Friday, June 27, 2008

What are the Differences between the types of Sealless Tools?

By Amy Nutt

In understanding the differences between manual, hydraulic, and pneumatic sealless tools, one has to understand exactly what these tools are. The definition is rather simple in that these tools are used to place straps around bundles of boxes or other types of packages. They are usually strapped like this because these items must be shipped to another location. The straps keep them from turning over and damaging the goods or causing injury to anyone who may be standing near the stacks. That's where the choice between having a manual, hydraulic, or pneumatic sealless tool comes in. Knowing the difference between the three can help an individual decide which one is the best for their particular needs.

Manual

A manual sealless tool can be used in both a business and a home environment. Being that it is manual, it is exactly how it sounds. The individual determines the length of the strapping and cuts it off manually. Where some machines take a predetermined length and cut them off themselves, the manual sealless tool leaves it all up to the operator. This means that even the tensioning is up to the user. However, they are very lightweight and can strap items horizontally and vertically. Nevertheless, manual tools are good for those low volume jobs. It can become rather tiring.

As for the strapping, there are different sizes, which means that there are different size machines. What you're strapping together is going to determine the type of strapping that you need. If you are going to be doing large strapping operations, then you may want to invest in something that is more on the automatic side.

Hydraulic

Hydraulic sealless tools are those that are meant for the larger jobs. They contain air pumps that help them operate. They may require some manual work by the operator or they may be entirely automatic. These are large machines that can take care of constant strapping. Anytime that a company has to strap large orders that may not be able to be manually strapped, the hydraulic sealless tool can take care of it.

These machines will usually accept the different types of strapping. All that is required is that they are changed based on the size and weight of the item that is being strapped. This forms a strong hold so that the items do not fall.

Pneumatic

A pneumatic sealless tool is not usually used in a home environment. It is mainly used within a business environment. It is ideal for strapping packages that are flat. It doesn't weigh much and it has an air motor that can save a lot of time when strapping these packages together. It can even adjust the tensioning and is great for strapping together such items as wood slats. It can be turned horizontally or vertically to strap and can literally be used within any environment that requires flat items to be strapped.

Then of course there is the fact that there are different types of pneumatic sealless tools. Some use steel strapping with different widths and different thicknesses. What size strapping you need will determine which pneumatic sealless tool you buy. However, what you're strapping is going to determine what kind of strapping you need.

In conclusion

The differences between the different types of sealless tools are quite obvious and the types of items being strapped and shipped are going to determine what kind of sealless tool is needed. The size and weight of the item is also going to determine what kind of strapping is needed. This is necessary for both the security of the items and of the people working around them.

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