The present invention relates to the forming of a container by folding a cardboard sheet with at least vertical flaps, using a forming device and a forming method. Such a device comprises an upstream conveyor driving said cardboard sheet in a direction of travel, a downstream conveyor, means for folding the vertical flaps, said folding means being situated symmetrically about said upstream conveyor, and is characterized in that, on each side, said folding means comprise a pair of downstream and upstream pushers forming a gripper, said pushers being actuated jointly from an open position toward a closed position of folding said corresponding vertical flaps, a support for each gripper, said support being mobile in said direction of travel.

A method includes causing, via a cutting mechanism, creases to be formed within a packaging material, causing one or more items to be deposited on the packaging material, causing, via a folding mechanism, at least a first side and a second side of the packaging material to be folded to at least partially form a cavity in which the one or more items reside, causing, via a conveyance mechanism, at least a first end and a second end of the packaging material to be folded to at least partially form the cavity, causing the first side and the second side to be sealed, causing, via the conveyance mechanism, the packaging material to be conveyed to a sealing mechanism, and causing, via the sealing mechanism, the first end and the second end to be sealed.

A method includes causing, via a cutting mechanism, creases to be formed within a packaging material, causing one or more items to be deposited on the packaging material, causing, via a folding mechanism, at least a first side and a second side of the packaging material to be folded to at least partially form a cavity in which the one or more items reside, causing, via a conveyance mechanism, at least a first end and a second end of the packaging material to be folded to at least partially form the cavity, causing the first side and the second side to be sealed, causing, via the conveyance mechanism, the packaging material to be conveyed to a sealing mechanism, and causing, via the sealing mechanism, the first end and the second end to be sealed.

An apparatus and a method for packaging substantially plate-shaped or cuboid-shaped products in the food industry in a packaging material film, the apparatus having feeding devices for feeding products to a packaging station; guiding devices for feeding a blank of the packaging material film to the packaging station, wherein the product is inserted into the blank such that the packaging material film substantially wraps around the product; discharge devices for discharging the product from the packaging station in a wrapped state; and holding devices being movably configured and arranged to move with the product through the packaging station.

An apparatus and a method for packaging substantially plate-shaped or cuboid-shaped products in the food industry in a packaging material film, the apparatus having feeding devices for feeding products to a packaging station; guiding devices for feeding a blank of the packaging material film to the packaging station, wherein the product is inserted into the blank such that the packaging material film substantially wraps around the product; discharge devices for discharging the product from the packaging station in a wrapped state; and holding devices being movably configured and arranged to move with the product through the packaging station.

A package of absorbent sanitary articles, includes: a pack formed by a plurality of absorbent sanitary articles having respective main faces parallel to each other and parallel to a longitudinal direction; a packaging sheet wrapped around the longitudinal faces of the pack and folded to form trapezoid closure flaps extending over the transverse faces of the pack; and a closure sheet wrapped around the pack, wherein the closure sheet has two opposite longitudinal sections extending over two opposite longitudinal faces of the pack and two opposite transverse sections extending over the respective transverse faces above the respective closure flaps.

An assembly for folding and heat-sealing at least one tubular portion constituted by flaps of packaging sheets which protrude with respect to opposite fronts of a product arranged on a conveyance line, comprises: a folding station provided with at least one folding plate having a width that is smaller than that of the product and of the tubular portion and at least one folding bar; at least one heat-sealing block, of shape and dimensions that are complementary to those of the lateral end of the tubular portion and movable between a passive configuration, in which it is spaced apart from the lateral end, and an active configuration, in which it abuts against the lateral end, following a release of the lateral end by the folding bar; at least one heat-sealing plate, arranged downstream of the folding station along the conveyance line.

An assembly for folding and heat-sealing at least one tubular portion constituted by flaps of packaging sheets which protrude with respect to opposite fronts of a product arranged on a conveyance line, comprises: a folding station provided with at least one folding plate having a width that is smaller than that of the product and of the tubular portion and at least one folding bar; at least one heat-sealing block, of shape and dimensions that are complementary to those of the lateral end of the tubular portion and movable between a passive configuration, in which it is spaced apart from the lateral end, and an active configuration, in which it abuts against the lateral end, following a release of the lateral end by the folding bar; at least one heat-sealing plate, arranged downstream of the folding station along the conveyance line.