Wrapping machine for wrapping a palletized load

Wrapping machine for wrapping a palletized load by means of a stretch film protective packaging material, said palletized load comprising a support pallet on which a plurality of products are stacked, said machine comprising:

• support means of the palletized load configured to hold the palletized load and/or shift the palletized load into an operating position for wrapping and rotating said palletized load according to a vertical axis of symmetry,
• a winding head configured to support and unwind a coil of said stretch film,
• a lifting body comprising a bearing structure that extends vertically, wherein
• said lifting body comprises a shifting apparatus vertically movable along said bearing structure and adapted to support and shift in a horizontal direction the winding head, when moving closer to or away from the support means and/or the palletized load, wherein the shifting apparatus comprises a beam and a carriage, with a pair of linear guides installed on the beam and corresponding sliding carriages on said shifting apparatus carriage, which enable extension of the shifting apparatus carriage in a horizontal direction, the shifting apparatus carriage interposed between the beam and the winding head, and wherein the shifting apparatus carriage further comprises rotation means, configured to rotate said winding head about a vertical axis and away from the shifting apparatus and/or the bearing structure, to carry out its positioning on the receiving means.