Orion Packaging Systems is displaying its vast array of stretch and pallet wrapping solutions, including a redesigned MA Series fully automatic rotary stretch system, in booth 3822, at PACK EXPO 2023, September 11-13, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Known for durability, efficiency and reliability, Orion offers the most comprehensive line of end-of-line stretch wrapping pallet packaging solutions available, including rotary turntable, rotary tower, orbital, and horizontal wrapping systems.

MA Series

The MA Series fully automatic rotary tower stretch wrapper provides high throughput stretch wrapping for any application in one module design. Rotary tower stretch wrappers are ideal for unique applications such as heavy, light or unstable loads.

“The redesigned MA Series keeps the frame consistent for various applications and makes modifications for required speeds and sizes to the machinery within it,” says Orion VP of Sales Pat Pownall. “A machine running 80 loads per hour will look identical to a machine running 30 loads per hour.”

Because of the standardization now available with the MA Series, the rebuild assembly installation system reduces turnaround time from the industry average 35 weeks down to 22 weeks, which is ideal for end-of-year purchases.

In addition to faster installation, the MA Series is designed to combat the challenges facing packagers in 2023. The machine is highly intuitive to provide the most protective wrap to each load, saving the cost of items that become loose or damaged during transit.

“You have to stretch wrap for the item that is going to slip,” Pownall said. “It might be the second row down or the tenth row down, but you have to know that to wrap properly. The days of two wraps on the top and two wraps on the bottom are gone.”

Features and benefits of the newly redesigned MA Series include:

• Four-legged design for firm, stable operation
• Wire mesh guarding with interlocked doors and light curtain for operator safety
• Standard CAT 3 electronics with separate high and low voltage cabinets for added safety systems
• S-Carriage InstaThread film carriage for 260% pre-stretch to maximize film
• Open mechanical design for easy access to internal components
• High speed conveyance and rotary arm speed for high throughput one on machine
• Allen Bradley HMI with IntelleVue System for smart, easy-to-use controls

Attendees can see the power of the redesigned MA Series through interactive video displays. Orion is sharing booth 3822 with Brenton, a robotic end-of-line systems manufacturer. At the show, attendees can also see an integrated packaging system with a robotic cell placing boxes onto an automation stretch wrapping turntable system.