A customizable case former and it system and method of use provide for a case former having a base, interchangeable case gages and forming heads. Contained within the interior of the base are slide blocks mounted on slide rails and assemblies in such a manner as to allow the slide blocks to be slidingly reconfigured to form a case forming cavity of varicose sizes and shapes. The size and shape of the case forming cavity is established and maintained by a template opening, defined by, and potentially unique to, each case gage. The size and shape of the forming head corresponds to the size and shape of the template opening. The slide blocks are secured to the case gage by removable locking pins.

The present invention relates to a multi-head multiformat box forming machine, using die-cut cardboard sheets, having three differentiated areas: a feeding area, a shaping area and a discharge area, wherein the multi-head multiformat box forming machine enables the shaping of different cardboard box formats using the same machine and at greater speed than simple multiformat box forming machines, saving down times and costs associated thereto.

Method and system for making custom-sized open packaging boxes from cardboard having a width W.sub.CBB and corresponding separate closing lids from cardboard having a width W.sub.CBL, the cardboard being continuously supplied to a system comprising structure for cutting, creasing and folding the cardboard to form custom-sized boxes and corresponding lids such that each box comprises a rectangular bottom panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said bottom panel, two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel, and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, each lid comprises a rectangular top panel having four edges, a first and a second rectangular end panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, a first and a second rectangular side panel joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of said top panel, optionally two first and two second rectangular corner panels, the first corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the first end panel and the second corner panels joined via respective crease lines to opposite edges of the second end panel, said method comprising: a step of obtaining information on the desired minimum inner dimensions length L.sub.D, height H.sub.D and width W.sub.D of a box to be created, a calculating step of calculating the dimensions of the panels of a box and of the panels of a lid on the basis of the desired minimum dimensions taking into account predetermined optimization criteria, and a step of creating the box and the lid, wherein said calculating step comprises allowing the inner height of the side panels of the box to be smaller than the desired inner height of the box if (W.sub.D+2 T.sub.CBB+2H.sub.D)>(W.sub.CBBM.sub.B), wherein MB denotes an optional minimum margin that is cut off at the sides of the cardboard supplied and wherein T.sub.CBB denotes a material dependent correction factor generally corresponding to the thickness of the cardboard used for the box, and/or if 2H.sub.D>L.sub.D and choosing the inner height of the side panels of the lid template so that the inner height of the side panels of the box plus the inner height of the side panels of the lid equals at least the desired height.

Disclosed is a cosmetic-product packaging, wherein the cosmetic-product packaging is manufactured to be an elongate packaging with a plurality of planar side panels, a first end panel and a second end panel; the second end panel is implemented as a lid that is pivotally attached to at least a first planar side panel of the plurality of planar side panels, wherein the lid includes a distal hand-digit-slidable flap panel that is tuckable into a retaining slot formed on at least a second planar side panel of the plurality of planar side panels; and the elongate packaging surrounds an internal region thereof for accommodating one or more cosmetic products that are user-accessible when the distal hand-digit-slidable flap panel is hand-digit-slid out of the retaining slot to pivot the lid into an open state.

A system in which flat sheet stock can be digitally printed then formed and folded through a pattern process to rapidly create digitally decorated simulated tubing, and/or other unique three-dimensional shapes includes a foldable blank of a flat sheet of material with a plurality of fold lines formed into the flat sheet of material to allow the foldable blank, when folded, to configure at least one post which replicates extruded plastic or metal tubing. The post may define an elongated interior configured to receive an elongated support, after the folding along the fold lines. In a plurality of foldable blanks, each foldable blank including a flat sheet of material, and a plurality of fold lines formed into the flat sheet of material, the flat sheets of material are each foldable along their respective fold lines to configure a plurality of elements fittable together to form a standing display.

A machine for automatically manufacturing customized packaging items (I) from continuous laminar material, comprising at least one cutting and creasing unit (2) to form sheets (F) of laminar material with a plurality of cuttings and/or bendinglines (C), at least one variable-geometry forming unit (5) for forming the sheet (F) so cut and creased into a package (I) of predetermined dimensions, a multifunctional robotized manipulator (24) for automatically picking up one sheet (F) at a time from the cutting and creasing unit (2) and feeding the forming unit (5), the manipulator (24) being designed to automatically adapt to the predetermined dimensions of the packaging (I) on the forming unit (5) and interact therewith to form the packaging (I).

A product tray (20) comprising a product pusher (10), wherein the product pusher (10) is formed from a length of elastically stretchable fabric or material arranged to wrap behind and to the sides of products (22) contained within the tray (20) to apply a resilient bias force to the rear surface of those products (22) contained within the tray (20).

A machine for transitioning a box cutout from a flat configuration to a collapsed box configuration includes a first drive wheel configured to drive a box cutout towards a plunging area; a plunger configured to apply force to a central portion of a bottom panel of the box cutout so as to fold the box about a lateral bisecting axis and propel at least a portion of the box cutout downward; and opposed second and third drive wheels configured to grab a box cutout propelled downward by the plunger and further draw the box cutout downward into a collapsed box configuration within a collection area. A box cutout transitioned to a collapsed box configuration in this manner may include a bottom panel having plurality of unbroken minor score lines and broken major score lines.

The invention relates to a one piece blank of a corrugated cardboard sheet material designed for forming a belt intended to form a box having a length L, a width W and a height H, wherein this blank includes a main rectangular body (10) extending along a longitudinal direction and two protuding rectangular parts (11, 12) extending in a transverse direction and symmetrically with regard to the main body, so as to define two perpendicular branches, a first branch being defined by the main body and a second branch defined by the protuding parts, the main body (10) having a width (D1) larger than the length L and a length (D2) larger than at least twice the width W plus the height H (2W+2H) and each of the protuding parts having a length (d1) larger than the height H or the width W and a width (d2) larger than the width W or the height H.

The invention relates to a method for producing packaging (18) from paper material (5), in particular paper, cardboard or paperboard, said method comprising the following steps: forming packaging (18) from a blank (19) made of paper material (5), which paper material overlaps at at least one joining site (21); positioning the at least one joining site (21) between a sonotrode (2) and an anvil (3); applying the joining site (21) with a joining force in a joining force direction (6); and making the sonotrode (2) ultrasonically vibrate in order to ultrasonically weld the paper material (5) at the joining site (21), which method is characterised in that the paper material (5) is moistened, preferably on the inner sides of the joining sites (21), before forming the packaging (18) and/or while forming the packaging (18) and/or after forming the packaging (18) and/or during the ultrasonic welding.