A system for forming a pressware product from a web of a roll of material includes a positive mold, a negative mold, a heating element, an actuator, a force sensor, and a control system. The positive mold forms a top surface of the pressware product. The negative mold forms a bottom surface of the pressware product. The heating element is coupled to the positive mold or the negative mold. The actuator shifts the positive mold or the negative mold to cut and form the pressware product in a single stroke. The force sensor detects the forming force applied by the actuator, and the control system directs the actuator to adjust the forming force.

A system for forming a pressware product from a web of a roll of material comprises a positive mold, a negative mold, a heating element, an actuator, a force sensor, and a control system. The positive mold forms a top surface of the pressware product. The negative mold forms a bottom surface of the pressware product. The heating element is coupled to the positive mold or the negative mold. The actuator shifts the positive mold or the negative mold to cut and form the pressware product in a single stroke. The force sensor detects the forming force applied by the actuator, and the control system directs the actuator to adjust the forming force.

A product forming unit for manufacturing non-flat cellulose products from an air-formed cellulose blank structure (2). The product forming unit includes a blank dry-forming module with a moveable forming wire, a toggle pressing module with a toggle press and a forming mold, and an electronic control system operatively connected to the forming wire and the toggle press. The blank dry-forming module is configured for air-forming the cellulose blank structure onto the forming wire. The toggle press includes a pressing member movably arranged in a pressing direction, a toggle-mechanism drivingly connected to the pressing member, and a pressing actuator arrangement drivingly connected to the toggle-mechanism. The forming mold includes a moveable first mold part attached to the pressing member and a second mold part. The electronic control system is configured for controlling operation of the pressing actuator arrangement for performing pressing operations, which involves driving the pressing member in the pressing direction by the toggle-mechanism, and thereby forming the non-flat cellulose product from the air-formed cellulose blank structure by pressing the first mold part against the second mold part. The electronic control system is configured for intermittently feeding the forming wire between subsequent pressing operations.

Method for dry-forming cellulose products from a cellulose blank structure in a product forming unit. The product forming unit includes a blank dry-forming module and a pressing module. The cellulose blank structure is air-formed in the blank dry-forming module onto a forming wire. The pressing module includes one or more forming molds for forming the cellulose products from the cellulose blank structure in a pressing operation. The method includes arranging the forming wire in a stationary mode during the pressing operation.

Method for dry-forming cellulose products from a cellulose blank structure in a product forming unit. The product forming unit includes a blank dry-forming module and a pressing module. The cellulose blank structure is air-formed in the blank dry-forming module onto a forming wire. The pressing module includes one or more forming molds for forming the cellulose products from the cellulose blank structure in a pressing operation. The method includes arranging the forming wire in a stationary mode during the pressing operation.

A cellulose product toggle pressing module for forming non-flat cellulose products from an air-formed cellulose blank structure. The toggle pressing module includes a toggle press including pressing member movably arranged in a pressing direction, a toggle-mechanism connected to the pressing member, a pressing actuator arrangement connected to the toggle-mechanism, and an electronic control system operatively connected to the pressing actuator arrangement. The toggle pressing module includes a forming mold including a moveable first mold part attached to the pressing member and a second mold part. The electronic control system is configured for controlling operation of the pressing actuator arrangement for driving the pressing member using the toggle-mechanism in the pressing direction and forming the non-flat cellulose product from the cellulose blank structure by pressing the first mold part against the second mold part. Furthermore, the toggle press is installed with the pressing direction of the pressing member arranged primarily in a horizontal direction.

A cellulose product toggle pressing module for forming non-flat cellulose products from an air-formed cellulose blank structure. The toggle pressing module includes a toggle press including pressing member movably arranged in a pressing direction, a toggle-mechanism connected to the pressing member, a pressing actuator arrangement connected to the toggle-mechanism, and an electronic control system operatively connected to the pressing actuator arrangement. The toggle pressing module includes a forming mold including a moveable first mold part attached to the pressing member and a second mold part. The electronic control system is configured for controlling operation of the pressing actuator arrangement for driving the pressing member using the toggle-mechanism in the pressing direction and forming the non-flat cellulose product from the cellulose blank structure by pressing the first mold part against the second mold part. Furthermore, the toggle press is installed with the pressing direction of the pressing member arranged primarily in a horizontal direction.

The disclosure relates to a lifting gear for opening and closing a workstation of a packaging machine, wherein the lifting gear includes a stationarily mounted base, a lifting platform mounted to be height adjustable with respect to the base along a lifting axis for supporting a lower tool part of the workstation, and an adjusting mechanism comprising a drive unit and a toggle means on which the lifting platform is mounted, wherein the adjusting mechanism furthermore includes a pressure part coupled with the toggle means and adjustable by means of the drive unit along the lifting axis, wherein by the displacement of said pressure part along the lifting axis, the toggle means can be actuated for a height adjustment of the lifting platform.

A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.

A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.