An apparatus that forms bundles of glass articles includes a glass article infeed station including an infeed conveyor that continuously transports individual glass articles to a layer separating conveyor. The layer separating conveyor includes a conveyor belt that forms a layer of side-by-side glass articles. A robotic lift assembly is configured to place the layer of side-by-side glass articles together on a layer separation insert. The layer separation insert has side-by-side slots that each receive a single glass article of the layer of side-by-side glass articles.

The invention discloses a gasket placement mechanism for a high speed wire rod baling machine and a related gasket structure. The baling machine comprises two pressing plates (2) reciprocating in the direction of compression, and filing-prevention disks (25) which are in a circular shape and have a certain thickness are fixed on two opposite compression surfaces of the pressing plates. Four diagonals of the pressing plates along with the filing-prevention disks are provided with four wire grooves (18) banding steel wires, and four diagonals of the pressing plates are respectively provided with conveying rollers (16) and gasket rolls (17). A numerical control motor drives the conveying rollers to rotate so as to drive the gasket rolls to be unfolded horizontally, and the unfolded gaskets (14) penetrate through a channel formed by the filing-prevention disks to reach the position of the wire grooves of the pressing plates. The gaskets are in a parallelogram shape or a long and narrow rectangle shape, and the adjacent gaskets are connected by means of the hypotenuses or long edges; sawtooth holes (14c) or line-like concave indentations are provided; conveying tooth holes (14a) are provided at the corresponding unfolded positions of the gasket rollers. The gasket placement mechanism achieves the mechanization and automation for gasket placement, specialized production of the gasket is facilitated, and operating efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a gasket placement mechanism for a high speed wire rod baling machine and a related gasket structure. The baling machine comprises two pressing plates (2) reciprocating in the direction of compression, and filing-prevention disks (25) which are in a circular shape and have a certain thickness are fixed on two opposite compression surfaces of the pressing plates. Four diagonals of the pressing plates along with the filing-prevention disks are provided with four wire grooves (18) banding steel wires, and four diagonals of the pressing plates are respectively provided with conveying rollers (16) and gasket rolls (17). A numerical control motor drives the conveying rollers to rotate so as to drive the gasket rolls to be unfolded horizontally, and the unfolded gaskets (14) penetrate through a channel formed by the filing-prevention disks to reach the position of the wire grooves of the pressing plates. The gaskets are in a parallelogram shape or a long and narrow rectangle shape, and the adjacent gaskets are connected by means of the hypotenuses or long edges; sawtooth holes (14c) or line-like concave indentations are provided; conveying tooth holes (14a) are provided at the corresponding unfolded positions of the gasket rollers. The gasket placement mechanism achieves the mechanization and automation for gasket placement, specialized production of the gasket is facilitated, and operating efficiency is improved.

A method for handling flat objects, in particular sanitary products, such as nappies, sanitary towels or the like, wherein a group of objects is subjected to a compression operation in a compression device so that the group of objects has a degree of compression as a result of the compression. A plurality of compression devices are arranged one after the other so that the group of objects which is compressed with a compression device is supplied to the following compression device with the respective degree of compression thereof and is further compressed in this compression device in order to achieve a higher degree of compression.

A collapsible product has a tubular body of resilient material, the tubular body having an outer surface and an inner surface, a length, a wall between the outer surface and the inner surface, and a longitudinal axis. The tubular body wall is split longitudinally along its length, at a first perimeter location on the tube. The tubular body wall is also cut longitudinally along its length, partially through its wall thickness from the inner surface, at one or more inner perimeter locations. The tubular body wall is further cut longitudinally along its length, partially through its wall thickness from the outer surface, at two or more outer perimeter locations. The longitudinal cuts enable a controlled collapse of the tubular body, which can be efficiently packaged for shipping. The collapsible product may be tubular fiberglass pipe insulation, or another kind of product.

A collapsible product has a tubular body of resilient material, the tubular body having an outer surface and an inner surface, a length, a wall between the outer surface and the inner surface, and a longitudinal axis. The tubular body wall is split longitudinally along its length, at a first perimeter location on the tube. The tubular body wall is also cut longitudinally along its length, partially through its wall thickness from the inner surface, at one or more inner perimeter locations. The tubular body wall is further cut longitudinally along its length, partially through its wall thickness from the outer surface, at two or more outer perimeter locations. The longitudinal cuts enable a controlled collapse of the tubular body, which can be efficiently packaged for shipping. The collapsible product may be tubular fiberglass pipe insulation, or another kind of product.

A flat-packing machine for producing a package of compressed innerspring units (10) comprises a press device having a first pressing tool (210) and a second pressing tool (220). The press device is configured to compress an innerspring unit (10) between the first pressing tool (210) and the second pressing tool (220) while one of the first pressing tool (210) and the second pressing tool (220) holds one or more further previously compressed innerspring units (10) in a compressed state.

The invention relates to a method for handling (flat) articles (10), in particular hygiene products such as diapers, napkins or the like, wherein the articles (10) are supplied on a first feed conveyor (11) and are removed as a compressed group (12) of articles (10) on a removal conveyor (14). The invention is characterized in that the feed conveyor (11) and the removal conveyor (14) are continuously driven and a group (13) of articles (10) is transferred from the continuously driven feed conveyor (11) to a continuously driven compressing device (16) in which the group (13) of articles (10) is compressed, and in that the compressed group (13) of articles (10) is transferred from the compressing device (16) to the continuously driven removal conveyor (14).

The invention relates to a method for handling (flat) articles (10), in particular hygiene products such as diapers, napkins or the like, wherein the articles (10) are supplied on a first feed conveyor (11) and are removed as a compressed group (12) of articles (10) on a removal conveyor (14). The invention is characterized in that the feed conveyor (11) and the removal conveyor (14) are continuously driven and a group (13) of articles (10) is transferred from the continuously driven feed conveyor (11) to a continuously driven compressing device (16) in which the group (13) of articles (10) is compressed, and in that the compressed group (13) of articles (10) is transferred from the compressing device (16) to the continuously driven removal conveyor (14).

A bale compression device for receiving and compressing a bale of material. The device includes a press configured to compress the bale of material to a required compressed dimension, a binding applicator configured to apply a plurality of bindings around the bale of material prior to the bale being compressed, and a connector for connecting ends of each of the bindings to form a plurality of complete loops around the perimeter of the bale so that the plurality of loops act to hold the bale in a compressed state. The binding applicator acts to withdraw excess binding as the press compresses the bale, prior to the connector connecting the ends of each of the bindings, such that the complete loops are formed when the bale reaches its required compressed dimension.