The invention relates to a device for moving objects, in particular portions, each portion comprising at least one slice cut from a food product, comprising a plurality of individually movable transport movers for at least one object each, a track system for the transport movers, in which the transport movers can be moved along at least one specified track in a transport direction, and a control apparatus for controlling the motions of the transport movers in the track system, wherein at least one track segment and/or at least one transport mover has at least one support, which is frame-free at every point in time or at least at times, for at least a part of a holder, in particular a bowl-like holder, for holding at least one object to be transported, in particular for a packaging or a part of a packaging, preferably for a tray for holding at least one portion, and wherein, in addition to the support, fastening means are provided, which are designed to fasten the holder to the support at least at times.

A packaging and sealing apparatus and method may package and seal a product. The apparatus and method may provide a greater efficiency for packaging and sealing a product. The rate capacity or quantity of sealed product packages may be up to approximately 50 packages per minute. The apparatus may create packaged product during continuous conveying of the product for increased apparatus packaging capacity. The apparatus may create packaged product using coupled variable-length conveyors to move the sealing system with the conveyed product being packaged through a fixed-length apparatus. The apparatus and method may not require a footprint or space greater than conventional food packaging equipment. The package seals created with the apparatus may provide an improved seal and reduce or eliminate premature spoilage of the product.

A bag filling plant includes a detection device for detecting a thickened section of a film web associated with an end of a first film and a start of a second film. The detection device includes a first film roll and a second film roll, which contact the film web on side areas aligned opposite each other and which form a conveyer gap for the film web, with the first film roll being movably supported relative to the second film roll in order to alter the conveyer gap. The detection device includes a sensor device that detects a motion of the first conveyer roll.

A packaging machine for packaging products to be packaged by means of a stretchable film includes: a film transport device for a film feed to a product to be packaged; a first and a second belt conveyor for transporting the film, the belt conveyors each including a first and a second belt conveyor that are synchronously driven in a film transport direction prescribed by the film transport device and are arranged side by side, at least the second belt conveyor device being movable in a direction perpendicular to a film transport direction; and a movable film guiding element, by which the film is introducible into the film transport device, the film guiding element including a guide plate for guiding the film that has a first recess and a second recess in an upper edge in a vertical direction toward the belt conveyors.

A machine and method are provided for accommodating use of different size wicketed bags in the machine through adjustments of various machine systems. The adjustments may be primarily toolless, without requiring disassembly, reconfiguration, and/or reassembly of the machine's subsystems. An intake system may include an adjustable chute with an upper chute segment and a lower chute segment, which may be adjusted independently of each other. An adjustable funnel may define the upper chute segment and provide funnel walls with variable angles of inclination to direct items toward the lower chute segment. An adjustable chute may define the lower chute segment and provide chute walls that are separated with a variable spacing. An adjustable bag opening system may include retainer assemblies and opener assemblies that are adjustably positioned with respect to each other to change their bag-engagement positions to correspond to different sized bags and their respective opening configurations.

A packaging machine for packaging products in cartons including a product feed for feeding products, wherein the products have a length P, wherein the product feed has a stacking apparatus that stacks a first group of products, which are positioned next to one another in a row with a length R, vertically above or below a second group of products, which are likewise positioned next to one another in a row with a length R that is a multiple of the length P, wherein a product slot is positioned at the end of the product feed, at which product slot stacked rows of products with the length R are collected, wherein a slide with a length S is positioned at the product slot, and slides the stacked rows of products having a length that at least corresponds to the length S in a substantially horizontal sliding direction into a carton at a carton packing station, wherein the length S is shorter than the length R by at least one times the length P.

A product management system (100) includesa continuous first track (104), including a lug queuing section (108), a lug engagement section (110), and a product engagement section (112), each section being configured and adapted to effectuate specific lug movement steps, a continuous chain (116) partially following the track configured and adapted to actuate lugs (106) about at least a portion of the track, a series of lugs (106) moveably disposed along the track (104) configured for moving a product along the product engagement section of the track, a star wheel (120) disposed at the lug engagement section (110) of the track (104) configured for metering lugs (106) to engage the chain (116) from the queuing section (108) of the track (104) and to control a variable pitch between each of the lugs along the transferring chain, and a magnetism source (122) configured to direct the lugs (106) to the queuing section (108), and to the end of the queuing section (108).

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.

Provided is a small drug feeder that includes a container that can restrict the width or height of drugs so that the feeder can handle a wide range of drugs having various different shapes or sizes and be easily adjusted so as to be adapted to individual drugs. A width restricting member that increases or decreases a width of a space over a peripheral portion is disposed so as to face a discharging mechanism that discharges drugs to the outside of a container at speed higher than that of the peripheral portion. An interval between the width restricting member and the discharging mechanism is changed in accordance with a width of a target of measurement held in a measurement chamber. The height of drugs placed on the peripheral portion is restricted by a height restricting member in accordance with the height of the target of measurement.

A locking device associable to a wrapping machine for locking in a defined locked position a wheeled load to be wrapped with a plastics film, the locking device including a first element elongated along a first direction and arranged to rest on, and be fixed to, a supporting plane of the wrapping machine, and a second element connected to the first element. The second element is provided with a seat open on the supporting plane and includes an inlet opening for allowing a first wheel of the wheeled load be inserted into, or disengaged from, the seat along an insertion direction, and a recess arranged to be engaged by the first wheel in the locked position so as to prevent the first wheel from moving along the first direction and along a second direction, which is substantially orthogonal to the first direction, and from disengaging from the seat.