A system and method of packing an order. A first sequence of bins corresponding to orders is transported on a first conveyor to a packing station. A case for each order is constructed by a case forming system, the case forming system able to construct cases from blanks of various sizes. The cases are transported from the case construction apparatus to the packing station in a second sequence, wherein the sequential order of the cases corresponds to the bins in the first sequence. The bin in the first sequence are brought to the packing station with the cases in the second sequence.

A system and method of packing an order. A first sequence of bins corresponding to orders is transported on a first conveyor to a packing station. A case for each order is constructed by a case forming system, the case forming system able to construct cases from blanks of various sizes. The cases are transported from the case construction apparatus to the packing station in a second sequence, wherein the sequential order of the cases corresponds to the bins in the first sequence. The bin in the first sequence are brought to the packing station with the cases in the second sequence.

In erecting a carton from a knock-down carton blank, the blank is placed on a base of a bed of a shuttle such that a bottom side panel of the blank abuts the base. The bottom side panel of the blank is then gripped with a gripper of the base and a top side panel of the blank is raised while advancing the shuttle in a horizontal direction so as to open said knock-down carton blank into a carton sleeve.

In erecting a carton from a knock-down carton blank, the blank is placed on a base of a bed of a shuttle such that a bottom side panel of the blank abuts the base. The bottom side panel of the blank is then gripped with a gripper of the base and a top side panel of the blank is raised while advancing the shuttle in a horizontal direction so as to open said knock-down carton blank into a carton sleeve.

A system is claimed for forming a container from a tubular blank comprising a plurality of panels and flaps interconnected to provide a generally flattened tubular configuration. A first and second panels are provided with the second panel being rotatable relative to the first panel. The system may comprise a first engagement device for engaging the first panel and a second engagement device for engaging the second panel, and being located on a panel rotating apparatus operable to rotate the second panel from an orientation generally parallel to the first panel to a second orientation at an angle to the first panel. The generally flattened tubular blank may be reconfigured from a generally flattened configuration to an open configuration.

A vacuum belt conveyor sequentially delivers sheet articles to a digital printer. The sheets are held in position by vacuum on the underside of the sheets through apertures in the belts and covered by the sheets. A plurality of independent plenums on the underside of the belt have chambers respectively communicating with rows of apertures extending along the belt. Vacuum is selectively applied from a manifold only to the plenum chambers that supply apertures that are covered by the sheets so that the ink from the printer will not be directed from its intended position on the sheet by vacuum from adjacent uncovered belt apertures. The sheets are fed to the conveyor in synchronism with the conveyor speed by a timed feeder so that the sheets are carried by the conveyor with a predetermined gap between the sheets and no belt apertures in the gap. A sensor counts the apertures in the belt and activates the feeder at predetermined time intervals.

The present invention relates to a side paper feeding apparatus for feeding raw side paper for paper cup manufacturing, the side paper feeding apparatus comprising: a shuttle cam which is rotated by interlocking with a drive shaft and which horizontally reciprocates a shuttle plate which transfers raw side paper disposed on an upper part to a paper cup former; a driving cam unit provided under the shuttle cam and provided with a rotary cam formed on a rotary shaft fixedly coupled to the shuttle cam to intermittently rotate a first turret, an oscillator cam formed on the rotary shaft to oscillate a second turret, and link arms, wherein one end of each link arm is coupled to one end of a first shaft of the first turret and one end of a second shaft of the second turret, and the other ends are rotatably coupled; and a side paper transfer arm unit including an arm plate coupled to the other end of the first turret, rotational arms each having one end rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the arm plate at equal intervals, sub arms fixedly coupled to the other ends of the rotational arms in a direction perpendicular to the rotational arms, respectively, and having pads sucking and releasing the raw side paper by vacuum suction, and a track cam coupled to the other end of the first shaft of the first turret, and reciprocating the sub arms in the outer circumferential direction of the arm plate at least in a section in which the pads suck the raw side paper from a magazine and a section in which the raw side paper is released from the upper part of the shuttle plate.

The present invention relates to a side paper feeding apparatus for feeding raw side paper for paper cup manufacturing, the side paper feeding apparatus comprising: a shuttle cam which is rotated by interlocking with a drive shaft and which horizontally reciprocates a shuttle plate which transfers raw side paper disposed on an upper part to a paper cup former; a driving cam unit provided under the shuttle cam and provided with a rotary cam formed on a rotary shaft fixedly coupled to the shuttle cam to intermittently rotate a first turret, an oscillator cam formed on the rotary shaft to oscillate a second turret, and link arms, wherein one end of each link arm is coupled to one end of a first shaft of the first turret and one end of a second shaft of the second turret, and the other ends are rotatably coupled; and a side paper transfer arm unit including an arm plate coupled to the other end of the first turret, rotational arms each having one end rotatably coupled to the outer circumferential surface of the arm plate at equal intervals, sub arms fixedly coupled to the other ends of the rotational arms in a direction perpendicular to the rotational arms, respectively, and having pads sucking and releasing the raw side paper by vacuum suction, and a track cam coupled to the other end of the first shaft of the first turret, and reciprocating the sub arms in the outer circumferential direction of the arm plate at least in a section in which the pads suck the raw side paper from a magazine and a section in which the raw side paper is released from the upper part of the shuttle plate.

In a carton feeding device for feeding cartons to a conveyor track, comprising a replaceable pick-up head attached to the carton feeding device at an attachment, where a pick-up head comprises a plurality of vacuum cups and an erecting means pivotally suspended at the pick-up head, where the attachment for the pick-up head is arranged on a rotor arm, where the attachment is adapted to receive different pick-up heads, and that the carton feeding device comprises an actuator means comprising a first interface adapted to actuate a leading edge erecting arm and a second interface adapted to actuate a trailing edge erecting arm. The advantage of the invention is that a carton feeding device that can easily be switched between leading edge erection or trailing edge erection of flat-folded cartons blanks is provided.

In a carton feeding device for feeding cartons to a conveyor track, comprising a replaceable pick-up head attached to the carton feeding device at an attachment, where a pick-up head comprises a plurality of vacuum cups and an erecting means pivotally suspended at the pick-up head, where the attachment for the pick-up head is arranged on a rotor arm, where the attachment is adapted to receive different pick-up heads, and that the carton feeding device comprises an actuator means comprising a first interface adapted to actuate a leading edge erecting arm and a second interface adapted to actuate a trailing edge erecting arm. The advantage of the invention is that a carton feeding device that can easily be switched between leading edge erection or trailing edge erection of flat-folded cartons blanks is provided.