A method of manufacturing an SOS bag of indefinite length is disclosed including, as a preliminary step, providing a gusseted tube of indefinite length. In a series of steps, the gusseted tube may be cut, folded, and sealed to create a unique bottom for an SOS bag. The bottom of the tube includes a center flap flanked by two bottom flaps, where the center flap may be heat sealed onto a bottom flap. The disclosure additionally includes bags manufactured by the method disclosed herein, as well as SOS bags having the unique construction disclosed herein.

A production line configuration apparatus reducing complication of a process performed via a touch panel is provided. A bag making and packaging machine includes an adjustment part, a liquid crystal display, and a control part. The adjustment part performs an operation related to making a bag. The liquid crystal display is a touch-sensitive manipulation part accepting input via a touch manipulation by a user. The control part changes a set value in the adjustment part on the basis of a method for the touch manipulation.

The invention relates to a method for forming at least one bottom on a hose piece (20), which comprises plastic material, wherein at least one end of the hose piece is pulled open along at least one first folding edge (21), a bottom rectangle (22) and triangular pockets (23) thus being formed; wherein side tabs (25, 26) of the bottom rectangle are folded back along two folding edges (24) spaced apart from the first folding edge in order to close the bottom, wherein the two side tabs then contact each other, and wherein a bottom cover sheet (31) is applied to the bottom and is connected to the side tabs and at least one triangular pocket by application of heat or by means of glue. The surfaces of the side tabs that come into contact and the triangular pockets are connected to each other at least in the region of the two folding edges, a connection (32) thus being formed.

A method and apparatus for making bags or pouches is disclosed. It includes a track, at least two sleds that move on the track, and operating stations mounted on the sleds. The film moves along the track, and the sleds move with the film while performing operations on the film. The system can have the sleds stationary while operating for an intermittent machine, and move to reconfigure when the film is moving. The operating stations include one or more of a sealer, a heater, a cooler, an inserter, a knife, a punch, a perforator, a static charger, and a printer. The track forms a continuous path or is linear. A controller controls the sleds and operating stations. The controller includes an operating time and/or a reconfiguration module. The operating time module is responsive to a user set material thickness or a sensed material thickness.

A method and apparatus for making bags or pouches is disclosed. It includes a track, at least two sleds that move on the track, and operating stations mounted on the sleds. The film moves along the track, and the sleds move with the film while performing operations on the film. The system can have the sled stationary while operating for an intermittent machine, and move to reconfigure when the film is moving. The operating stations include one or more of a sealer, a heater, a cooler, an inserter, a knife, a punch, a perforator, a static charger, and a printer. The track forms a continuous path or is linear. A controller controls the sleds and operating stations. The controller includes an operating time and/or a reconfiguration module. The operating time module is responsive to a user set material thickness or a sensed material thickness.

A trifold side seamed film produce bag includes a front wall and a back wall, first and second side edges sealed together and a seamless bag bottom. The bag is joined at the side edges to additional bags by a perforation. The bag is corona treated on at least one wall and promotional material is printed on the treated surface. The bags are folded to one third of their height to fit compact bag roll dispensers. The bags are folded in a Z-fold or C-fold configuration. The method includes manufacturing the bags and winding them onto cores or forming the bags into coreless rolls. An apparatus for forming the side seamed bags includes an extruder, a tubing flattener, a perforator, a sealer, a corona treater, a printer and a slitter. The treated, printed bags may be stored on rolls for later slitting into two bag streams and folding into thirds.

A fixture mounting assembly facilitates efficient and convenient mounting of lighting fixtures and like elements on various types of ceiling mounting components. In one embodiment, the mounting assembly in configured to readily adjustable in length, with the adjustable nature of the assembly facilitating versatile use by permitting convenient adjustment of the assembly to accommodate different, typically standardized spacing of the mounting components. In this embodiment, the assembly includes first and second, inner and outer channel members arranged in sliding, telescopic relationship. The channel members define and arrangement of openings and slots to facilitate fitment to different types of ceiling mounting components. The telescoping nature of the channel members facilitate their fitment to associated ceiling mounting components which may have different, standardized spacing. Efficient and versatile use desirably offers significant savings in time and installation costs for fixture installation. In alternative embodiment, a fixture hanger assembly includes a pair a substantially identical channel members configured for efficient fitment to so-called hard-lid/hat-rack ceiling components.

In order to provide an apparatus for successively making plastic bags each of which includes panel portions and a bottom gusset portion, in a way different from the prior art, upper and lower webs of panel material are superposed on each other and fed longitudinally thereof. A web of bottom gusset material is supplied to one of the webs of panel material to be superposed on the outer surface thereof, the web of bottom gusset material having opposite side edges one of which extends along ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material. The web of bottom gusset material and the other web of panel material are temporarily fixed to each other at ones of the opposite side edges thereof after the webs of panel material are superposed and the web of bottom gusset material is supplied. One of the webs or the other web of panel material and the web of bottom gusset material are then guided so that one of the webs or the other web of panel material can be folded at a position adjacent to ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material when the webs of panel material are fed. The web of bottom gusset material is combined with the webs of panel material. The panel portions are formed by the webs of panel material while the bottom gusset portion is formed by the web of bottom gusset material.

In order to provide an apparatus for successively making plastic bags each of which includes panel portions and a bottom gusset portion, in a way different from the prior art, upper and lower webs of panel material are superposed on each other and fed longitudinally thereof. A web of bottom gusset material is supplied to one of the webs of panel material to be superposed on the outer surface thereof, the web of bottom gusset material having opposite side edges one of which extends along ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material. The web of bottom gusset material and the other web of panel material are temporarily fixed to each other at ones of the opposite side edges thereof after the webs of panel material are superposed and the web of bottom gusset material is supplied. One of the webs or the other web of panel material and the web of bottom gusset material are then guided so that one of the webs or the other web of panel material can be folded at a position adjacent to ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material when the webs of panel material are fed. The web of bottom gusset material is combined with the webs of panel material. The panel portions are formed by the webs of panel material while the bottom gusset portion is formed by the web of bottom gusset material.

In order to provide an apparatus for successively making plastic bags each of which includes panel portions and a bottom gusset portion, in a way different from the prior art, upper and lower webs of panel material are superposed on each other and fed longitudinally thereof. A web of bottom gusset material is supplied to one of the webs of panel material to be superposed on the outer surface thereof, the web of bottom gusset material having opposite side edges one of which extends along ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material. The web of bottom gusset material and the other web of panel material are temporarily fixed to each other at ones of the opposite side edges thereof after the webs of panel material are superposed and the web of bottom gusset material is supplied. One of the webs or the other web of panel material and the web of bottom gusset material are then guided so that one of the webs or the other web of panel material can be folded at a position adjacent to ones of the opposite side edges of the webs of panel material when the webs of panel material are fed. The web of bottom gusset material is combined with the webs of panel material. The panel portions are formed by the webs of panel material while the bottom gusset portion is formed by the web of bottom gusset material.