Fruit Foam Net Machine

EPE Foam Net Extrusion Machine Raw material: LDPE(Polyethylene) Finished product: foam net/foam mattress Foam agent: Butane gas Mesh number: 10-40 Density: 20-30 kg/M3 Screw type: Single-screw (38CrMoALA) Screw L/D: 55:1 Cooling method: wind cooling and water cooling

 

Automatic feeding device and feeder table

Auto feeding unit 1 set
Feeding capacity: 100-150 kg/hr
Feeding method: Auto feeding
Hopper: conical CE standard
Driving motor: 1
set power: 0.3 KW
Hopper capacity: 100 kg
Hopper with sight-glass
Operation table of blending materials : Made of ss41 steel CE standard
Steel ladder: made of ss41 steel CE standard
Remark: If you don't need the automatic feeding unit, we can also equip with mixer.

 

Extruding unit

Screw tube
Diameter: ∮140mm
Material: 38CrMoAlA nitrogen treatment
Heating area：7pcs
Method of heating：cast aluminum heater Method of cooling: outer water cooling

 

Screw
Diameter: ∮75(L/D-55：1)
Material: 38CrMoAlA nitrogen treatment Compression ratio: 3：1
Rotating speed: 0-48r/min

 

Screen changer and die head unit

Screen changer unit
Do not stop to change the network
Heating power: 3 KW
Heating zone: 1 pc

Die head unit
Type: Circular die head
Quantity of die head: 1 set
Material:carbon and alloy steel
Heating zone: one
Heating method: Heating circular
Die motor: 3 KW

 

Haul-off and cutting unit

Length controlled: controlled by haul-off Material of the knife: carbon and alloy steel Driven type: motor drives gear box, controlled by inverter.
Motor power: 0.75kw*2 (speed regulation) Count control: meter controller can be preset alarming

Does a Fruit Net Machine Support Both Tubular and Sleeve Nets?

A common question from first-time buyers is whether a single fruit net machine​ can produce both tubular nets and sleeve nets, or whether these are two different product categories requiring separate equipment. The practical answer is: on a standard EPE foam fruit net machine, "tubular" and "sleeve" are not two machines-they are the same continuous extruded product described at different stages. The machine extrudes a continuous tubular foam mesh through a rotating die; that tubular net is then cut to length to become an individual sleeve (or left on the roll as tubular netting). So yes, one fruit net machine​ inherently supports both forms.

The distinction buyers often confuse is shape-after-processing, not machine type. A vertical EPE fruit net machine​ keeps the net cylindrical during extrusion by blowing internal air and using a sizing sleeve, so the output stays a round tube ready to slip over an apple or pear-this is what the market calls a "sleeve net" once cut. If the same line runs without internal air support, or the puller flattens it after cooling, the same tubular mesh comes out as a flattened net belt, sometimes still called tubular in roll form. Either way, the fruit net machine​ itself does not change; only the air knife, sizing sleeve, and haul-off settings differ.

Switching between net diameters or rib counts (4-rib vs 6-rib vs 8-rib) is done by swapping the rotary die head and mandrel, not by buying a new fruit net machine. A 75-type line with quick-change die heads can, within 20–40 minutes, move from 30 mm apple sleeves to 60 mm melon sleeves, or from tight-mesh citrus sleeves to open coarse tubular net for bottle wrapping. Foam ratio (butane injection) and haul-off speed then tune mesh openness, while the die decides strand count and diameter.

Where the line draws a real boundary is product family, not tubular-vs-sleeve. The same extruder base can, with different die and auxiliaries, also make EPE foam pipe, rod, or pad-but that is a die-family change, not a tubular/sleeve split. Tubular net and cut sleeve are always the same SKU on a fruit net machine; the only variable is whether you wind it on a roll or auto-cut it into pieces before packing.

For a buyer, the purchasing checklist should therefore be: confirm the fruit net machine​ uses a rotary die with interchangeable heads, has an internal air-blow option for keeping cylinder shape, and includes a meter-counter with optional auto-cutter if you want ready-made sleeves instead of rolls. With those features, one machine covers apple sleeves, citrus tubular net on roll, bottle sleeves, and watermelon nets without a second capital outlay.

In short, a fruit net machine​ does support both tubular and sleeve nets-because a sleeve is simply a cut length of the tubular net the machine already extrudes. The real flexibility question is die interchangeability and whether you add an auto-cutter, not whether the machine can do both forms.