A mechanism is described herein to drive slitter and cutter waste in a direction that allows for a more advantageous use of the waste collection bin's volume. The waste drive mechanism allows for at least one armature that drives the waste in a desired direction. The armature is made from a material that is flexible, with a curved shape to allow a pre-loaded force against a contact surface of the waste collection bin. The pre-loaded flexible armature against a contact surface of the collection bin provides sufficient force to drive the waste it in a desired direction, allowing for a more consistent use of the waste collection bin spatial volume.

This invention relates to a container pre-cutting system, applicable to container forming machines (4) with laminar material (3) that provide intermittent advances to the laminar material with a length according to an advance step of the machine; said system being suitable for making a lower pre-cut (32) on the lower surface and an upper pre-cut (32) on the upper surface of the laminar material (3). The system comprises a lower pre-cutting device (1) by laser, with at least one laser head (15), and an upper pre-cutting device (2) by blade or by laser. The pre-cutting devices (1, 2) are separated in the advance direction of the laminar material (3) by a length equal to a multiple of the advance step of the machine.

A slitting machine for removing a strip from a sheet of material. The slitting machine has a blade assembly with first and second cutting blades, and a perforating blade arranged between the first and second cutting blades. The first and second cutting blades are arranged to cut the sheet of material to define the strip and the perforating blade is arranged to perforate the sheet of material to define an end of the strip.

A head for a horizontal flow wrapper packaging machine for forming a bandolier of product packages. The head includes a rotatable first shaft having a plurality of knife elements each including a blade and first and second upper crimping elements. The head also includes a rotatable second shaft having a plurality of anvil elements. A rotation speed of the second shaft is independent of the rotation speed of the first shaft. Each anvil element includes perforation and cutting surfaces and first and second lower crimping elements. A rotation speed of either the first shaft or second shaft is changed to move either a knife element or an anvil element, respectively, between a perforation position and a cutting position. The first upper and first lower crimping elements and the second upper and second lower crimping elements also mate to crimp the packaging material in either the perforating or cutting positions.

A head for a horizontal flow wrapper packaging machine for forming a bandolier of product packages. The head includes a rotatable first shaft having a plurality of knife elements each including a blade and first and second upper crimping elements. The head also includes a rotatable second shaft having a plurality of anvil elements. A rotation speed of the second shaft is independent of the rotation speed of the first shaft. Each anvil element includes perforation and cutting surfaces and first and second lower crimping elements. A rotation speed of either the first shaft or second shaft is changed to move either a knife element or an anvil element, respectively, between a perforation position and a cutting position. The first upper and first lower crimping elements and the second upper and second lower crimping elements also mate to crimp the packaging material in either the perforating or cutting positions.

A food cutting device includes a housing and a cutting mechanism, wherein a feeding port is arranged at one side of the housing, and a discharging port is arranged at the other side of the housing; the cutting mechanism includes a cutting portion and a push-pull portion for controlling reciprocating movement of the cutting portion; the cutting portion includes a sliding component, a first cutter and a plurality of second cutters; the sliding component is slidably connected with the housing; both the first cutter and the second cutters are located on the side of the sliding component close to the feeding port, and are detachably connected with the sliding component; and the first cutter is parallel to a sliding direction of the sliding component, and is not parallel to the second cutters. The food cutting device can meet various cutting requirements of people and is efficient.

A food cutting device includes a housing and a cutting mechanism, wherein a feeding port is arranged at one side of the housing, and a discharging port is arranged at the other side of the housing; the cutting mechanism includes a cutting portion and a push-pull portion for controlling reciprocating movement of the cutting portion; the cutting portion includes a sliding component, a first cutter and a plurality of second cutters; the sliding component is slidably connected with the housing; both the first cutter and the second cutters are located on the side of the sliding component close to the feeding port, and are detachably connected with the sliding component; and the first cutter is parallel to a sliding direction of the sliding component, and is not parallel to the second cutters. The food cutting device can meet various cutting requirements of people and is efficient.

A system for forming composite flake. An apparatus includes a first shearing assembly that meshes with a second shearing assembly to shear a length of composite material into a plurality of strips wherein reinforcing fibers of the composite material extend along the length of the composite strips. A chopping station receives the plurality of strips from the first and second shearing assemblies and shears the plurality strips across the axis of the reinforcing fibers to chop each strip into a plurality of pieces.

A system for forming composite flake. An apparatus includes a first shearing assembly that meshes with a second shearing assembly to shear a length of composite material into a plurality of strips wherein reinforcing fibers of the composite material extend along the length of the composite strips. A chopping station receives the plurality of strips from the first and second shearing assemblies and shears the plurality strips across the axis of the reinforcing fibers to chop each strip into a plurality of pieces.

A method for manufacturing unit cells includes preparing a pre-cell having a first separator sheet and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first separator sheet while being spaced apart from one another; forming a cutting guide line having a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another on the pre-cell; and cutting the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells. An apparatus for manufacturing unit cells includes a hole-forming unit configured to form a cutting guide line on a pre-cell having a separator sheet and electrodes disposed on the separator sheet where the cutting guide line has a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another; and a cutting unit configured to cut the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells.