Apparatus, method, and system for wrapping a wrapping material, a wrapping device, and a control unit

An apparatus for wrapping a wrapping material, which is arranged to run around a wrapping track, the apparatus comprising:

• an assembly, and
• a discharge arrangement at least partly fitted to the assembly for a wrapping-material source, the discharge arrangement including
• a support-element arrangement for the wrapping-material source, from which the wrapping material is arranged to be discharged,
• drive means arranged to act on the wrapping-material source, in order to maintain tension in the wrapping material that is discharged from the wrapping-material source,
• wherein the tension of the wrapping material provides a tension value as a source of feedback to the drive means, and is arranged to be detected from the discharge arrangement.

A system for wrapping a wrapping material, in which the wrapping material is arranged to be wrapped by means of an apparatus, which is arranged to run around the wrapping track, the system comprising:

• an assembly,
• a discharge arrangement fitted to the assembly for the wrapping-material source, the discharge arrangement including
• a support-element arrangement for the wrapping-material source, from which the wrapping material is arranged to be discharged,
• an operating device arranged to act on the wrapping-material source, in order to maintain tension in the wrapping material that is discharged from the wrapping-material source, and
• a control unit arranged to control the operating device and to detect the tension of the wrapping material which provides a tension value as a source of feedback to the control unit of the operating device.