(57) A hooding machine for the wrapping of loads is disclosed, comprising a support frame
(1) on which a sleeve-forming system is arranged, the sleeve being made of a plastic
material, starting from a tubular sheet (F) folded on a plane and wound on a feeding
reel (3), said forming system comprising, in the proximity of the machine base, dragging
means apt to grab a terminal edge of said tubular sheet and to drag it along a sleeve-forming
path, in which at least one moving carriage (2) on which at least one feeding reel
(3) of said tubular sheet (F) is mounted is furthermore provided, said carriage having
gripping or retraining means (8a) arranged to present a terminal edge of said plastic
sheet (F) in a preset position with respect to said carriage (2), and in which at
least guiding and control means (12) are furthermore provided for guiding said carriage
(2) so as to locate said gripping or retaining means (8a) laterally in correspondence
of a grabbing position of said dragging means, said guiding and control means (12)
or said carriage (2) managing a plurality of reels (3a-3g).
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