the strapping ready for cutting and sealing. Like the problem that welders get themselves into when you loose tension when you release your grip to seal the strapping, tensioners are tricky when you have to, with one hand, snip and then seal the strapping ribbon that may very well be pulled tight into the bundle

Combination Tools

Combination tools take the welding and snipping automation of the battery or pneumatic powered welding tool, and incorporate it with the pulling-snug of the tensioner. This means that with one hand, at the press of a button, a button that I might add is ergonomically placed right where it wants to be, you are tightening, then snipping and then welding tight a length of trapping around a bundle. If you get a chance to check out the Digit Smart LXT that is currently featured on our homepage you will get a sense of these machines. They battery powered ones are great fun to use. 

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