| 20110000171 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEBANDING A COMPRESSIBLE BUNDLE - A method and apparatus for debanding a compressible bundle. The apparatus includes an End of Arm Tooling (EAT) component which is moved vertically downward over the bundle to a position where holding arms of the EAT component are manipulated to pick up and hold the bundle. At this position, one or more indenters of the EAT component are pressed into an upper surface of the bundle form a trough in the bundle that crosses under a band which surrounds the bundle. A cutting knife assembly of the EAT component is actuated to slide linearly along a longitudinal direction of the trough to cut the band without contacting the surface of the bundle, thereby enabling the band to drop away from the bundle. As a result, the bundle can be debanded without damaging the bags. | 01-06-2011 |
