An apparatus for delivering product carriers, in particular L boards, to a conveying line for food products comprises a store for the product carriers and a conveying device for conveying the product carriers, in particular isolated product carriers, along a conveying direction to the conveying line, wherein each product carrier has at least one base section and at least one cover section connected to the base section; and wherein the apparatus comprises a pre-treatment device for the product carriers that is configured to pre-treat the cover section of a product carrier with respect to its base section.

An apparatus for delivering product carriers, in particular L boards, to a conveying line for food products comprises a store for the product carriers and a conveying device for conveying the product carriers, in particular isolated product carriers, along a conveying direction to the conveying line, wherein each product carrier has at least one base section and at least one cover section connected to the base section; and wherein the apparatus comprises a pre-treatment device for the product carriers that is configured to pre-treat the cover section of a product carrier with respect to its base section.

A plant for automated packaging of items in cardboard boxes includes a forming station of open sheet boxes starting from a cardboard web, an item introduction system, a box closing station, and a feeding system. A cutting and creasing system at the forming station produces a longitudinal elongate element defining the bottom and top walls and a first pair of side walls of the box, and transverse panels providing the second pair of side walls. A first gluing system bonds the transverse panels to the elongate element by applying hot-melt strips on the side edges of the elongate element, and a pair of suction-cup manipulators applies the transverse panels on the elongate element at the glue strips to obtain a cross-shaped blank. The closing station includes a folding and automatic gluing system that folds and bonds the side walls and the top wall of the box to produce finished packages.

Disclosed herein is a beverage cartridge assembler. A dispensing element stores a certain amount of a substance for brewing. A carriage secures an open beverage cartridge beneath the dispensing element. Actuation of a lever rotates the dispensing element to release a certain amount of the substance from the dispensing element into the open beverage cartridge. The lid of the beverage cartridge is sealed as the carriage moves along a first axis. A beverage cartridge includes sidewalls with a plurality of vertical notches to permit the sidewalls to flex inward. The sidewalls include a first filter, and a bottom portion that includes a second filter thicker than the first filter.

A machine for the packaging of paper rolls with a packaging sheet, including a station for the entry of the rolls to be packaged and the packaging sheet, folding elements for the upper and lower edges of each packaging sheet around the rolls to be packaged, lateral folding elements for folding the packaging sheet on the lateral ends, elements for the thermal welding of the packaging sheet at the folds, handling elements for moving the rolls along a predetermined direction, and an exit station for the packages, where the lateral folding elements include a plurality of independent lateral folding devices moved along two horizontal circuits and more lateral folding devices of a same circuit can be placed side by side.

A machine for the packaging of paper rolls with a packaging sheet, including a station for the entry of the rolls to be packaged and the packaging sheet, folding elements for the upper and lower edges of each packaging sheet around the rolls to be packaged, lateral folding elements for folding the packaging sheet on the lateral ends, elements for the thermal welding of the packaging sheet at the folds, handling elements for moving the rolls along a predetermined direction, and an exit station for the packages, where the lateral folding elements include a plurality of independent lateral folding devices moved along two horizontal circuits and more lateral folding devices of a same circuit can be placed side by side.

An automation or robotics application to wrap objects that are cuboid-shaped and may have an arbitrary size. The machine includes a first module for advertising, dimensioning, and user interfacing. A second module is provided for wrapping paper handling. A third module provides a platform and object alignment assembly. A fourth module provides a gift wrapping chamber. A fifth module provides a taping and dispensing area. A sixth module provides a waste management area. The wrapping machine is configured to autonomously wrap the object and to deliver the fully wrapped object back to original position of the platform.

A folding unit for producing packages from sealed packs comprises an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of paddles arranged for moving said packs along an advancement direction and fold said packs into formed packages, each paddle having a first surface intended to interact with a first pack to form a portion of a corresponding first package and a second surface intended to interact with a second pack to form a portion of a corresponding second package, said folding unit further comprises releasable connecting elements arranged for releasably connecting said paddles to said endless conveyor.

A folding unit for producing packages from sealed packs comprises an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of paddles arranged for moving said packs along an advancement direction and fold said packs into formed packages, each paddle having a first surface intended to interact with a first pack to form a portion of a corresponding first package and a second surface intended to interact with a second pack to form a portion of a corresponding second package, said folding unit further comprises releasable connecting elements arranged for releasably connecting said paddles to said endless conveyor.

Packaging machine for packaging paper rolls, including an operating group forming packages, with an entrance station for the rolls and the packaging sheets, and an output station for the packaged rolls; an elevator; a structure on which the operating group is mounted; a plane on which a folder and a counter-folder are formed for folding the packaging sheets under the rolls; a conveyor for moving the packages being formed above said plane; means for welding the packaging sheets; a welding bar for welding the packaging sheets under the rolls. The welding bar is configured to come out through an opening made on the counter-folder and reposition itself below the latter. The carriages are controlled independently of each other.