Disclosed is a pick-fill-seal type dual lane premade pouch packing machine (200) that reduces the setup time and allows flexibility to change the gripper width as per the pouch size. The machine (200) comprises a plurality of gripper assemblies (150) linearly mounted on two indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) driven by two independent driving mechanisms wherein first gripper fingers (120) are mounted on the first indexing assembly (110A) and second gripper fingers (130) are mounted on the second indexing assembly (110B). Cam followers (140) are fitted on the gripper assemblies (150) either on upper side or lower side thereof such that gripper assemblies (150) with upper side cam-followers (140) and lower side cam-followers (140) are arranged alternately. The independence of cam motion from the indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) allows the indexing distance to be reduced which results in reduction in the machine length and the floor space required.

A sleeve feeding device includes a core extending along a feed axis and having a hollow interior. One or more slots are in the outer surface of the core extending in first and second directions. A sleeve pusher assembly is located within the hollow interior and has retractable fingers that protrude from the slots in the core, allowing the sleeve pusher assembly to engage a sleeve on the outer surface of the core and feed it along the feed axis in the first direction. When withdrawn in the second direction, the fingers of the sleeve pusher assembly retract within the slots upon encountering the next sleeve. Once clear, the fingers again protrude and the next sleeve is fed along the outer surface of the core.

A sleeve feeding device includes a core extending along a feed axis and having a hollow interior. One or more slots are in the outer surface of the core extending in first and second directions. A sleeve pusher assembly is located within the hollow interior and has retractable fingers that protrude from the slots in the core, allowing the sleeve pusher assembly to engage a sleeve on the outer surface of the core and feed it along the feed axis in the first direction. When withdrawn in the second direction, the fingers of the sleeve pusher assembly retract within the slots upon encountering the next sleeve. Once clear, the fingers again protrude and the next sleeve is fed along the outer surface of the core.

The invention concerns a carton loading device (1) comprising a gripper assembly (20), which comprises at least one gripper (21) arranged to grip a product item (P) from above and to lower the product item (P) into a carton (10). The carton (10) comprises along first parallel sides (11) thereof comprises bottom side flaps (13) and top side flaps (14) and along second parallel sides (12) thereof comprises bottom end flaps (15) and top end flaps (16) and is presented to the gripper assembly (20) in a sleeve state with all flaps (13-16) unfolded. The gripper assembly (20) comprises a pinching means (22) arranged to pinch and hold the top side flaps (14) of the carton (10) and to hold and move the carton (10) and said product item (P) jointly to a carton closing station of the carton loading device (1), where the gripper assembly (20) finally releases said product item (P) and the carton (10) once the bottom side flaps (13) and the bottom end flaps (15) have been folded in and secured.

A wrapping unit that wraps a container pack with a piece of film as it moves along a container-transport path includes a linear transporter having an electromagnetic linear drive. This linear transporter circulates movement elements in a common direction around a closed movement-path. Each of these movement elements has a gripping head arranged thereon.

A wrapping unit that wraps a container pack with a piece of film as it moves along a container-transport path includes a linear transporter having an electromagnetic linear drive. This linear transporter circulates movement elements in a common direction around a closed movement-path. Each of these movement elements has a gripping head arranged thereon.

Disclosed is a pick-fill-seal type dual lane premade pouch packing machine (200) that reduces the setup time and allows flexibility to change the gripper width as per the pouch size. The machine (200) comprises a plurality of gripper assemblies (150) linearly mounted on two indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) driven by two independent driving mechanisms wherein first gripper fingers (120) are mounted on the first indexing assembly (110A) and second gripper fingers (130) are mounted on the second indexing assembly (110B). Cam followers (140) are fitted on the gripper assemblies (150) either on upper side or lower side thereof such that gripper assemblies (150) with upper side cam-followers (140) and lower side cam-followers (140) are arranged alternately. The independence of cam motion from the indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) allows the indexing distance to be reduced which results in reduction in the machine length and the floor space required.

Disclosed is a pick-fill-seal type dual lane premade pouch packing machine (200) that reduces the setup time and allows flexibility to change the gripper width as per the pouch size. The machine (200) comprises a plurality of gripper assemblies (150) linearly mounted on two indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) driven by two independent driving mechanisms wherein first gripper fingers (120) are mounted on the first indexing assembly (110A) and second gripper fingers (130) are mounted on the second indexing assembly (110B). Cam followers (140) are fitted on the gripper assemblies (150) either on upper side or lower side thereof such that gripper assemblies (150) with upper side cam-followers (140) and lower side cam-followers (140) are arranged alternately. The independence of cam motion from the indexing assemblies (110A, 110B) allows the indexing distance to be reduced which results in reduction in the machine length and the floor space required.

A method for producing a sealed package (2; 102) for a product, comprises the following steps: providing a sheet packaging material (1; 101) having a crease pattern (20; 120), the crease pattern (20; 120) comprising at least a first transverse crease line (4) and a second transverse crease line (6), the crease pattern (20; 120) further comprising a plurality of further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11) interposed between the first transverse crease line (4) and the second transverse crease line (6), said further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11) extending transversely to the first transverse crease line (4) and to the second transverse crease line (6); obtaining a sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) from the sheet packaging material (1; 101), the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) having a preset inner volume and containing the product; exerting a forming action on the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) so as to fold the sheet packaging material (1; 101) defining the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) and obtain a package (2; 102) therefrom. During the step of obtaining the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200), the sheet packaging material (1; 101) is processed without being folded along said further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11).

A method for producing a sealed package (2; 102) for a product, comprises the following steps: providing a sheet packaging material (1; 101) having a crease pattern (20; 120), the crease pattern (20; 120) comprising at least a first transverse crease line (4) and a second transverse crease line (6), the crease pattern (20; 120) further comprising a plurality of further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11) interposed between the first transverse crease line (4) and the second transverse crease line (6), said further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11) extending transversely to the first transverse crease line (4) and to the second transverse crease line (6); obtaining a sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) from the sheet packaging material (1; 101), the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) having a preset inner volume and containing the product; exerting a forming action on the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) so as to fold the sheet packaging material (1; 101) defining the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200) and obtain a package (2; 102) therefrom. During the step of obtaining the sealed preliminary packaging unit (200), the sheet packaging material (1; 101) is processed without being folded along said further crease lines (8, 9, 10, 11; 8, 90, 91, 92, 93, 11).