A load wrapping and transporting vehicle includes a vehicle frame, and a load support is connected to the vehicle frame for supporting a palletized load. An endless track is connected to the vehicle frame and extends about the load support. A spindle supports a roll of wrapping film and is guided by the endless track about the load support to wrap the palletized load with wrapping film dispensed by the roll of wrapping film.

A load wrapping and transporting vehicle includes a vehicle frame, and a load support is connected to the vehicle frame for supporting a palletized load. An endless track is connected to the vehicle frame and extends about the load support. A spindle supports a roll of wrapping film and is guided by the endless track about the load support to wrap the palletized load with wrapping film dispensed by the roll of wrapping film.

A container treatment system comprising a container treatment device with a treatment region for treating containers and a protective enclosure which at least partially encloses the treatment region. The container treatment system further comprises a sensor device which is configured to detect an intrusion into a predefined protective region in an environment of the container treatment device. The container treatment system further comprises a processing device that is configured to adapt an operation of the container treatment device and/or the container treatment system depending on a signal output of the sensor device.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wrapping machine that includes an indicating device including one or more light sources configured to project a visible wrapping-zone indicator. The wrapping-zone indicator includes a boundary at least partially surrounding a wrapping zone of the wrapping machine to indicate the wrapping zone.

A covering device for a filling station has at least one container transfer housing that forms an accommodating space configured to accommodate a container transfer unit of the filling station, which projects from a closed filling space of the filling station. The container transfer housing has at least one transfer opening for passage of the container into and/or out of the accommodating space. The covering device further includes at least one covering which closes the transfer opening in at last one operation state of the covering. The covering is supported movably at the container transfer housing. The covering device further includes at least one cleaning unit arranged within the container transfer housing and is configured, when the transfer opening is closed by the covering, for an automated cleaning of the accommodating space, and includes at least one sensor element for a detection of at least one position of the covering.

A method for controlling a packaging machine for producing wrappers, in particular for producing wrappers for smokable products of the tobacco industry, with several drives capable of being activated independently of one another which move machine elements of the packaging machine on trajectories on which the machine elements might collide with one another or with another component of the packaging machine or with products being handled in the packaging machine, by creating a digital simulation model of the packaging machine is created, simulating differing relative positions of the drives and the states of the packaging machine, ascertaining collision-free traversing paths for the machine elements, and moving the machine elements of the packaging machine respectively along the ascertained collision-free traversing paths.

A protective slide assembly for a work machine for processing packaging material includes an assembly element for connecting the protective slide assembly to the work machine, a protective element arranged to be movable relative to the assembly element, a first sensor element, and a second sensor element fixedly arranged at the assembly element. The protective element can be moved relative to the assembly element between a release position and a protection position, and the first sensor element and the second sensor element are configured to come into contact in the protection position of the protective element and to output a signal that is indicative of the contact. The first sensor element is arranged such that it can be moved along with the protective element and an amplitude of motion of the first sensor element is greater than an amplitude of motion of the protective element.

A packaging system that performs a packaging processing comprises an information display member including a metal portion in which information is visually displayed, wherein the information is displayed in the metal portion without shaving the metal portion.

An apparatus, system and method for a compact box opener suitable for opening a compact box containing therein a reticle. The embodiments provide: a flowthrough deck; a plurality of location guides on the flowthrough deck suitable to mate with guides on a base of the compact box; a plurality of vacuum ports on the plurality of location guides capable of retaining the guides on the base; a lid opening arm having a suction cup at an end thereof, wherein the suction cup is capable of gripping a lid of the compact box and opening the lid by an actuation of the lid opening arm; rotary-actuated arms that are raised for initial actuation within the drawer above a rim of the compact box and which, when actuated, rotate jaws at an end of each of the rotary-actuated arms inward over the rim and downward to a height below a lower plane of the reticle; and at least one angular notch in each of the jaws suitable to grip a radiused edge of the reticle. Once the radiused edge of the reticle is gripped by the inward movement of the jaws, the jaws are raised while the reticle remains gripped until the reticle is at a second height fully above the rim.

A bagmaking and packaging machine packages articles with a film. The bagmaking and packaging machine includes a laser printing device and a receiving member. The laser printing device prints on a printed surface of the film. The receiving member is disposed so as to oppose a non-printed surface on the opposite side of the printed surface of the film. The receiving member has a reflection suppressing surface. The reflection suppressing surface suppresses regular reflection of laser light emitted by the laser printing device.