Forming device for forming a layer of containers arranged as a quincunx which includes a conveyor belt configured to advance said containers according to a feeding direction X of the conveyor belt, an equipment piece bearing a plurality of partitions positioned parallel to said direction X, wherein said partitions divide the upper surface of the conveyor belt into a plurality of channels, each having a width such to allow the passage of a single row of containers, characterized in that the equipment piece further includes a series of feeding devices configured for dosing and releasing, in a controlled manner, the containers exiting from the channels, each placed at the outlet of each channel, and said equipment piece is movable according to direction Y substantially perpendicular to the feeding direction X of the conveyor belt.

Forming device for forming a layer of containers arranged as a quincunx which includes a conveyor belt configured to advance said containers according to a feeding direction X of the conveyor belt, an equipment piece bearing a plurality of partitions positioned parallel to said direction X, wherein said partitions divide the upper surface of the conveyor belt into a plurality of channels, each having a width such to allow the passage of a single row of containers, characterized in that the equipment piece further includes a series of feeding devices configured for dosing and releasing, in a controlled manner, the containers exiting from the channels, each placed at the outlet of each channel, and said equipment piece is movable according to direction Y substantially perpendicular to the feeding direction X of the conveyor belt.

An apparatus for shaping a narrow container stream, into a wide container stream includes container guides and a shaping region that extends between an inlet and an outlet. Transport bands connecting laterally to each other and define a transport plane along which the containers are transported. The container guides are constrained to be between defined limit curves defined by second and third order polynomials. As a result, the container guides are cambered in a way that promotes interruption-free widening of the container stream.

The present invention relates to a conveyor device, comprising a surface for receiving products that is longitudinally wound around drive means in the form of at least one first drive roller and around at least one return roller, characterized in that said receiving surface comprises a first independent section and a second independent section, said first section extending along a first part of the length of said surface, by winding around said first drive roller and around said return roller, said second section extending along a second part of the length of said surface, distinct from said first part, by winding around a second drive roller. The invention further relates to a dedicated method for conveying products, where the advancing speeds of the sections are controlled independently of each other.

A method for the wrapping of containers, particularly bottles, into bundles including rows of adjacent containers, wherein the containers are fed continuously, according to a displacement axis, to a wrapping station (2, 3) and wound with a spiral of a stretching plastic film defining a continuous wrapping. The containers (B) are pushed into a portion upstream of the wrapping station (2, 3) by a conveying unit (1) provided with at least guiding and supporting elements of the containers and with a pacing unit (1a), the containers (B) wrapped with the stretching plastic film being withdrawn, downstream of each winding unit (2, 3), with the help of a dragging device (T1, T2, T3), the guiding and supporting elements including members (11, 12, 13) elongated in the longitudinal direction of the displacement axis which extend also into the wrapping station (2, 3).

A method for the wrapping of containers, particularly bottles, into bundles including rows of adjacent containers, wherein the containers are fed continuously, according to a displacement axis, to a wrapping station (2, 3) and wound with a spiral of a stretching plastic film defining a continuous wrapping. The containers (B) are pushed into a portion upstream of the wrapping station (2, 3) by a conveying unit (1) provided with at least guiding and supporting elements of the containers and with a pacing unit (1a), the containers (B) wrapped with the stretching plastic film being withdrawn, downstream of each winding unit (2, 3), with the help of a dragging device (T1, T2, T3), the guiding and supporting elements including members (11, 12, 13) elongated in the longitudinal direction of the displacement axis which extend also into the wrapping station (2, 3).

A comb for spacing apart articles. The comb includes protrusions defining recesses therebetween. At least one of the protrusion is longer than the protrusion located just in front of it. Also, a method of spacing apart articles.

A comb for spacing apart articles. The comb includes protrusions defining recesses therebetween. At least one of the protrusion is longer than the protrusion located just in front of it. Also, a method of spacing apart articles.

A system for forming and moving an article array including a consolidation area having a support surface for receiving and arranging rows of articles to form an article array from an article row delivery device while the consolidation area continuously stabilizingly supports the periphery of the article rows positioned on the support surface as the article rows are arranged to form the article array that is moved onto a transfer support surface for moving the article array toward a collection area.

A system for forming and moving an article array including a consolidation area having a support surface for receiving and arranging rows of articles to form an article array from an article row delivery device while the consolidation area continuously stabilizingly supports the periphery of the article rows positioned on the support surface as the article rows are arranged to form the article array that is moved onto a transfer support surface for moving the article array toward a collection area.