A shaker top for dispensing products in a container, including a top unit having a peelable protective cover affixed upon a dispensing liner having at least one perforation, the top unit affixed to a mouth of a container. A method of manufacturing a shaker top with a peelable protective cover, including the steps of affixing a peelable protective cover upon a dispensing liner, assembling a top unit including the peelable protective cover and the dispensing liner, affixing the top unit to a mouth of a container, and covering the container with a cap. A shaker top with a peelable protective cover attached to a container, manufactured by the method of manufacture. A method of using a container having a shaker top with a freshness seal.

A non-venting one-piece, partially perforated multilayer induction heat seal liner for a container that allows an aroma or scent from a solid substance within the sealed container to permeate through the liner, while preventing leakage and/or physical contact of the substance by the consumer. The liner includes a partial perforation extending completely through a metal foil layer, and leaving an un-perforated thickness in a paper layer. The partial perforation will allow a prospective customer to sniff the scent or aroma released through the partial perforation, while the liner remains secured to the container, extending shelf life of the substance, and preventing leakage, as well as, contamination, damage and/or reduced volume caused by consumers sampling the substance/product within the container.

The invention relates to a pressure unit (1) for sealing a package (2) for a food product, comprising a conveyor (3) for transporting the package (2) through the pressure unit (1) in a travelling direction (d), a first rotatable pressure roller (11) and a first rotatable anvil roller (21). The first pressure roller (11) is arranged opposite to the first anvil roller (21) to form a first nip (4) for receiving and rotationally engage with a portion (5) of the package, and arranged downstream of the first pressure roller (11) and the first anvil roller (21) in the travelling direction, a second rotatable pressure roller (12) and a second rotatable anvil roller (22). The second pressure roller (12) is arranged opposite to the second anvil roller (22) to form a second nip (6) for receiving and rotationally engage with the portion (5) of the package. The first anvil roller (21) and the second anvil roller (22), respectively, has a smooth rim surface (25). The first pressure roller (11) comprises a first bulge (15) extending annularly around its rim surface (18), the second pressure roller (12) comprises a second bulge (16) extending annularly around its rim surface (19), and the first bulge (15) is offset in relation to the second bulge (16) in an axial direction (7) of said first pressure roller (11) and the second pressure roller (12).

The invention relates to a welding method for material webs which each consists of a multilayer composite having a barrier layer and are connected to each other via a sealing seam. In order to provide a welding method by means of which sealing seams can be produced which, on the one hand, meet the highest demands on strength and, on the other hand, prevent light, in particular UV light, from penetrating into the product to be packaged, according to the invention, the sealing seems are produced by leading two sealing surfaces of two tools together, wherein the material webs are arranged between the sealing surfaces and the sealing seam is produced having two seams lying beside each other, a main seam and a secondary seam and, during the production of the main seam, the two sealing surfaces exert a main welding pressure on the material webs and, during the production of the secondary seam, the two sealing surfaces exert a secondary welding pressure on the material webs, wherein the secondary welding pressure is lower than the main welding pressure, at least in some sections, and, in the secondary processing step, at least one of the two sealing surfaces is structured.

A system (300) for closing mailers includes a forming funnel (320) and a fusing device (310). The forming funnel includes funneling surfaces that receive an opening of a mailer in an insertion direction (302) and constrain the opening of the mailer after the opening of the mailer is inserted. The funneling surfaces are arranged to continue constraining the opening of the mailer as the mailer moves in a sliding direction (304). The fusing device includes a slot that receives the constrained opening of the mailer from the forming funnel. The fusing device applies pressure and heat to the opening of the mailer as the opening of the mailer moves through the slot. The pressure and the heat applied by the fusing device cause portions of the opening to fuse together to close the mailer.

An apparatus and a process can be used for packaging a product wherein a plastic film is tightly applied to a support. The plastic film is positioned above the support by means of a transport system; moreover, a stop structure or plate is active on the film portion present in the packaging station to efficiently hold the same.

The present invention refers to an apparatus and process for packaging a product wherein a plastic film is tightly applied to a support. The plastic film is positioned above the support by means of a transport system; moreover, a stop structure or plate is active on the film portion present in the packaging station for enabling to efficiently hold the same.

A method of anchoring a lightweight building element having a first building layer and an interlining layer distally of the first building layer, and possibly a second building layer distally of the interlining layer. For anchoring, the the distal end of a connector element is inserted into a mounting hole in the lightweight building element, and also a sleeve including a thermoplastic material is inserted into the mounting hole, the sleeve enclosing the connector element. Then, a distally facing liquefaction face of the sleeve is caused to be in contact with a proximally facing support face of the connector element. Energy impinges to liquefy at least a flow portion of the thermoplastic material of the sleeve, and the liquefaction face is pressed against the support face to cause at least a fraction of the flow portion to flow radially outward. After the flow portion has re-solidified, it anchors the connector element in the receiving object.

The disclosure relates to a filling machine (1) for filling a package (2) of a web of packaging material with a food product. The filling machine (1) comprises a jaw system (3) adapted to seal the package (2) after being filled with the food product. The jaw system (3) is equipped with means (4) for providing a unique mark (5) on the package (2). The filling machine (1) further comprises a sensor (7) arranged downstream of the jaw system (3) which is adapted to detect the mark (5) on the package (2), and a cutting knife (8) adapted to cut the package (2) from the web of packaging material. The cutting knife (8) is movably arranged in the filling machine (1), such that the cutting knife (8) can be adjusted in relation to the package (2) based on the detected mark (5) before cutting the package (2) from the web of packaging material. The disclosure also relates to a method for filling a package (2) of a web of packaging material with a food product.

There is described a packaging assembly configured to form and seal a plurality of packs for containing a pourable food product starting from a tube of packaging material; the packaging assembly comprises a pair of tracks and at least a pair of moving elements, which are cyclically movable along the tracks, respectively; each moving element comprises one forming unit configured to cooperate with the tube so as to surround a portion of the tube destined to form a main portion of one respective pack; and one sealing unit configured to cooperate with the tube to sequentially seal the tube at predetermined consecutive cross sections, each pair of consecutive cross sections forming opposite sealing bands of one respective pack; each forming unit is mounted onto the respective moving element in a linearly movable manner towards and away from the sealing unit mounted onto the same moving element.