A sealing element for sealing a package, the sealing element being configured for cooperation with an abutment for engaging the package for providing a seal to the package and a device for sealing a package, the sealing element includes a sealing element, an abutment and a base, wherein the sealing element is releasably supported by the base, and wherein at least one of the base and the abutment is moveably arranged for engagement with the package from opposing sides for providing a seal to the package.

A sealing element for sealing a package, the sealing element being configured for cooperation with an abutment for engaging the package for providing a seal to the package and a device for sealing a package, the sealing element includes a sealing element, an abutment and a base, wherein the sealing element is releasably supported by the base, and wherein at least one of the base and the abutment is moveably arranged for engagement with the package from opposing sides for providing a seal to the package.

A packing machine for filling product into bags including a bag supply, a filling module with a filling nozzle and a bag removal, wherein between the bag supply and the bag removal a transfer device is provided, which is suitable and configured to feed an empty bag from the bag supply to the filling nozzle and to feed the filled bag from the filling nozzle to the bag removal. In a method for operation, an empty bag is fed from the bag supply to the filling module by means of the transfer device and a filled bag is fed by means of the transfer device from the filling module to the bag removal. In a method for maintaining such a packing machine transfer device is moved to release at least the filling module.

Plant for packaging articles to be filled with a product and closed with a closing element, comprising at least two modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed articles, each configured with a filling station and a closing station; the plant further comprising an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles, with an extraction plane on which the filled and closed articles are transported in a longitudinal direction and are arranged with a predefined extraction orientation and/or position and in an extraction sense from upstream to downstream; wherein said at least two modular filling and closing apparatus are arranged in series from upstream to downstream along the longitudinal direction and are configured to position the respective filled and closed articles on the same extraction plane in order to obtain a common flow of articles being extracted.

Plant for packaging articles to be filled with a product and closed with a closing element, comprising at least two modular apparatus for filling and closing randomly fed articles, each configured with a filling station and a closing station; the plant further comprising an extraction system for transporting the filled and closed articles, with an extraction plane on which the filled and closed articles are transported in a longitudinal direction and are arranged with a predefined extraction orientation and/or position and in an extraction sense from upstream to downstream; wherein said at least two modular filling and closing apparatus are arranged in series from upstream to downstream along the longitudinal direction and are configured to position the respective filled and closed articles on the same extraction plane in order to obtain a common flow of articles being extracted.

A packing machine having a cleaning apparatus and a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a working section when filling bulk materials into containers, including a blowing strip having a first nozzle device and a second nozzle device through which an air stream can be guided temporarily in each case. In this case, the first and the second nozzle devices each have a fixed blowing-out direction, wherein the blowing-out directions of the first nozzle device and of the second nozzle device differ from one another. Furthermore, a control device is provided which is suitable and configured to control the first nozzle device and the second nozzle device at least temporarily in a temporally staggered manner. In a method for cleaning a working section using such a cleaning apparatus, the control device controls the first nozzle device and the second nozzle device in a temporally staggered manner.

A packing machine for filling product into bags including a bag supply, a filling module with a filling nozzle and a bag removal. In this case, the bag supply and the bag removal are arranged in a line and the filling module is arranged pulled out of the line. In a method for operating such a packing machine, a bag from the bag supply is fed out from the line to the filling module and after filling is guided back into the line and fed to the bag removal.

A packing machine for filling product into bags including a bag supply, a filling module with a filling nozzle and a bag removal. In this case, the bag supply and the bag removal are arranged in a line and the filling module is arranged pulled out of the line. In a method for operating such a packing machine, a bag from the bag supply is fed out from the line to the filling module and after filling is guided back into the line and fed to the bag removal.

A slide block-based positioning mechanism and an automatic tie tool having the same. The slide block-based positioning mechanism includes a slide block and a guide rail. The slide block fits the guide rail. The guide rail limits five degrees of freedom of the slide block. The slide block slides in a length direction of the guide rail. A head portion of a tie is arranged at a predetermined position at the slide block. The slide block pushes the tie from the predetermined position to a tie installation position.

A slide block-based positioning mechanism and an automatic tie tool having the same. The slide block-based positioning mechanism includes a slide block and a guide rail. The slide block fits the guide rail. The guide rail limits five degrees of freedom of the slide block. The slide block slides in a length direction of the guide rail. A head portion of a tie is arranged at a predetermined position at the slide block. The slide block pushes the tie from the predetermined position to a tie installation position.