The present invention relates to a method and to a system for calibrating an automatic pouch forming machine. The present invention also relates to a device for characterizing a pouch precursor made of flexible heat-sealable film, said device comprising: a punch; a heat source for heating at least a tip of the punch to a given temperature; an actuator for pressing the punch against the pouch precursor made of heat-sealable film, with a given pressure; a measurement device for measuring the penetration of the punch in the pouch precursor, under the given conditions of temperature and pressure.
B65B 51/14 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by reciprocating or oscillating members
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 51/10 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof
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Conveyor device for conveying flexible containers along a packaging line
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
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Machine for automatically making a pouch type container
Comprises a flexible band feeding unit (10); a positioning unit (14) to position and fix on the flexible band (12) some first functional elements (3); a flexible band cross-cutting unit (16) providing cut sheets pieces (17) with a first functional element (3) fixed to it; a station (18) configured to shape the container by folding a cut sheet piece (17) including a supporting rod (22) with retention means of the cut sheet piece; a station (19) welding lateral sides of the folded cut sheet piece (17) forming the container (2) with un upper non-sealed edge and a station (20) transferring the formed container (2) to a line configured for filling a dosed product into the container (2) and closing the non-sealed edge of the container (2).
B65B 9/02 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, between opposed webs
B65B 41/10 - Feeding sheets or wrapper blanks by rollers
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
B65B 43/50 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using rotary tables or turrets
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
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Machine for welding a plastic spout to a plastic package
The machine comprises a heating station (20) with hot air supply nozzles (22) facing one another and spaced apart; a unitary dispenser device (30) for dispensing plastic spouts into said heating station by a delivery element; a welding station (40); a gripping device (50) for gripping the plastic spout (5) at said heating station (20) and transferring it to the welding station (40) by turning said plastic spout (5) and placing a portion thereof, once heated, inside the open mouth (M) of a plastic package (2)); and a control unit (60) which manages in a coordinating manner the operation of the heating station (20), the dispenser device (30), the plastic spout delivery element, the gripping device (50) and the welding station (40).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable software for operating packaging machines; recorded and downloadable software platforms for operating packaging machines; downloadable cloud computing software for operating packaging machines; downloadable computer programs for operating packaging machines; recorded computer programs for operating packaging machines
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CONVEYOR DEVICE FOR CONVEYING FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS ALONG A PACKAGING LINE
The conveyor device for conveying flexible containers along a packaging line comprises a track (1) defining a horizontal closed path and one or more pairs of left and right movers (2a, 2b) movably mounted on the track (1) for moving along the path by the effect of active and reactive elements configured for independently driving and controlling the left and right movers along the path, pairs of left and right gripper arms (3a, 3b) pivotally connected to the left and right movers (2a, 2b) by respective left and right articulations (6a, 6b) about vertical axes, and one or more pairs of left and right clamps (4a, 4b) respectively mounted on the left and right gripper arms (3a, 3b) and configured for gripping one or more flexible containers (5) in a vertical position. The left and right gripper arms (3a, 3b) are linked together by a parallelism-keeping mechanism.
B65B 43/32 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by external pressure diagonally applied
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65G 47/90 - Devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials
B65G 54/02 - Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for electrostatic, electric, or magnetic
A machine comprising: a flexible band (1) unwinding unit (11), a flexible band (1) folding unit (14), a drive unit (31) for moving the flexible band (1) in a forward movement direction (DA), a welding unit (16) and a laser beam cutting unit (53) for separating each individual flexible package from the flexible band (1) and for providing a fill opening in each flexible package by at least one fill opening cut, the laser beam cutting unit (53) having associated therewith a separator device, movable in a vertical direction and including an insertable separator element (41), interposed between the opposite faces of the folded flexible band (1), in an area adjacent to the fill opening (3), for separating the opposite faces of the flexible band (1) during cutting operations to prevent the fusion thereof.
Web film movement compensating device for a web film movement compensation between a continuous forward movement section and an intermittent forward movement section
The present invention relates to a web film movement compensating device for a web film movement compensation between continuous forward movement section and intermittent forward movement section comprising two guide rollers (1, 2) rotating freely in stationary positions between a continuous driving device (5) and an intermittent driving device (6), two compensation rollers (3, 4) rotating freely on two respective pivoting arms (7, 8) oscillating about pivot shafts (11, 12), an elastic element (9) connected to one of the pivoting arms to actuate the corresponding compensation roller to move away from the guide rollers, and a movement transmission mechanism including lever arms and transmission rods (13, 14, 15) transmitting an oscillating movement from one of the pivoting arms (7, 8) to the other. A web film (50) moved by the driving devices is supported on the guide rollers (1, 2) and on the compensation rollers (3, 4) forming a meander.
The present invention relates to a flexible package-forming machine for horizontal packaging and method of manufacturing flexible packages. The proposed forming machine consists of an unwinding unit (11), a perforating unit (12), a folding unit (14), a welding unit (16), and a cutting unit (17), wherein a compensating unit (13) is further included intercalated between the perforating unit (12) and the folding unit (14), linking a section with intermittent forward movement (S1) of the flexible band (1) where the flexible band moves in an intermittent manner and including the perforating unit, and a section with continuous forward movement (S2) where the flexible band moves in a continuous manner and including the folding unit, flexible band being accumulated in said compensating unit during the forward movement of the section with intermittent forward movement (S1) and the accumulation being reduced during breaks in the forward movement of the section with intermittent forward movement.
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
B65B 43/30 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by grippers engaging opposed walls, e.g. suction-operated
B65B 43/54 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
B65G 35/06 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
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FLEXIBLE PACKAGE-FORMING MACHINE FOR HORIZONTAL PACKAGING BY MEANS OF FOLDING AND WELDING A FLEXIBLE BAND AND METHOD
The present invention relates to a machine comprising: an unwinding unit (11) for unwinding a flexible band (1), a folding unit (14) of a flexible band (1), a drive unit (31) configured for moving the flexible band (1) in a forward movement direction (DA), a welding unit (16) and a cutting unit (17) for cutting the flexible band, wherein the cutting unit (17) is a laser beam cutting unit (53) separating each individual flexible package from the flexible band (1) and providing a fill opening in each flexible package by means of at least one fill opening cut. The laser beam cutting unit (53) has associated therewith a separator device, movable in a vertical direction and including an insertable separator element (41), interposed between the opposite faces of the folded flexible band (1), in an area adjacent to the fill opening (3), for separating the opposite faces of the flexible band (1) during cutting operations to prevent the fusion thereof.
The present invention relates to a flexible package-forming machine for horizontal packaging and method of manufacturing flexible packages. The proposed forming machine consists of an unwinding unit (11), a perforating unit (12), a folding unit (14), a welding unit (16), and a cutting unit (17), wherein a compensating unit (13) is further included intercalated between the perforating unit (12) and the folding unit (14), linking a section with intermittent forward movement (S1) of the flexible band (1) where the flexible band moves in an intermittent manner and including the perforating unit, and a section with continuous forward movement (S2) where the flexible band moves in a continuous manner and including the folding unit, flexible band being accumulated in said compensating unit during the forward movement of the section with intermittent forward movement (S1) and the accumulation being reduced during breaks in the forward movement of the section with intermittent forward movement.
WEB FILM MOVEMENT COMPENSATING DEVICE FOR A WEB FILM MOVEMENT COMPENSATION BETWEEN A CONTINUOUS FORWARD MOVEMENT SECTION AND AN INTERMITTENT FORWARD MOVEMENT SECTION
The present invention relates to a web film movement compensating device for a web film movement compensation between continuous forward movement section and intermittent forward movement section comprising two guide rollers (1, 2) rotating freely in stationary positions between a continuous driving device (5) and an intermittent driving device (6), two compensation rollers (3, 4) rotating freely on two respective pivoting arms (7, 8) oscillating about pivot shafts (11, 12), an elastic element (9) connected to one of the pivoting arms to actuate the corresponding compensation roller to move away from the guide rollers, and a movement transmission mechanism including lever arms and transmission rods (13, 14, 15) transmitting an oscillating movement from one of the pivoting arms (7, 8) to the other. A web film (50) moved by the driving devices is supported on the guide rollers (1, 2) and on the compensation rollers (3, 4) forming a meander.
The horizontal-type automatic packaging machine comprises a conveyor moving a plurality of gripper-holding carriages (4) in an advancing direction (D) along a closed path. Each gripper-holding carriage (4) comprises a base structure (7) connected to the conveyor (2) and two parallel gripper arms (8a, 8b) carrying two or more pairs of grippers (47a, 47b) for holding two or more flexible packages (50) arranged in parallel. The gripper arms (8a, 8b) are guided for moving parallel to the advancing direction (D), moving one closer to the other for opening the packages and moving one away from the other for closing the packages due to the action of a driving mechanism connected to proximal ends (17a, 17b) of the gripper arms. A mechanical transmission transmits the movement of the proximal ends (17a, 17b) to distal ends (18a, 18b) of the gripper arms (8a, 8b).
B65B 43/12 - Feeding flexible bags or carton blanks in flat or collapsed stateFeeding flat bags connected to form a series or chain
B65B 43/32 - Opening or distending bagsOpening, erecting, or setting-up boxes, cartons, or carton blanks by external pressure diagonally applied
B65B 43/46 - Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up stateFeeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging positionLocating containers or receptacles at the filling positionSupporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation using grippers
B65B 43/54 - Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
B65G 35/06 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
B65G 47/86 - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being grippers
The present invention relates to a packaging machine for filling and sealing flexible containers (1) comprising opposite walls (2, 3) made of a heat-sealable film, and provided with a closure assembly (10) including a base (11) provided with convex attachment surfaces (12, 13) for attachment with upper edges of the opposite walls (2, 3) of the flexible container, the sealing being obtained by means of welding using a sonotrode (40, 50), and said sonotrode (40) applying pressure in a direction of pressure (P1) different from the direction of vibration (D1) in which said sonotrode expands and shrinks, said direction preferably being perpendicular or greater than 45°.
B29C 65/08 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using ultrasonic vibrations
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B29C 65/78 - Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Machines for sealing or closing bags and sacks; Sealing machines for consumer packaging purposes; bagging machines; bag hangar machines; bag top forming machines; machines for affixing tags to packaging for consumer packaging purposes; portioner machines for use in the commercial and industrial food industry to measure and deliver specific portions into packaging machines; machines for forming, filling and sealing film into bags and sacks Repair and maintenance of industrial and commercial equipment for filling, sealing, weighing, handling, and closing bags and packaging Training in the operation of industrial and commercial equipment for filling, sealing, weighing, handling and closing bags and packaging
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Packaging machines; "stickpack" packaging machines; "stickpack" machines; Packaging machines; Packaging machine tools; "stickpack" packaging machine tools; "stickpack" machine tools; Machine tools for packaging; Machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); Motors and engines (except for land vehicles). Construction, installation, maintenance and repair of machines. Engineering services; Scientific and technological services and related research and design services; Industrial analysis and research services.
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Machines and machine tools; machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); motors and engines (except for land vehicles). Construction, installation, repair and maintenance of machines. Engineering services; scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services.
