TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160137425 | DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM FOR A UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING SEALED PACKAGES - There is disclosed a distributing system for distributing articles, comprising a channel for conveying articles and which extends from an input opening to an output opening adapted to output articles along a first direction; channel comprises a first portion which defines input opening; and a second portion which defines output opening and is articulated with respect to first portion; output opening is movable along a second direction transversal to first direction; first portion may be arranged, in use, sloped relative to first direction as a result of the movement of output opening along second direction; distributing system comprises a pair of first conveyors and a pair of respective second conveyors which define first portion of channel; each first conveyor is free to slide with respect to respective second conveyor. | 05-19-2016 |
20160128374 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HEAT TREATED LIQUID PRODUCT - A system, method and computer-readable medium for producing a pasteurized liquid product. The system comprises a first supply comprising a concentrate having a water content being less than that of the desired liquid product; a second supply of water and/or sugar solution; a first heat treatment device connected to the second supply and being arranged to heat the water or sugar solution to a predetermined temperature for reducing a number of microorganisms in the water or sugar solution; at least one combiner connecting the first supply with the heat treatment device, and configured to combine the heated water or sugar solution with the concentrate to form a liquid product, wherein the predetermined temperature of the water or sugar solution is set such as to reduce a number of microorganisms of the liquid product by the heat energy of the heated water and/or sugar solution. | 05-12-2016 |
20160122051 | DEVICE AND METHOD IN A FILLING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a device in a filling machine, said filling machine comprising a filling pipe for supplying liquid food to the tube of packaging material, a pipe for supplying pressurized sterile air to the tube of packaging material, and a gasket for sealing against the tube of packaging material and any pipes inside the tube, for creating an overpressure in the tube. The device further comprises a first pressure gauge for measuring a first pressure inside the pipe at a location upstream from the tube, a device for determining an air mass flow in the pipe, and a control unit for receiving the measured parameters, where the control unit is adapted to calculate the pressure in the tube based on the air mass flow and the first pressure, according to a first pre-established relationship. The invention also relates to a method being implemented by the device. | 05-05-2016 |
20160114913 | PACKAGING AND FILLING DEVICE, PAPER CONTAINER AND BLANK - A packaging and filling device, a paper container, and a blank is disclosed. The blank comprises a sixth panel in a readily foldable state prior to a step for forming a bottom part, and provides sufficient length in a folded portion to protect the end surface of a packaging material. The blank for the paper container is formed by the packaging and filling device and comprises a top part, a bottom part, and a cylindrical body having four side walls and a square cross-section. The packaging and filling device comprises a loading unit for retrieving the blank and loading a cylindrical blank, a bottom-part-molding unit for molding the bottom part of the cylindrical blank to obtain a container, a filling unit for filling the container with liquid food from an upper opening, and an upper-part-sealing unit for heat-sealing the upper opening. | 04-28-2016 |
20160113318 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HEAT TREATED LIQUID PRODUCT - A method for providing a heat treated liquid product is provided. The method comprises the steps of heating a flow of liquid product; providing an ice slurry of sterile water being separated from said flow of liquid product; and combining said flow of liquid product with said ice slurry for cooling down the flow of liquid product. | 04-28-2016 |
20160103024 | DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF HEAT TREATMENT OF A LIQUID PRODUCT - A method for determining the degree of heat treatment of a liquid product in a liquid product processing system involves measuring at least a first value representing the temperature of the liquid product within a first time period; measuring at least a second value representing the flow of the liquid product within the first time period; and calculating at least a first heat treatment index value based on the first and second values, wherein the heat treatment index value is associated with a current degree of heat treatment of the liquid product. | 04-14-2016 |
20160090232 | DISTRIBUTION OF TETRAHEDRAL PACKAGES - A method of assembling irregular tetrahedral packages having a first orientation and a mirrored second orientation, the packages each having two panels that are isosceles right triangles, and two elongated panels that are right triangles. The method involves providing an L-shaped blank having a rectangular central wall, rectangular right and left walls attached on neighbouring edges of the central wall via weakening lines, arranging one package with a first orientation and one package with a second orientation on each of the right wall, left wall and central wall, wherein all packages are placed such that a panel with isosceles right triangle shape faces the cardboard blank, and where the hypotenuse of the panel is directed towards a central corner, between the right wall and the left wall, and such that the top downward angled edges of all packages also are directed towards the central corner. | 03-31-2016 |
20160066597 | STICK INSERTER WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC DRIVE SYSTEM - A stick inserter for inserting ice cream sticks into frozen ice cream mass is disclosed, the stick inserter comprising a pusher guide arranged to hold a pile of ice cream sticks and guide the motion of the ice cream sticks when they move from the pusher guide into the frozen ice cream mass, a pusher plate arranged to reciprocate so that, when the pusher plate moves in a first direction, it pushes an ice cream stick of the pile out of the pusher guide, and when the pusher plate moves in the opposite, second direction, the next ice cream stick in the pile may move into position for being pushed out of the pusher guide, and a linear actuator driving the reciprocating motion of the pusher plate, wherein the linear actuator is arranged to be driven by an alternating electromagnetic field. | 03-10-2016 |
20160059973 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGE, A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL, A PACKAGE AND A FILLING MACHINE - A method of producing packages from a tube of packaging material for a liquid food product, comprises reforming a flat web of packaging material into a cylindrical tube, feeding the tube of packaging material in first direction, filling the tube with a liquid food product, transversally sealing the tube, at regular intervals, into separate package volumes, wherein a longitudinal axis of every second transversal seal being parallel to each other, and a longitudinal axis of each adjacent transversal seal being perpendicular to each other, and wherein a longitudinal axis of each transversal seal is angled in a range between 15-30° in relation to a plane which is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tube of packaging material. Also disclosed is a packaging material for use in the method, a package produced with the method, and a filling machine performing the method. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059480 | INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such an induction sealing device. The device comprises at least one inductor coil provided with at least one elongated sealing surface for cooperation with the packaging material during sealing. The sealing surface comprises a protruding ridge extending along a longitudinal extension of the sealing surface for cooperation with the packaging material and for increasing the sealing pressure on the packaging material during sealing. | 03-03-2016 |
20160003560 | A VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR A HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A valve arrangement comprising a number of valves is provided. The valve arrangement is configured to be in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode sections in a heat treatment apparatus are passed by a product in a first order, and in the second mode the sections are passed in a second order. Since the first order is different from the second order, the first order can be used for full capacity production and the second order can be used for half capacity production. | 01-07-2016 |
20160003399 | PULSATION DAMPER SUITABLE FOR HYGIENIC PROCESSING LINES - A pulsation damper configured to reduce pressure peaks in a pipe system. The pulsation damper comprises an elastic pipe section arranged to be in a small volume state or a large volume state. A first volume held in the elastic pipe section in the large volume state is greater than a second volume held in the elastic pipe section in the small volume state. The elastic pipe section has an elliptical cross section in the small volume state. A ratio between a major axis and a minor axis of the elastic pipe section is in the range 1.05 to 10.0, such as 1.1 to 1.5. | 01-07-2016 |
20160003398 | A PULSATION DAMPER SUITABLE FOR HYGIENIC PROCESSING LINES - A pulsation damper configured to reduce pressure variations in a pipe system. The pulsation damper comprises a first pipe section and a second pipe section. The first pipe section is at least partly placed inside the second pipe section such that a product flow can flow through the first pipe section and then through a space formed between the first pipe section and the second pipe section. Due to the increased cross sectional area of the second pipe section pressure variations can be damped efficiently. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001498 | SONOTRODE - There is disclosed a sonotrode comprising: a head which defines a sealing surface elongated along a first direction orthogonal to a second direction and at least one first slot which extends through the head transversally to the first direction; the first slot extends parallel to a third direction inclined to both the first direction and the second direction; the first direction defines an acute angle with the second direction. | 01-07-2016 |
20160000103 | PROCESS AND ASSEMBLY FOR RECOMBINING A FOOD PRODUCT - A process and an assembly for recombining a liquid food product are provided. The process comprises providing a slurry of food solids, the slurry being prepared by mixing food powder with water, blending the slurry by in-line injection of water, and heat treating the recombined liquid food product. The blending step and heat treatment step may be continuous. | 01-07-2016 |
20150380197 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW AND AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A method for assembling an electron exit window of an electron beam generating device comprises arranging a foil support plate on a housing of the electron beam generating device, bonding a window foil to a frame along at least one continuous bonding line, thus creating an exit window sub-assembly, and attaching the exit window sub-assembly onto the housing. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375484 | PACKAGING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE - Packaging laminate for a packaging container for oxygen-sensitive liquid food, such as milk, juice, wine and cooking oil. The packaging laminate has a layer of paper or paperboard, and a layer serving as gas barrier and composed of a material with barrier properties against gases, in particular oxygen. The layer serving as gas barrier is bonded to the paper or paperboard layer by a lamination layer, which has a central layer of polymer and outer layers of an adhesive on both sides of the polymer layer. The packaging laminate also has outer liquid-tight coatings on both sides of the paper or paperboard layer. | 12-31-2015 |
20150363750 | A METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAINTENANCE DATA - A method for providing data related to the operating condition of a machine part of a liquid processing system is provided. The method comprises the steps of: selecting at least one machine part of the liquid processing system; calculating an expected remaining usable time based on an estimated life time of the machine part; determining at least one real-time operating condition of the at least one machine part; and providing the expected time for maintenance and the at least one operating condition as data for enabling a decision whether to perform maintenance of the machine part or not. | 12-17-2015 |
20150362257 | TUBULAR HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ENERGY EFFICIENCY - A tubular heat treatment apparatus comprising a number of tubes arranged in a number of groups. Each of the number of groups are arranged to process product within a pre-determined temperature interval. At least one of the groups is swept by a sheet such that heat transfer to or from the group is reduced. | 12-17-2015 |
20150354554 | A PISTON PUMP ARRANGEMENT FOR HYGIENIC PROCESSING APPLICATIONS - A membrane arrangement to be placed between a product chamber and a hydraulic oil chamber is provided. The membrane arrangement comprises a first membrane and a second membrane. Between the membranes in a membrane interior space a marker liquid is placed. By using a sensor it can be detected when product or hydraulic oil enters the membrane interior space, which in turn means that a rupture of any of the two membranes may be detected in a reliable and cost efficient way. | 12-10-2015 |
20150345487 | A PISTON PUMP ARRANGEMENT FOR HYGIENIC PROCESSING APPLICATIONS - A membrane comprises a main body having a first side and a second side. The main body is made of an elastic material in order to forward a pressure e.g. formed by a piston. On the second side it is provided a coating made of plastic material such that the main body is not affected by cleaning agents, abrasive products or the like coming in contact with the second surface. | 12-03-2015 |
20150344163 | FOLDING UNIT FOR POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGING MACHINES - A folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products from sealed packs comprises a movable conveying member and a folding device arranged for folding at least one end portion of the packs, whilst the packs are conveyed by the conveying member, to obtain the packages, the conveying member carrying a plurality of plates, each plate being configured to receive a pack and to deliver a package to a transferring and up-ending unit arranged downstream of the folding unit, the folding unit further comprising a retention device arranged for keeping said packages on the plates. | 12-03-2015 |
20150342216 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF EXTRACTION OF FROZEN MOULDED PRODUCTS - A method and an apparatus are disclosed for controlling the extraction of frozen moulded products, such as edible ice cream products, from a mould table with a plurality of freezing pockets by filling a pre-product to be frozen into the freezing pockets in the mould table, converting the pre-product into frozen moulded products by exposing the freezing pockets to a cooling medium, gripping one or more of the frozen moulded products by extraction system being driven by a driving arrangement comprising, for instance, one or more servo motors, extracting the one or more frozen moulded products from the freezing pockets while measuring one or more torque or force values exerted by the driving arrangement, and feeding back the one or more measured torque or force values for controlling one or more operational parameters of the freezing apparatus. | 12-03-2015 |
20150336701 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STERLIZING PACKAGING CONTAINERS BY ELECTRON BEAM - The invention relates to a sterilization device for sterilizing packaging containers with electron beams in a filling machine. The sterilization device comprises at least one first electron beam emitter adapted for sterilization of at least the interior of the packaging container and at least one electron beam emitter adapted for sterilization of at least the exterior of the packaging container. The invention further comprises a method for sterilizing packaging containers. | 11-26-2015 |
20150335041 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FROZEN ICE CREAM PRODUCTS - A method is disclosed for optimization of a production of frozen ice cream products, such as extruded edible ice cream products, from a freezing system comprising a freezing apparatus, comprising recording one or more properties of the production, such as one or more measured values related to the freezing system during the production process, and using the one or more recorded properties for controlling one or more operational parameters of the freezing system. The method also involves conveying pre-products to be frozen into the freezing apparatus, cooling the pre-products to form frozen products inside the freezing apparatus, conveying the frozen products out of the freezing apparatus measuring one or more surface temperatures of frozen products leaving the freezing apparatus, and using the one or more measured surface temperatures for controlling one or more operational parameters of the freezing apparatus. | 11-26-2015 |
20150321857 | A UNIT FOR SEQUENCING AND GUIDING ITEMS - A unit for sequencing and guiding items, in which the items are grouped into batches of one or more items; the unit comprises a first conveyor for advancing the items from an input station to an output station, and a sequencing apparatus cooperable with the items to form the batches and to drive them to the output station; the sequencing apparatus comprises a second conveyor comprising a track and plural movable elements independently moved along the track; the track has a work portion parallel to the first conveyor, and the movable elements include respective interacting portions, adapted to protrude over the first conveyor when the movable elements are advanced along the work portion of the track, and cooperating with the items to drive them to the desired positions along the first conveyor to define the batches and to locate the batches at the desired distances from one another. | 11-12-2015 |
20150320007 | VERTICAL VAT WITH COUNTER ROTATING AGITATOR PANELS - A vertical vat comprising a first shaft provided with at least one agitator panel, a second shaft provided with at least one agitator panel, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft are arranged to counter rotate. | 11-12-2015 |
20150306261 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IRRADIATING OBJECTS WITH ELECTRON BEAM - The present invention relates to an irradiation device for irradiating objects with electron beams. The irradiation device comprises at least one electron beam emitter having an electron exit window and at least one sensor device for detecting a first dose control parameter of the electron beam. The electron beam emitter is adapted to move past the sensor device such that the electron beam emitted from the electron exit window passes within a sensing area of the sensor device. The sensor device comprises more than one conductor each having a conductor surface in the sensing area of the sensor device, and the conductor surface is adapted to be exposed to electrons of the electron beam. The invention also relates to a method. | 10-29-2015 |
20150292822 | DEVICE FOR CLOSING INNER TUBES IN A TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGER - A device for closing at least one inner tube in a tubular heat exchanger. The device comprises a main body provided with inner tube through holes and at least one plug configured to be inserted into the at least one inner tube. | 10-15-2015 |
20150286900 | PROCESSING OF WEBS - An arrangement comprising at least one first processing machine arranged to process a web, and a scanning device arranged to scan the web. The arrangement also comprises a computing device configured to: receive image data of the web, analyze the data, and generate a graphic code symbol based on the analysis, and a printing device arranged to print the graphic symbol on the web for marking a web with data relating to features of the web. At least one second processing machine is arranged to further process the web, a reading device is arranged to read the graphic code symbol of the web, and a control device is configured to: receive image data relating to the graphic code symbol, decode the graphic code symbol to retrieve information regarding features of the web, and control the second processing machine to adapt the further processing of the web according to the features. | 10-08-2015 |
20150283526 | HYBRID MIXER | 10-08-2015 |
20150274342 | UNIT FOR THE APPLICATION OF OPENING DEVICES ON SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCTS - There is disclosed a unit for the application of opening devices on respective sealed first packages of food products, comprising: at least one first gripping device configured to receive, in use, a relative opening device and movable along a first path; first path comprising a first stretch in which opening device is applied onto package; a first track; a first transfer element, which is operatively connected to first gripping device; and at least one second transfer element; first transfer element is self-movable along first track and is movable independently of second transfer element. | 10-01-2015 |
20150274330 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING CONTAINER, SPOUT CLOSURE, AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - Disclosed are a spout stopper with easy open and close operation when being opened or closed, a packaging container, and a packaging container manufacturing method. The spout stopper comprises a spout further comprising a spout tube and base portion, formed by injection molding and disposed upon a spout hole of a packaging container that is formed from a webbing laminate packaging material; a sealed partition of the packaging container that is capable of being ruptured; and a cap that covers the spout. The cap is inserted upon the spout tube in a detachable manner, and comprises a bottom partition, which is partially fused upon the sealed partition such that the sealed partition is capable of being ruptured by the cap, and a pull ring, which is for pulling up on the cap. | 10-01-2015 |
20150267973 | TUBE HOLDING ELEMENT - A tube holding element provided with at least one through hole and having a first side and a second side. The tube holding element is arranged to be attached to a tube via the second side. The through hole has a diameter D | 09-24-2015 |
20150266603 | PRESSURE PAD AND HEAT-SEALING DEVICE HAVING SUCH A PRESSURE PAD - Pressure pad for a heat-sealing device in a packaging machine, the heat-sealing device having a heat-sealing jaw and a counter-jaw adapted to seal together two surfaces of a packaging material when the jaws are pressed together. The pressure pad comprises a first portion, adapted to be mounted on the counter-jaw of the heat-sealing device, and a second portion, in use arranged towards the heat-sealing jaw of the heat-sealing device. A cross-section of said second portion, along the extension of the pressure pad, has a substantially constant arc-shape of the outer contact surface in use facing the heat-sealing jaw. The pressure pad is made up of a resilient material, and the cross-section of said arc-shaped outer contact surface has a radius of curvature of 15 mm±5 mm. The invention further relates to a heat-sealing device having such a pressure pad. | 09-24-2015 |
20150257357 | DEAERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEAERATION - In a method for deaerating a liquid the liquid is pressurized to a pressure above atmospheric, after which it is guided to an upstream end of a nucleation valve. A low pressure resides on the downstream end of the nucleation valve and as the liquid passes the valve, bubble nucleation is initiated, forming the first step in a deaeration process. According to the method the temperature and pressure on the downstream side of the valve is controlled such that the static pressure is above the saturation pressure, while the lowest pressure as the liquid passes the valve is below or equal to the saturation pressure | 09-17-2015 |
20150251868 | METHOD FOR FEEDING A SUPPLY STATION OF A PACKAGING UNIT WITH A NEW REEL OF SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL, SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL HOLDER AND LIFT TRUCK - There is described a method for feeding a supply station ( | 09-10-2015 |
20150248130 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A TRANSITION FROM A FIRST PHASE TO A SECOND PHASE - It is provided an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase in a processing line. The apparatus comprises a first sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration, a second sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration. The first sensor is placed upstream of the second sensor. Further, the apparatus comprises a control device configured to receive a first data set from the first sensor and a second data set from the second sensor, and to calibrate the second sensor by comparing the second data set with the first data set. | 09-03-2015 |
20150159964 | TUBULAR HEAT EXCHANGER - A tube for a heat exchanger provided with a helical corrugation, wherein the helical corrugation has pitch and a width, and the width being at least 20% of the pitch, such that an improved heat transfer is achieved. | 06-11-2015 |
20150122126 | DEAERATOR AND METHOD FOR DEAERATION - A system for deaeration of a liquid comprises a heater for heating the liquid to a well-defined temperature, means for pressurizing the liquid, a first piping for guiding the heated liquid to a separation vessel, a vacuum pump for evacuating deaerated gases from the separation vessel, and a second piping for guiding the deaerated liquid from the separation vessel. The system further comprises an inert-gas supply and a mixer for supplying and mixing in inert gas into the liquid in the first piping. The vacuum pump is controllable to maintain a separation pressure in the separation vessel corresponding to a pressure at or slightly above the saturation pressure. | 05-07-2015 |
20150080200 | ARRANGEMENT IN A CREASING MACHINE, AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED THEREFROM - An arrangement in a cardboard creasing machine, for forming structured patterns of creasing lines in a material comprising a cardboard web fed to the machine, comprising a system of at least two rollers. The first roller is provided with a male die, having at least two envelope surfaces, each with a structured pattern of lines, of which at least one has an open end. In order to prevent wild creasing lines with open ends are provided with crease stoppers, extending perpendicularly to the open line. The second roller is provided with a female die corresponding to the male die. | 03-19-2015 |
20150060388 | PLUG FOR CLOSING THE NECK OF A CONTAINER - A plug for closing a neck of a container is disclosed. The plug comprises an obturation cap, which is laid out across an inner aperture of the neck of the container and which is crossed by a driving-in member notably when the container is installed on a dispenser, and a skirt for attachment to the neck centered on an axis. The cap defines a central cavity for receiving the driving-in member, the bottom region of which is delimited by a breakable part, which is adapted to be set in abutment by the driving-in member until it breaks and which includes a central bottom wall and a side wall provided with breaking lines extending radially to the axis, while the remainder of the cavity is delimited by a tubular part of the cap, which guides the driving-in member. | 03-05-2015 |
20150049335 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF A SUBSTANCE - A sensor arrangement for determining a concentration of a substance in an open sample in the presence of an interfering material is disclosed. The sensor arrangement comprises a first light source emitting pulsed light at a first wavelength being absorbed by said substance, a second light source emitting pulsed light at a second wavelength being transmitted through said substance, optical means for directing at least a part of the emitted pulsed light of said first and second wavelengths through the open sample along the same optical path, and a sample detector arranged at an end of the optical path for receiving the emitted light of said first and second wavelengths being transmitted through the sample. The interfering material is formed as deposits on at least one of said optical means being exposed to said substance, and said first wavelength and said second wavelength are absorbed by said interfering material. | 02-19-2015 |
20150028220 | ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW FOIL - An electron exit window foil for use with a high performance electron beam generator operating in a corrosive environment is provided. The electron exit window foil comprises a sandwich structure having a film of Ti, a first layer of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than Ti, and a flexible second layer of a material being able to protect said film from said corrosive environment, wherein the second layer is facing the corrosive environment. | 01-29-2015 |
20140305997 | PACKAGING LAMINATE FOR A PACKAGING CONTAINER, AS WELL AS A PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE - A packaging laminate for a packaging container, which includes a paper or paperboard layer and outer, liquid-tight, heat-resistant layers of plastic on both sides of the paper or paperboard layer. Between the paper or paperboard layer and the outer plastic layer, the packaging laminate has at least one additional layer of a material possessing tightness properties vis-à-vis gases. In order to improve the preconditions for being able to provide the packaging laminate with decorative artwork of printing ink with good print quality, the paper or paperboard layer has, on both sides, a coating of pigment, adhesive and a substance capable of modifying the rheological properties of the coatings. | 10-16-2014 |
20140295031 | PACKAGING LAMINATE FOR A PACKAGING CONTAINER, AS WELL AS A PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE - A packaging laminate for a retortable packaging container which comprises a paper or paperboard layer and outer, liquid-tight, heat-resistant layers of plastic on both sides of the paper or paperboard layer. Between the paper or paperboard layer and the outer plastic layer, the packaging laminate has at least one additional layer of a material possessing tightness properties vis-à-vis gases. In order to improve the preconditions for providing the packaging laminate with decorative artwork of printing ink with good print quality, the paper or paperboard layer has, on its one side, a printable coating of pigment and binder or adhesive, and on its other side a coating of starch. | 10-02-2014 |
20140287118 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CHEESE STARTING MATERIAL MILK - A device for producing a cheese starting material milk is disclosed. The device includes a first centrifugal separator that separates milk into a cream fraction and a skim milk fraction, a microfilter that separates the skim milk fraction info a permeate and a retentate, a second centrifugal separator that separates the retentate into a clean fraction and a high bacteria content sludge, and a means for returning the clean fraction to the microfilter. The cream fraction and the permeate are combined to obtain the cheese starting material milk. | 09-25-2014 |
20140230379 | METHOD OF OPENING A PACKAGE OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT - A reclosable opening device for a sealed package of a pourable food product includes a frame fitted about a pierceable portion of the package and defining a through pour opening; a removable threaded cap that screws onto the frame to close the pour opening; a tubular cutter engaging the pour opening and having a cutting device which cooperates with the pierceable portion to unseal the package; a first connector connecting the cap to the cutter, and which, as the cap is unscrewed, pushes the cutter towards the pierceable portion and a second connector connecting the frame to the cutter, and which, in use, feed the cutter along a predetermined piercing path through the pierceable portion in response to unscrewing of the cap; and the piercing path, as the cap is unscrewed, has a first portion of pure axial translation, followed by a second portion of both axial and rotary motion. | 08-21-2014 |
20140199215 | UNIT FOR STERILIZING A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR A MACHINE FOR PACKAGING POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - There is described a unit for sterilizing a web of packaging material advanced along a given path, having, along a longitudinal portion thereof, a succession of pre-applied opening devices and adapted to be transformed in a plurality of sealed packages containing a pourable food product; the unit comprises a bath, containing a sterilizing agent in which the web with the opening devices is advanced, and an aseptic chamber connected to an outlet of the bath and housing drying mechanism for removing residual sterilizing agent from the web; the drying mechanism comprise an ejector located at a distance from the outlet of the bath and configured so as to direct a stream of air transversally to the web and onto the longitudinal portion of the web provided with the opening devices. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196476 | THROUGH-FLOW FREEZER AND A METHOD FOR STARTING UP THE SAME - A through-flow freezer is disclosed comprising a freezing cylinder, an inlet pipe, an inlet blocking device, an air inlet, an outlet pipe and an outlet blocking device, wherein, at least in one operational mode of the through-flow freezer, the inlet blocking device and the outlet blocking device are closed such that a certain amount of mix and a certain amount of air substantially corresponding to a desired overrun in the freezing cylinder can be entrapped in the freezing cylinder by introducing air via the air inlet. Furthermore, a method for starting up a through-flow freezer is disclosed comprising the step of adding air through the air inlet until a certain amount of mix and a certain amount of air substantially corresponding to a desired overrun is entrapped in the freezing cylinder and a certain cylinder pressure is reached in the freezing cylinder before starting the cooling of the freezing cylinder. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196417 | FOLDING UNIT FOR PRODUCING FOLDED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS FROM RELATIVE SEALED PACKS - There is described a folding unit for producing folded packages of pourable food products from relative sealed packs. The folding unit comprises conveying means fed with a plurality of packs at an input station and advancing the packs along a forming path to an output station, and folding means cooperating, in use, with each pack to perform at least one folding operation on the pack; the conveying means comprise an endless transport element formed by a plurality of mutually hinged rigid modules and looped about at least one driving sprocket and at least one idler element; the idler element comprises cam means cooperating with respective cam followers of the modules and so shaped to compensate the periodical variation of the radius of the modules on the driving sprocket due to their rigidity. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196407 | PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A FOOD PRODUCT FROM A WEB OF A PACKAGING MATERIAL - There is described a packaging machine for producing sealed packages of pourable food products from a web of packaging material, comprising: an aseptic chamber through which web is fed and within which a sterilizing agent is applied onto web; a station which is arranged downstream from said aseptic chamber and in which a tube formed by web is, in use, fed; and a sealing device which separate chamber and station; packaging machine also comprise a conveyor fluidically connected with station and adapted to convey away residues of sterilizing agent from station. | 07-17-2014 |
20140194267 | FOLDING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PURABLE FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGES - A folding unit for producing folded packages of pourable food products from sealed packs, comprising: movable conveyor which are fed with a plurality of packs at an input station, which feed packs along a forming path and output folded packages at an output station; and folder cooperating with each pack to perform at least one folding operation on pack comprising: at least one pair of shells which are integrally movable along the forming path and are movable relative to each other along a direction transversal to the forming path; shells of each pair may be set along the direction in: a fully closed position in which they exert a pressure onto a relative pack, so as to at least complete a folding operation onto relative pack; and an open position in which they are detached from the corresponding folded package. | 07-10-2014 |
20140177382 | HOMOGENIZING VALVE - The invention relates to a homogenizing valve which comprises two or more pressurized, movable valve cones, two or more valve seats, and a valve housing which surrounds the valve cones and the valve seats. The valve cones and the valve seats are arranged such that between them are formed constrictions, which constitute homogenization gaps having a gap height h. Between each individual valve cone and each individual valve seat are formed two homogenization gaps, of which one homogenization gap is radially arranged and one homogenization gap is axially arranged. The homogenizing valve is intended for use in existing homogenizers and is especially produced to be able to acquire an effective homogenization for liquids which are processed at a lower pressure and with a large flow, such as pasteurized milk, for example. | 06-26-2014 |
20140158660 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER NECK - A cap for a container neck includes a tubular skirt defining a central axis. The skirt includes an internal first skirt part, means for removably fixing the first skirt part to an exterior surface of the container neck, and a second skirt part. The second skirt part includes a first axial end connecting the second skirt part to the first skirt part, internally having at least one surface adapted to abut a free end of the container neck. The second skirt part also includes a second axial end opposite the first end, and an intermediate part extending between the first and second ends. Ribs project radially from the intermediate part in a direction substantially parallel to the axis. A radial dimension of the intermediate part is less than a radial distance between the exterior cylindrical surface of the first skirt part and the interior radial end of the abutment surface. | 06-12-2014 |
20140147775 | NOVEL INK FORMULATION - The disclosed invention relates to the use of molybdenum (VI) peroxo complex containing an amino acid, such as MoO(O | 05-29-2014 |
20140147392 | NOVEL MARKING COMPOUND - Water soluble marking compounds comprising a transition metal oxyanion and at least one ammonium cation, comprising a nitrogen atom at least one further group selected from the group consisting of OH, COOH, NH2, NHC | 05-29-2014 |
20140135196 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A SECONDARY PACKAGE - A method for producing a lid for a secondary package, the secondary package intended to encase primary packages, wherein the method comprises: folding the lid from a cardboard blank, comprising: side areas along a length of the blank, and the method comprises: picking the cardboard blank from a magazine with a picking unit; moving the picking unit, holding the cardboard blank to a position adjacent to a folding unit; transferring the cardboard blank from the picking unit to the folding unit, whereby the folding unit acts as an anvil and the picking unit acts as a stamp; thereby folding the side areas of the cardboard blank to form long lid sides, and forming short edges of the cardboard blank to short lid sides by folding them and holding them together, to form the lid for the secondary package. The invention also relates to an apparatus for performing the method. | 05-15-2014 |
20140131173 | FEEDING UNIT AND METHOD FOR FEEDING SEALED PACKS OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - There is described a feeding unit for feeding sealed packs of pourable food products to a folding unit configured to form folded packages from relative the packs; the feeding unit comprising a feeding conveyor adapted to receive packs at an inlet station of the feeding unit and to drive them to an outlet station of the feeding unit; the feeding conveyor comprising at least one push member movable cyclically and having a cooperating surface adapted to cooperate, in use, with a relative pack to push it towards the outlet station along a substantially rectilinear portion of an advancement path, wherein the cooperating surface has an involute-shaped profile. Furthermore, there is provided a corresponding method for feeding sealed packs of pourable food products to a folding unit. | 05-15-2014 |
20140123595 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING SEALED PACKAGES OF A POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD OF REMOVING FALLEN SEALED PACKAGES FROM THE TRANSFER DEVICE - There is disclosed a transfer device for transferring sealed packages of a pourable food product, comprising a transporter for conveying packages along an at least partly curved path; transfer device also comprises a through opening which is arranged on one side of path and is adapted to allow the discharge of packages that have fallen along path. | 05-08-2014 |
20140117838 | ELECTRON-BEAM DEVICE - In order to improve the performance of an electron-beam device, the ends of the cathode housing is provided with dome-shaped structures. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117259 | ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE - An electron beam device having a tubular body of elongate shape with an electron exit window extending in the longitudinal direction of the tubular body. The tubular body is at least partly forming a vacuum chamber, the vacuum chamber comprising therein a cathode comprising a cathode housing having an elongate shape, and at least one electron generating filament and a control grid both extending along the elongate shape of the cathode housing. The control grid and the cathode housing are attached to each other by attachment mechanisms. Free longitudinal end portions of either the control grid or the cathode housing are bent in a direction towards each other to form bulge-like shapes for the formation of electron beam shaping electrodes. The invention is further comprising a method of manufacturing the electron beam device. | 05-01-2014 |
20140103228 | ELECTRON BEAM EMITTER WITH A COOLING FLANGE, AND A METHOD OF COOLING AN ELECTRON BEAM EMITTER - An electron beam emitter comprises a housing enclosing a cathode capable of emitting electrons within the housing and a window for allowing the emitted electrons to exit the housing, wherein the housing has an opening adapted to be at least partly engaged with a high voltage connector assembly, the assembly being adapted to connect the cathode to a power supply, the electron beam emitter further comprising a cooling flange surrounding the opening and having an interior channel extending between an inlet port and an outlet port for receiving cooling fluid for cooling the high voltage connector assembly. The invention further relates to a method of cooling an electron beam device. | 04-17-2014 |
20140100098 | PACKAGING MATERIAL HAVING A DETECTABLE MARK FOR MANUFACTURING OF CARTON OR PAPERBOARD BASED PACKAGING CONTAINERS - A packaging material for manufacturing of carton or paperboard based packaging containers by fold-forming is disclosed. The packaging material is obtainable by: providing, in connection with one station, a first part of one or more crease line(s) and a first mark on a moving web of a paperboard or carton based packaging material providing, in connection with a second station, at least a second part of the one or more crease line(s) as well as a second mark, wherein the first and the second mark together form a detectable mark. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099267 | NEAR INFRARED ABSORBERS - An ink formulation having a marking component and a reduced indium tin oxide (r-ITO) is disclosed. The r-ITO in powder form exhibits a lightness (L*), according to the 1976 CIE (L*, a*, b*) space, of not more than 50. | 04-10-2014 |
20140097150 | STOPPER DEVICE FOR THE NECK OF A CONTAINER - A stopper device includes a base adapted to be fastened to a neck of a container, and a cap movable relative to the base between closed and open positions. A strand in an unaltered configuration extends along a periphery of the cap. First and second longitudinal ends of the strand are connected to the cap frangibly and non-frangibly, respectively. A hook protrudes toward an outside of the base, and when the strand is in the unaltered configuration, the hook retains a running portion of the strand, blocking movement of the cap from the closed to the open position. The first end of the strand includes a tab for detaching the first end by breaking the frangible connection and moving the running portion toward an outside of the cap until the cap may freely move from the closed to the open position without the running portion being retained by the hook. | 04-10-2014 |
20140091702 | CATHODE HOUSING SUSPENSION OF AN ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE - A cathode-housing suspension of an electron beam device having a tubular body of elongate shape with an exit window extending in the longitudinal direction and a connector end in one end of the tubular body is disclosed. The electron beam device further comprises a cathode housing having an elongate shape and comprising a free end and an attachment end remote to the free end, and the attachment end comprises an outwardly extending flange provided with threaded openings for set screws and non-threaded openings for attachment bolts, for attaching the attachment end to a corresponding socket of the tubular body, wherein a mechanism configured to bias the attachment end away from the socket are arranged in the tubular body. | 04-03-2014 |
20140083050 | SEALING UNIT AND A SUSPENSION FOR A SEALING JAW UTILIZED IN SUCH SEALING UNIT - A sealing unit for sealing and forming a packaging container is disclosed. The sealing unit operates on a principle that the motion of a pair of opposing sealing jaws is controlled by a cam-cam follower interaction combined with the action of a servomotor driving a cam wheel. | 03-27-2014 |
20140076840 | PACKAGING ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING A BOTTLE AND A GASKET-LESS CLOSURE FOR CLOSING THE NECK OF THE BOTTLE - A packaging assembly includes a bottle, which may be used upside-down such that a neck is turned towards the ground, and a closure without any added seal gasket for closing the neck. This closure includes a cap for obturating the neck, and a skirt for attachment to the neck. The cap includes an inner sealing lip, delimiting on its outer face, a convex tight bearing surface for bearing tightly against the inner face of the neck, and a substantially flat ramp surface, which connects the tight bearing surface to a lower axial end of the lip, and which, while the lip is deformed with the remainder of the closure when an inner clip of the skirt interferes with an outer bead of the neck during placement of the closure on the neck, may interfere with a free end of the neck to guide engagement of the lip inside the neck. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075884 | INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE FOR HEAT SEALING PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - There is described a heating induction sealing device for forming a seal in a packaging material comprising an electrically conductive element and advancing along a direction; sealing device comprises one first inductive element and one second inductive element; first inductive element comprises a first portion facing second inductive element and defining with second inductive element a passage for packaging material; and a second portion; sealing device is selectively arrangeable in a first configuration, in which alternate currents flow within first and second inductive element; first portion and second inductive element are configured to generate a first magnetic flux transversally to direction, when sealing device is arranged in first configuration; second portion is configured to generate, in use, a second magnetic flux with a main component parallel to direction, when sealing device is arranged in first configuration. | 03-20-2014 |
20140069992 | FORMING DEVICE, MACHINE, PACKAGING LAMINATE WEB, FORMING METHOD AND PROCESS IN PRODUCING PACKAGES - A forming device and method for use in a packaging machine of the type where packages are produced from a tube. The forming device comprises two opposing sealing elements between which the tube is arranged to be flat-laid and squeezed to heat the thermoplastic and obtain a first transverse seal of the tube. It further comprises two volume control elements. The forming device is characterized in that it is arranged to displace the first transverse seal off-center in relation a longitudinal axis of the first portion of the tube in a displacement direction essentially perpendicular to the first transverse seal to enable later shaping of a corresponding final package with a wall arranged with a predetermined angle of inclination in relation to the displacement direction. The invention also relates to a machine, a process and a packaging laminate. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069329 | GLUING UNIT FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TO A SUCCESSION OF OPENING DEVICES FOR GLUING TO SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCTS POURABLE INTO A TUBE OF PACAKGING MATERIAL - A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of food products pourable into a tube of packaging material, the unit having a conveyor for feeding the opening devices along a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path, interacting with each opening device to apply adhesive to a portion of the opening device, and movable in a plane parallel to the path as well as crosswise to the plane. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069064 | INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE FOR HEAT SEALING PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - There is described a heating induction sealing device for forming a seal in a packaging material comprising an electrically conductive element and advancing, in use, along a first direction; the sealing device comprises at least one inductive element; inductive element comprises a first and second leg within which alternate currents flow, in use, in opposite direction; first leg is configured to induce, in use, a first portion of an eddy current within an area to be sealed of packaging material; second leg faces first leg along a second direction; second leg is configured to induce, in use, a second portion of eddy current within area to be sealed of packaging material; first and second leg have a length in a third direction parallel, in use, to first direction and transversal to second direction; first and second leg are nonsymmetrical with respect to third direction, so that seal is formed as continuous along second direction. | 03-13-2014 |
20140069055 | SUSPENSION FOR A SEALING JAW AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING SEALING JAWS - A sealing jaw assembly for a sealing unit, and in particular an arrangement for suspending a sealing jaw in a socket is disclosed. The arrangement is based on a first and a second spring arrangement wherein the action of the first spring arrangement onto the sealing jaw may be activated and deactivated. | 03-13-2014 |
20140061195 | PACKAGING CONTAINER - Provided is a packaging container having a smaller environmental load compared to a container having a plastic cap/spout, capable of opening/re-closing of the container by a simple and inexpensive structure, and capable of easily pouring its content. The packaging container may include an opening and a spout provided on a top wall, wherein the spout is formed with a folded spout panel. The spout panel may comprise a flow-path panel which covers the opening and forms a pouring flow path; two side wall panels which are adjacent to both sides of the flow-path panel and form side walls of the flow path; a lower end sealing panel which is adjacent to the lower end of the flow-path panel to connect the lower end of the spout to the container wall; and two side sealing panels respectively adjacent to the lower ends of the side wall panels to connect the sides of the spout to the top wall: and wherein the spout panel is formed by connecting the lower end sealing panel to the container wall at the lower side of the opening, connecting the side sealing panels to the top wall at the sides of the opening, and folding the side wall panels at respective centers so that the flow-path panel covers the opening. | 03-06-2014 |
20140057036 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING AND STERILIZING LIQUID FOOD - An apparatus and a method for heating and sterilizing liquid food, which may avoid the food product damage caused by direct contact with a hot heating medium, and reduce the time required for heat exchange, and the time for which the food product is kept in the high temperature zone. The apparatus and the method may also reduce the damage to the quality of the food product due to the high temperature. | 02-27-2014 |
20140048384 | DIVIDER FOR DIVIDING PRODUCTS INTO PARALLEL LANES - A divider dividing products into parallel lanes comprises a support frame; at least one guide channel for receiving the products, carried by the frame and extending parallel to a longitudinal direction; a fixed first guide connected to the frame and extending parallel to a transversal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; second guide carried by the frame and extending parallel to the longitudinal direction; first actuator for moving the guide channel parallel to the transversal direction; and second actuator for moving one of two telescopically coupled channel portions of the guide channel relative to the other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction; the second guide connected to the frame in a fixed position; the first/second actuators comprising a first/second motorized cursor slidably coupled to the first/second guide and connected to the guide channel/one of the two channel portions to move it parallel to the transversal/ longitudinal direction. | 02-20-2014 |
20140044994 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACEABILITY MARKING AND PACKAGING LINE PROVIDED WITH TRACEABILITY MARKING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for visualization of non-visible information on a packaging material to provide traceability. The method comprises the steps of: reading the non-visible information from the packaging material by means of a magnetic head reader, processing the non-visible information in a central processing unit together with additional new non-visible information, and printing an optional portion of the amount of combined non-visible information onto the packaging material as a traceability marking. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method and a packaging line with a filling machine making use of the device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140014475 | APPARATUS COMPRISING A HOPPER AND AN AUGER CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING SOLID ITEM - An apparatus is disclosed comprising a hopper and an auger conveyor for conveying solid items, wherein the auger conveyor comprises an auger and an outlet pipe enclosing the auger along at least a part of the length of the auger, the outlet pipe having an inlet end and an outlet end, wherein the outlet pipe is mounted at its inlet end to the hopper for receiving solid items from the hopper through an outlet opening near the bottom of the hopper, and the auger extends partly along at least a part of the bottom of the hopper, partly inside the outlet pipe along substantially the full length thereof, and wherein at least a part of the inner surface of the hopper above the outlet opening is inclined towards the direction of conveyance of the auger conveyor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140009169 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A method and a device for detecting defects in a packaging laminate having at least one conductive layer are provided. The method comprises the steps of grounding the conductive layer of the packaging laminate, arranging an electrode adjacent to the packaging laminate, applying a high voltage to the electrode by ramping the voltage from an initial value towards an upper predetermined value, and detecting a defect in the packaging material by registering dielectric breakdown between the electrode and the conductive layer of the packaging laminate. | 01-09-2014 |
20140001248 | A PACKAGE FOR STORING LIQUID FOOD, AND A BLANK FOR FORMING A PART OF SAID PACKAGE | 01-02-2014 |
20140001182 | DEVICE FOR CAPPING A CONTAINER NECK | 01-02-2014 |
20130319645 | OPTIMISED SURFACE FOR FREEZING CYLINDER - A through-flow freezing cylinder is disclosed comprising on its outer surface a set of substantially parallel tangential cooling fins and a set of substantially parallel grooves intersecting the set of cooling fins, preferably at a right angle. | 12-05-2013 |
20130301379 | LAYER MULTIPLIER FOR FLUIDS WITH HIGH VISCOSITY - A layer multiplier ( | 11-14-2013 |
20130299565 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A packaging container including a top wall and a bottom wall that are substantially horizontal when the packaging container is straight, and side walls. The top wall and the bottom wall have a triangular shape and a rectangular shape, respectively, a section of a transverse direction of a main body of the packaging container formed in four ridgelines which connect three corner points of the top wall and four corner points of the bottom wall has a trapezoidal shape, and the horizontal top wall overhangs a front side wall. | 11-14-2013 |
20130292459 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A packaging container including a top wall and a bottom wall that are substantially horizontal when the packaging container is straight, and-side walls. The top wall and the bottom wall have a triangular shape, and a section of a transverse direction of a main body of the packaging container formed in three ridgelines which connect three corner points of the top wall and three corner points of the bottom wall has triangular shape. | 11-07-2013 |
20130287939 | METHOD OF APPLYING ADHESIVE TO OPENING DEVICES FOR GLUING TO SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of pourable food products includes a conveyor for feeding the opening devices long a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path and interacting with each opening device on the conveyor to apply the adhesive to a portion of the opening device. The dispenser is movable parallel to the path to increase output of the unit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284561 | UNIT FOR TRANSFERRING AND UP-ENDING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A unit for transferring and up-ending at least one sealed package containing a pourable food product and having a first axis, comprising: at least one push member which cooperates with package to feed it along a first path from an in-feed station to an out-feed station; the path extending about a second axis; the unit further comprising a guide cooperating with a first side of package along first path to up-end it from an in-feed position, in which it is positioned with first axis oriented in a first direction, to an out-feed position, in which it is positioned with first axis oriented in a second direction crosswise to first direction; and an anti-rotating mechanism cooperating with package along path to prevent package from rotating about first axis; an anti-rotating mechanism comprising a pressure element rotatable about second axis and adapted to cooperate, in use, with package. | 10-31-2013 |
20130280412 | FLAME TREATMENT OF A SUBSTRATE - The present invention relates to a method and system for controlling flame treatment of a substrate. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276410 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A packaging container includes a top wall and a bottom wall that are substantially horizontal when the packaging container is straight, and side walls. The top wall and the bottom wall have a trapezoid shape and a rectangle shape, respectively, a section of a transverse direction of a main body of the packaging container formed in four ridgelines which connect four corner points of the top wall and four corner points of the bottom wall has a trapezoid shape, and the horizontal top wall overhangs one panel of the side walls. | 10-24-2013 |
20130273214 | METHOD OF INJECTION MOLDING OPENING DEVICES ON SHEET MATERIAL FOR PACKAGING POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGE OBTAINED THEREBY - A method of injection molding an opening device on sheet packaging material for packaging pourable food products; the packaging material has at least a first and a second layer, and an opening formed through the first layer and sealed by a cover portion of the second layer; the method includes the steps of injecting molten plastic material onto a first side of the cover portion of the second layer, feeding the molten plastic material along the cover portion to cover it on the first side, and feeding the molten plastic material through an annular peripheral portion of the cover portion to form a spout of the opening device projecting from a second side, opposite the first side, of the cover portion; the molten plastic material covers the cover portion to define, with the cover portion, a user-removable sealing portion of the spout. | 10-17-2013 |
20130263556 | FOLDING UNIT FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - An induction sealing device for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of pourable food products, comprising: at least one first inductor which comprises, in turn, a first active surface adapted to be arranged on the side of packaging material and to heat-seal it; and a member made of plastic material; first active surface is covered by the member made of plastic material adapted to cooperate with the packaging material during its heat-sealing. | 10-10-2013 |
20130244850 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGING MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH A RECURRING PATTERN OF PRINT INK - A method of producing a packaging material in which a web of paper is provided with a pattern of printing ink at the same time as the web is subjected to a mechanical processing by means of which the areas of the web provided with printing ink are compressed to such an extent that the printing ink throughout within these compressed areas is located on a level flush with or below the level of the remaining areas of the web. As a result of the mechanical processing, it will be ensured that the printing ink is prevented from coming into contact with and giving undesirable impressions against the web in immediately preceding winding turns. | 09-19-2013 |
20130237396 | FOLDING UNIT FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - There is described a folding unit for forming sealed packages of pourable food products, comprising: at least one conveying device for feeding along a forming path a relative pack which have at least one portion to be folded to form a finished package; at least one folding device interacting, in use, with pack along said forming path and adapted to fold said at least one portion; conveying device comprises a first and a second surface opposite to another and adapted, in use, to cooperate respectively with a front and a rear wall opposite to each other of relative pack to be folded; first surface is at least partially concave. | 09-12-2013 |
20130232924 | TRACEABILITY OF PACKAGED CONSUMER PRODUCTS - A Packaging System comprising: a Packaging Line producing and packing Primary Packages to form Secondary Packages, Secondary Packages being produced in a sequential order and formed with Primary Packages in a sequential order; and a Package Tracing System allowing Primary Packages to be traced; wherein the Package Tracing System is configured to: compute, for each Secondary Package, a Primary Package Sequence Number for the first Primary Package in the Secondary Package and a Primary Package Sequence Number for the last Primary Package in the Secondary Package; compute, for each Secondary Package, a Primary Package Production Time for the first Primary Package and a Primary Package Production Time for the last Primary Package, based on the corresponding Primary Package Sequence Numbers; and store in a repository Primary Package Production Times for the first and the last Primary Packages in the Secondary Packages, along with associated Secondary Package Identifiers. | 09-12-2013 |
20130230629 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROTEIN BEVERAGES AND DENATURIZING LOOP APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - A method and system for forming a beverage mixture comprising protein is disclosed. The method comprises heating the beverage in a heat exchanger, transferring the beverage to a hold loop located outside of the heat exchanger, and denaturizing the protein within the hold loop for a residence time, after the beverage is heated in the heat exchanger such that the denaturizing occurs outside of the heat exchanger to prevent fouling of the heat exchanger. The system comprises a beverage forming tank, a heat exchanger for heating the beverage, and a first hold loop separate from the heat exchanger, which is configured to hold the beverage for a residence time to denaturize a protein in the beverage. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228614 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprising a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon comprising at least one detectable magnetisable portion per package to be formed from the packaging material is disclosed. At least one of the magnetisable portions provides a first magnetic mark carrying a magnetic field pattern. | 09-05-2013 |
20130227918 | FORMING MEMBER FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - There is described a forming member for controlling the volume of packs of pourable food products formed from a tube of packaging material and sealed at a number of sections of tube crosswise to an axis of tube, comprising: a wall comprising, in turn, a first surface which is adapted to interact with a first portion of tube; and a pair of sidewalls protruding from wall on the same side of wall, and comprising respective second surfaces which are adapted to interact with relative second portions of tube; first surface is at least partially concave. | 09-05-2013 |
20130200074 | OPENING DEVICE FOR LIQUID FOOD CONTAINER AND LIQUID FOOD CONTAINER - An opening device of a liquid food container includes a bottom, a main body, and a top part joined to an upper end of the main body and formed with thermoplastic resin. The top part has a lid integrally moulded with thermoplastic resin. The lid divides the top part and includes weakening lines, a first lid part, a second lid part, and a gripper. A first hinge is formed between the first lid part and the second lid part, the weakening lines are cut when the gripper is pulled up, and the-first lid part rotates on the-first hinge such that the weakening lines open narrowly. A second hinge is formed in an edge of the second lid part, the weakening lines are cut by further pulling the gripper, and the second lid part rotates on the second hinge such that the weakening lines open more widely. | 08-08-2013 |
20130193100 | SEALING CAP - The present document describes a cap ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130192166 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR A RETORTABLE PACKAGE - A packaging material for a retortable package provided with decorative artwork includes a paper layer and outer, heat-resistant plastic coatings. In order to improve the printability of the paper layer, the surface of the paper layer intended for printing is coated with a composition of pigment, adhesive or binder and a substance possessing the capability of modifying the rheological properties of the coating. | 08-01-2013 |
20130186901 | PACKAGING CONTAINER, AND BLANK USABLE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH A PACKAGING CONTAINER - A packaging container comprises a first portion formed of a first material or material combination mainly consisting of plastic, a second portion formed of a second material or material combination mainly consisting of a fibre based packaging laminate, and a pouring opening formed in the first portion. The second portion is provided with an arrangement for separating the entire first portion from the second portion. | 07-25-2013 |
20130178969 | MARKING OF PACKAGED CONSUMER PRODUCTS - A Packaging System comprising: a Packaging Line designed to produce Packaged Consumer Products; a Marking System designed to mark individual or packs of Packaged Consumer Products with graphical information, and a Line Controller designed to control the Packaging Line and the Marking System. The Marking System includes: Marking Equipment and a Marking Server. The Marking Server is designed to receive Production Batch Data and associated Template Identifier(s); and a Marking Device Controller. The Line Controller is designed to: receive Production Batch Data and generate Marking Instruction(s) for associated Marking Device Controller(s). The Marking Device Controller is designed to: receive Marking Instruction(s) from the Line Controller, fetch out from a Repository in the Marking Server stored Mark Layout Template(s) and Production Batch Data, and generate Marking Command(s) for Marking Device(s) controlled by the Marking Device Controller based on fetched Mark Layout Template(s) and Production Batch Data. | 07-11-2013 |
20130145726 | APPARATUS FOR SEALING AN OPEN END OF A CONTAINER - An apparatus for sealing an open end of a package comprises a first longitudinally extending sealing jaw, bearing mounted on a first eccentric shaft rotatable around a first rotational axis, and a second longitudinally extending sealing jaw, bearing mounted on a second eccentric shaft rotatable around a second rotational axis, the second sealing jaw being parallel with the first sealing jaw. At least one motor drives rotation around the first and second rotational axis in opposite directions, wherein the first and the second sealing jaws oppose each other, and are allowed to oscillate between sealing and open positions by moving towards and away from each other. A first and second transversally extending guiding bar cooperate with the first and second eccentric shaft via guiding pins running in guiding grooves, such that transverse play between the first and the second eccentric shaft and the first and second sealing jaw is allowed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130140474 | CONTROL GRID DESIGN FOR AN ELECTRON BEAM GENERATING DEVICE - The invention relates to a control grid for an electron beam generating device, wherein the control grid comprises apertures arranged in rows in a width direction and columns in a height direction, wherein a majority of the apertures in a row have the same size, and wherein the size of the apertures of at least one row differs from the size of the apertures of another row. | 06-06-2013 |
20130133291 | MEMBER AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A forming member for controlling the volume of packages of pourable food products formed from a tube of packaging material and sealed at a number of sections of the tube crosswise to an axis of the tube; the forming member having: a main wall which cooperates cyclically with a first portion of the tube extending between two consecutive sections; and at least one flap extending alongside the wall. The flap is movable, with respect to the wall, between a first position, in which it cooperates with a second portion of the tube, extending between the two consecutive sections, to control the volume, between the two consecutive sections, of the package being formed, and a second position, in which it is detached from the second portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130126301 | BRAKING UNIT - A braking unit for selectively stopping one or more items advanced by a conveyor along a transferring path comprises: a first and a second braking element arranged on opposite sides of the conveyor and facing each other; an actuator which can be selectively activated for moving the first braking element towards the second braking element so as to clamp the item or items to be braked between the first and second braking element; and a lever connecting the actuator to the first braking element and extendible towards the second braking element as a result of the thrust exerted on the first braking element by the item or items to be braked. | 05-23-2013 |
20130123086 | METHOD AND A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR A CONTAINER FOR POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A method for producing a container comprising a sleeve-like main portion and an end piece attached to the main portion; the method comprises the steps of: advancing, along a given path, at least one forming member having an axis transversal to the path, and delimited by a top surface and by a lateral surface extending around said axis; feeding the end piece on the top surface of the forming member; wrapping a sheet of packaging material around the lateral surface of the forming member such that the opposite side edges of the sheet parallel to the axis overlap one another; joining the overlapped edges of the sheet by a longitudinal seal so as to form the sleeve-like main portion of the container; and joining a peripheral edge of the end piece to an upper end of the sleeve-like main portion by a transversal seal extending around the axis. | 05-16-2013 |
20130118125 | METHOD OF STERILIZING A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - There is described a unit for sterilizing a web of packaging material, the unit having a bath containing a sterilizing agent in which the web is advanced continuously; and an aseptic environment containing sterile air, connected to an outlet of the bath, and housing drying means for removing residual sterilizing agent from the web; the aseptic environment is divided into two regions by a narrow-section channel, along which the web travels, and which is sized to produce a predetermined difference in pressure between the two regions, and so force air into the channel from the higher-pressure region to the lower-pressure region to dry the web. | 05-16-2013 |
20130094993 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FOIL WRINKLES - An assembly of a support plate and an exit window foil for use in an electron beam generating device. The support plate is designed to reduce wrinkles in the foil. The foil is bonded to the support plate along a closed bonding line bounding an area in which the support plate is provided with a pattern of apertures and foil support portions alternately. When vacuum is created in the housing the pattern is adapted to form a topographical profile of the foil substantially absorbing any surplus foil. Another aspect involves a method in a filling machine for sterilizing a packaging material web. | 04-18-2013 |
20130084423 | LAMINATING ROLLER, A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PACKAGING LAMINATE, AND A PACKAGING LAMINATE - A laminating roller for laminating a sheet of a packaging laminate comprises at least one groove extending along the periphery of the roller and forming a border between two circumferential portions, wherein each of the two circumferential portions are extending continuously around the surface area of the roller. The laminating roller can also be used in a method for providing a packaging laminate. | 04-04-2013 |
20130082049 | PACKAGE AND A MATERIAL FOR FORMING SAID PACKAGE - A package for enclosing a food product is provided. The package comprises a hollow body of a packaging laminate extending from a closed bottom end towards an upper end, and a top portion of a polymeric material being connected along its periphery to the upper end of the hollow body for closing the package, wherein the periphery of the top portion is defining a planar shape having a waist. | 04-04-2013 |
20130062305 | CAP WITH A TAMPER EVIDENCE AND A SPOUT - A cap arranged to interact with a spout. The cap comprises a top section, a side wall section attached to the top section and a tamper element attached to the side wall section in a tearing interface. The tearing interface may be provided with a weakening line that is arranged to break when the cap is unscrewed such that the tamper element is separated from the side wall section. The cap further comprises at least one resilient cutting element arranged to the side wall. The at least one resilient cutting element is arranged to cut off a membrane of the spout when the cap is unscrewed. The cap is arranged such that the weakening line is arranged to break before the membrane of the spout is cut off when the cap is being unscrewed from the spout. | 03-14-2013 |
20130030744 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A PACKAGING SYSTEM - A monitoring system for a packaging system comprising a plurality of machine units comprises an output sensor for measuring packages output from the packaging system, a number of pairs of machine unit sensors, each pair of sensors comprising an input sensor and an output sensor, wherein the number of pairs of machine unit sensors is arranged at a number of machine units, respectively, a processing apparatus configured to receive information from the sensors, and a communications network configured to send information from the sensors to the processing apparatus. Based on the information from the number of pairs of machine unit sensors a number of wasted packages may be determined, which in turn imply that a reliable efficiency measure may be determined. | 01-31-2013 |
20130029020 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ENERGY IN HOT-FILL OF A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for recovering energy in the hot-fill of a liquid food product. The product is heat treated in a first section ( | 01-31-2013 |
20130001185 | LID HAVING A BREAK LINE - The invention relates to a lid comprising a tubular skirt including a non-removable portion permanently retained about a container neck and a removable portion attached removably to the neck, said non-removable and removable skirt portions being connected by a break line suitable for breaking the first time the lid is opened. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000253 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FOIL WRINKLES - An assembly of a support plate and an exit window foil for use in an electron beam device. The support plate is designed to reduce wrinkles in said foil, which wrinkles may arise due to surplus foil arising in the assembly process. The foil is being bonded to the support plate along a closed bonding line bounding a substantially circular area in which the support plate is provided with apertures and foil support portions and in which area the foil is adapted to serve as a portion of a wall of a vacuum tight housing of the electron beam device. Another aspect involves a method for using the assembly in a filling machine, as well as a method of reducing wrinkles. | 01-03-2013 |
20120312405 | STERILE FILLING SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE PARTICLE ADDING - The present invention relates to a sterile filling system, and specifically relates to a sterile filling system for on-line particle adding comprising a filling system, characterized in that it further comprises a system for on-line particle adding. The filling system comprises a first AP valve bank and an injection pipe, the first AP valve bank and the injection pipe being in connection with each other; and the system for on-line particle adding comprises a second AP valve bank, the second AP valve bank being in connection with the injection pipe. The present invention can achieve the object of addition of solid particles during the production of liquid product, and ensure that the finished product will meet the requirement for sterility. | 12-13-2012 |
20120292381 | PACKAGING MATERIAL WITH CREASE PATTERN - Packaging material configured to be folded and sealed to produce a gable-top package for pourable food products comprises a web of material provided with a crease pattern along which the web of material is foldable. The crease pattern includes first and second transverse fold lines extending transversely across the material web, and a plurality of longitudinal fold lines extending longitudinally away from the first transverse fold line toward the opposite longitudinal end of the web of material, with adjacent pairs of the longitudinal fold lines defining respective walls of the gable-top package when the packaging material is folded and sealed. The crease pattern also includes a pair of oblique fold lines extending obliquely from the first transverse fold line to the second transverse fold line such that an area enclosing triangular panels is bounded by the oblique lines and portions of the first and second transverse fold lines. | 11-22-2012 |
20120292321 | CLOSURE FOR A CONTAINER - A closure for a container comprises: a pouring spout having a neck defining a pour opening and a cover portion closing one end of the neck; a cap fittable to, and removable from, the pouring spout; a cam for transforming rotation into a stroke having a rotational component and a translational component to couple/detach the cap with/from the pouring spout; a weakening line on the end of the neck; first opening promoting mechanism on the cover portion; and second opening promoting mechanism on the cap to engage the first opening promoting mechanism upon removing the cap from the pouring spout to separate the cover portion from the neck along the weakening line; the first and second opening promoting mechanisms comprise at least one further cam element arranged along an angular portion of the annular periphery of the cover portion to enhance lifting thrust produced by the cap on the cover portion. | 11-22-2012 |
20120279182 | SEALED PACKAGE FOR POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS AND PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES FOR POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A sealed package for pourable food products, comprising a quadrangular bottom panel with opposite first front edge and a second rear edge; a quadrangular top panel opposite to bottom panel and comprises a third front edge and a fourth rear edge; a front panel between first and third edges; and a rear panel between second and fourth edges; the distance between first and third edges is smaller than the distance between second and fourth edges; top panel angled with respect to a first plane defined by first and second edges; first and third edge define a theoretical reference plane; front panel comprises opposite fifth and sixth edges between first and second edges; at least one of fifth and sixth front edge extends at least partially on opposite side of theoretical plane with respect to rear panel; front panel comprises at least a first region on opposite side of theoretical plane. | 11-08-2012 |
20120273996 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INJECTION MOLDING OPENING DEVICES ON SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PACKAGING POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for injection molding an opening device on a sheet packaging material having a hole possessing an axis, formed through a first layer and sealed by a cover portion of a second layer; comprises a mold cavity coaxially housing the cover portion and comprising a first chamber adapted to be filled with molten plastic material on a first side of the cover portion, and a second tubular chamber projecting along the axis from the first chamber and adapted to be filled with the molten plastic material coming from the first chamber through an annular peripheral portion of the cover portion to form, on a second side of the cover portion, a spout; an annular rib delimiting a passage connecting the first and second chamber and defining, when filled with the plastic material, an annular tearable membrane connection portion between the spout and the plastic material covering the cover portion. | 11-01-2012 |
20120272619 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FEEDING A WEB OF A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A device for feeding a web of a packaging material along a path and towards an application station; wherein the packaging material comprises a plurality of pre-laminated holes at which application station applies respective opening devices. The device comprises an advancing mechanism for advancing the web along a first direction parallel to path; a sensor for generating a plurality of measure signals associated to the positions of pre-laminated holes; and a first motor controllable on the basis of measure signals. The first motor is operatively connected to the advancing mechanism for moving the advancing mechanism along a second direction transversal to path. | 11-01-2012 |
20120270012 | OPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND A PACKAGING CONTAINER PROVIDED WITH SAID OPENING DEVICE - An opening device for a packaging container comprises two operational parts: a membrane part ensuring a secure seal of the packaging container and a support part ensuring rigidity for the opening device. The opening device is characterized in that a membrane portion of the membrane part is mechanically attached to the support part to operate as one piece during opening of the packaging container, and the materials of the membrane part and the support part are thermally incompatible. | 10-25-2012 |
20120269997 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW AND AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - The present invention refers to a method for assembling an electron exit window of an electron beam generating device, comprising the steps of: arranging a foil support plate on a housing of the electron beam generating device, bonding a window foil to a frame along at least one continuous bonding line, thus creating an exit window sub-assembly, and attaching the exit window sub-assembly onto the housing. The invention also relates to an electron exit window assembly. | 10-25-2012 |
20120266571 | FILLING ASSEMBLY, GASKET FOR USE IN SAID FILLING ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR FILLING LIQUID - A filling assembly for filling of a tube of packaging material having a seal starting at a first level, comprises a conduit arranged to lead liquid into the tube of packaging material below said first level and a passage arranged to eject gas through openings into the tube of packaging material below said first level. The filling assembly is characterized in that a gasket is arranged to provide a seal between said filling assembly and said tube of packaging material upstream said openings such that the overpressure P | 10-25-2012 |
20120257844 | OPENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND A PACKAGING MATERIAL PROVIDED WITH SAID OPENING DEVICE - An opening device for a packaging container, said packaging container being formed from a packaging material having an upper side constituting the outside of the packaging container and a lower side constituting the inside of the container, said opening device comprising two operational parts, a preformed support part arranged on the upper side of the packaging material and a membrane part arranged on the lower side of the container and extending into openings of the support part such as to mechanically connect the two parts, and wherein the materials of the membrane part and the support part are thermally incompatible polymer materials. | 10-11-2012 |
20120245008 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR IMPROVED FOLDING OF A CONTAINER - A device for facilitating folding of a container comprising a first flattening element and a second flattening element arranged to flatten a first end portion and a second end portion of a sealed end of the container, respectively. By flattening the first and second end portions, these are made thinner, which, in turn, facilitates folding of the first end portion and the second end portion towards a middle portion of the sealed end, placed between the first end portion and the second end portion. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241046 | FILLING MACHINE WITH SEALING VALVE - A filling machine for filling product into a packaging container comprises;
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20120228339 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PACKAGING CONTAINER, SPOUT CLOSURE, AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - Disclosed are a spout stopper with easy open and close operation when being opened or closed, a packaging container, and a packaging container manufacturing method. The spout stopper comprises a spout further comprising a spout tube and base portion, formed by injection molding and disposed upon a spout hole of a packaging container that is formed from a webbing laminate packaging material; a sealed partition of the packaging container that is capable of being ruptured; and a cap that covers the spout. The cap is inserted upon the spout tube in a detachable manner, and comprises a bottom partition, which is partially fused upon the sealed partition such that the sealed partition is capable of being ruptured by the cap, and a pull ring, which is for pulling up on the cap. | 09-13-2012 |
20120228085 | SYSTEM FOR ROTATING A NUMBER OF PACKAGES - A conveyor belt system is provided for enabling rotation of a number of packages, such that every second package is rotated clockwise, and every other package is rotated counter clockwise. A computer program product is also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120213620 | APPARATUS FOR THE HANDLING OF MULTIWALL BAGS CONTAINING POWDERED OR PARTICULATE MATERIAL - An apparatus to facilitate the handling of multi-wall bags containing powdered or particular material or product, more specifically but not limited to the emptying of ex factory bags containing milk powder for further processing in a sterile manner. The apparatus includes an outer bag slitting station, an outer and inner bag separating device and an inner bag slitting station incorporating a tilting table to convey the slit inner bag to a powder receiving hopper. | 08-23-2012 |
20120207902 | METHOD OF EXTENDING THE PRODUCTION TIME OF A PASTEURISER - The invention relates to a method of extending the production time of a pasteuriser. The pasteuriser is of the type which includes a plate heat exchanger with a number of sections, of which at least one section consists of regenerative section. The method comprises raising the temperature in the downstream part of the regenerative section to a temperature above 50° C., during a certain predetermined period of time and at regular intervals. During normal production, a part quantity of the product which passes downstream of the regenerative section is shunted past the regenerative section. At the regular intervals and during the predetermined period of time, a part quantity of the product which passes upstream of the regenerative section is shunted past the regenerative section. At the same time, all product passes the downstream part of the regenerative section during the predetermined period of time. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204513 | MODULAR UNIT FOR APPLYING OPENING DEVICES TO PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A modular unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products includes a first conveyor for feeding the opening devices successively along a first path, a second conveyor for feeding the packages successively along a second path, a transfer mechanism for transferring the opening devices along a third path from a pickup station located along the first path, to an application station for applying the opening devices to respective packages and located along the second path, and a processing device for performing specific operations on the opening devices prior to application of the opening devices to the respective packages. The transfer mechanism defines a base module of the unit, and the processing device includes different types of processing devices forming part of different auxiliary modules selectively connectable to the base module to define different units for applying the opening devices to respective packages. | 08-16-2012 |
20120182375 | METHOD FOR LASER MARKING AND LASER MARKING SYSTEM - A method for laser marking a substrate provided with a laser sensitive area using a laser, wherein the laser sensitive area is adapted to be activated at a threshold energy level, the method comprising: energizing the laser sensitive area by an energizing element irradiating the complete laser sensitive area, and exposing a portion of the laser sensitive area to irradiation from the laser, wherein the energizing element is configured to emit radiation being concentrated at a specific wavelength, and wherein the combined irradiation results in an energy passing the threshold energy level such that the laser sensitive area is activated at the portion where combined irradiation has occurred. The invention is also related to a laser marking system for carrying out the method. | 07-19-2012 |
20120173447 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTENT TRACKING - A method for content tracking of a packaged content comprises: obtaining information of the raw material; obtaining transport information; obtaining process information; obtaining packaging information; storing the information of raw material, transport information, process information and packaging information in a database; cross referring the stored information; generating an output comprising the cross referenced information; and labeling the package with the output. Furthermore, a device for content tracking of a packaged content is disclosed. Use of the method and the device, for content tracking of a packaged content, is also disclosed. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171453 | BARRIER COATED THERMO-MECHANICALLY STABLE, HEAT SEALABLE FILM, A PACKAGING LAMINATE COMPRISING THE FILM, A PACKAGING CONTAINER FORMED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM - The invention relates to a thermo-mechanically stable, heat sealable vapour deposition barrier-coated polymer film, substantially comprising polymers based on polyethylene. The invention especially relates to such a metallised polymer film. The invention also relates to a packaging laminate comprising the vapour deposition coated polymer film and to a packaging container produced from such a packaging laminate. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the coated, stable, heat sealable polymer film and to the method of manufacturing a packaging laminate including the heat sealable film. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171008 | GRIPPING HEAD AND A METHOD OF TRANSFERRING A NUMBER OF PACKAGES - The present invention concerns a gripping head for packages of a wedge-like form. The invention also concerns a method of gripping a group of packages and transferring them into a box. The gripping head has side steering plates and pressure finger plates on two opposite sides. At one end of the gripping head a stop plate is arranged between the side steering plates and the pressure finger plates, while the opposite end is open. The side steering plates each has a number of steering plates and fingers of the pressure finger plates are placed on either side of the steering plates, which fingers are received in notches of the side steering plate. The fingers have folded lower ends. The side steering plates and the pressure finger plates are arranged mutually moveable bringing the folded lower ends of the fingers into and out of a position below the side steering plates. | 07-05-2012 |
20120138634 | SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A sheet packaging material for producing a sealed package of a pourable food product comprises one base layer, a number of lamination layers covering both sides of the base layer, and a removable portion which, in use, can be detached partly from the rest of the packaging material along at least one arc-shaped cutting line and folded at a folding zone extending between opposite ends of the cutting line to free a pour opening; the removable portion comprises a central area made of whole packaging material and which, in use, remains attached to the rest of the packaging material through a permanent bridge defined by the folding zone, and a peripheral area for cutting interaction, extending around part of the central area, containing the cutting line and including at least one pre-laminated opening formed by a through slot at least in the base layer and covered by one or more of the lamination layers. | 06-07-2012 |
20120128822 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A YOGHURT-BASED PRODUCT - A method of producing a yoghurt-based product involves pre-treating milk raw material normally by pasteurization, de-aeration, homogenization and possible dry matter adjustment. A stabilizer and possible flavourings are also added. A first bacteria culture is added to the milk raw material and the milk raw material is held at a temperature of 37-45° C. during an incubation period. Thereafter, the product is heat treated at a temperature of 75-110° C. during a predetermined period of time. Thereafter, a second bacteria culture is added to the heat treated, yoghurt-based product. The second bacteria culture must be of the type which is not active below a given pH. The finished product is packed aseptically. | 05-24-2012 |
20120122642 | FOLDING UNIT FOR POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGING MACHINES - There is described a folding unit for producing packages of pourable food products from sealed packs having a longitudinal first axis and comprising at least one end tab to be folded and which projects in the direction of longitudinal first axis; end tab comprises a central zone and a pair of lateral zones arranged on opposite sides of central zone; unit comprises a conveying member fed with a plurality of packs and which feeds the pack along a forming path, and folding device interacting with each pack along forming path to fold relative first end tab relative pack; folding device comprises a plurality of surfaces carried by conveying member and cooperating with central zone of end tab of a relative pack, and movable between a first position and a second position with respect to relative pack with which it cooperates; folding device comprises a plurality of cams carried by conveying member and each cooperating, with a relative surface for moving it between relative first and second positions. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122048 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY STERILIZING WATER FOR SPRAYING THE PISTONS IN A PISTON PUMP OR A HOMOGENIZER - A method and an apparatus for continuously sterilizing water for spraying the pistons in a piston pump or a homogenizer. The heating takes place in a first stage in a first heat exchanger and in a second stage in a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger operates regeneratively so that incoming cold water is heated in the first heat exchanger by water which has been heated by steam in the second heat exchanger. After the second heat exchanger the water is at a temperature of at least 121° C. and is to stay at this temperature in a holding cell during a predetermined period of time. After the water has been cooled regeneratively in the first heat exchanger it is to be at a temperature which exceeds 75° C. | 05-17-2012 |
20120112422 | STRIP SPLICING - The present invention concerns a method of splicing two sealing strips and a sealing strip formed by the method. The sealing strip is placed at longitudinal edges of a packaging material web, used for packaging containers for liquid foods. The sealing strips to be spliced are cut each forming an oblique edge of about | 05-10-2012 |
20120103856 | ROBUST PACKAGING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED THEREFROM - A packaging laminate comprising a core layer of paper or carton with through-going holes, openings or slits, a first layer of heat sealable thermoplastic material applied on the outermost side of the packaging laminate, a second layer of heat sealable thermoplastic material applied on the other, innermost side of the packaging laminate, one or more barrier layers applied between the core layer and the innermost thermoplastic layer, the thermoplastic material and barrier layers all being laminated to each other within the regions of said holes to form a membrane of barrier and thermoplastic material layers. A method for manufacturing of the packaging laminate and a packaging container that is made from the packaging laminate. | 05-03-2012 |
20120100320 | HIGH BARRIER PACKAGING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING CONTAINER - A non-foil packaging laminate for liquid food packaging comprises a first layer of paper situated towards the inner side of the packaging laminate and a second layer of paper situated towards the outer side of the packaging laminate, with the first and second paper layers laminated to each other by a first intermediate bonding layer in a sandwich structure. The packaging laminate further comprises a gas barrier coating layer, coated onto the inner side of the first paper layer by liquid film coating of a liquid gas barrier composition onto the first paper layer and subsequent drying, the liquid composition containing a polymer binder dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous or solvent medium, and a further barrier layer towards water vapour laminated and bonded to the barrier-coated inside of the first paper layer. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the laminate, and a packaging container made from the laminate. | 04-26-2012 |
20120094047 | BARRIER LAYER FOR A PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING LAMINATE COMPRISING SUCH BARRIER LAYER - The present invention relates to a barrier layer and a packaging laminate comprising a barrier layer and a method to produce a barrier layer. The barrier layer is manufactured of a cellulose-based hydrolysate. The barrier layer comprises lignin and oligo- or poly-saccharides, where the lignin and oligo- or polysaccharides are at least partly covalently bonded to each other in a matrix, and at least one co-component. The co-component is bonded to the lignin and oligo- or polysaccharides by means of primary and/or secondary bonds. In addition, the invention relates to a package made of the packaging laminate. | 04-19-2012 |
20120091137 | OPENING DEVICE FOR STRAWS OF LIQUID FOOD CONTAINER - An opening device for straws for liquid food containers enables a straw hole to be easily opened by piercing with a straw whilst avoiding easy leakage or breakage due to external force from vibrations or the like during delivery. The device comprises: a base and a main body, formed from packaging material, both sides of the base paper of which have been laminated with thermoplastic resin and a top, formed from thermoplastic resin, which is jointed to the top of the main body. An opening of the opening device for straws, integrated with the top section, is provided with a plurality of step sections and between-step sections on the front and back surfaces thereof. The front between-step sections and the back between-step sections overlap at the edge of each said section, with the thickness at the edge of the between-step sections being thinner than that of the steps. | 04-19-2012 |
20120087842 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW AND AN ELECTRON EXIT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - The present invention refers to a method for arranging a window foil to an electron exit window assembly of an electron beam generating device, comprises the steps of: arranging a foil support plate on a housing of the electron beam generating device, bonding a window foil to the foil support plate along a continuous bonding line, attaching a skirt of said window foil extending radially outside of the bonding line to the housing along a continuous attachment line. The invention also relates to an electron exit window assembly of an electron beam generating device. | 04-12-2012 |
20120087829 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR STERILIZATION OF PACKAGES - A device for sterilization of packages and a method of sterilizing packages are provided. The device comprises a gassing zone for exposing the packages to a gaseous sterilization agent, inlet mechanisms for introducing the gaseous sterilization agent into the gassing zone and a conveyor for transporting the packages through the gassing zone in a transport direction. The device also includes a separation mechanism arranged inside the gassing zone to divide at least an upper part of the gassing zone into sub gassing zones, each of said separation mechanisms having an opening for passage of the packages, each of at least a number of the inlet mechanisms being arranged to provide a flow of the gaseous sterilization agent at the opening of a respective one of the separation mechanisms. | 04-12-2012 |
20120085418 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A GAS FLOW BARRIER BETWEEN TWO INTERCONNECTED VOLUMES - A method and a device for maintaining, in a filling machine, a gas flow barrier between two volumes of a channel, wherein the channel is used for transportation of packages in a length direction thereof, and the volumes comprise a first volume having a first degree of sterilization and a second volume having a second degree of sterilization, and wherein the first volume comprises a gas injection mechanism, the second volume comprises a gas evacuation mechanism, and the first and the second volume meet in an interface area extending in a length direction of the channel. The method comprises arranging, divergent jets flowing from the gas injection mechanism such that the divergent jets of gas cooperate in the interface region for the generation of a unidirectional flow in the direction from the first volume towards the second volume in the interface area, and thus forming a gas flow barrier. | 04-12-2012 |
20120076995 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon. The magnetisable portions are provided as at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging material. The spots comprise magnetisable particles and are provided on the side of the paper layer intended to face to the interior of the package. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074234 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprising a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging material is disclosed. At least one of the magnetisable portions, per package, provides a first magnetic mark carrying a magnetic field pattern, and another of the magnetisable portions, per package, provides a second magnetic mark carrying a magnetic field pattern. | 03-29-2012 |
20120073242 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon, the magnetisable portions comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging laminate. The packaging material further comprises at least one preparation feature for enhancing finishing of packages, wherein the at least one preparation feature is aligned with a magnetic field mark in the at least one magnetisable portion. | 03-29-2012 |
20120070634 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprising a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging material is disclosed. At least one of the magnetisable portions provides a magnetic mark carrying a magnetic field pattern. The magnetic field pattern comprises a first magnetic field peak having a first polarity and a second magnetic field peak having a second opposite polarity. | 03-22-2012 |
20120067953 | PACKAGING MATERIAL COMPRISING MAGNETISABLE PORTIONS - A packaging material comprises a plurality of magnetisable portions thereon, the magnetisable portions comprising at least one spot per package to be formed from the packaging laminate. The packaging material further comprises at least one preparation feature for enhancing finishing of packages, wherein the at least one preparation feature is aligned with a magnetic field mark in the at least one magnetisable portion. Methods for writing and reading, respectively, a magnetic mark on a packaging material are also disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
20120036814 | SAFETY CHAMBER - An arrangement is provided to prevent emissions of hydrogen peroxide from a packaging machine forming sealed packaging containers from a packaging material web. The packaging machine has a sterilization portion comprising an inlet chamber, a peroxide bath and an aseptic chamber. The aseptic chamber is held at an overpressure while the inlet chamber is held at an underpressure during normal operation of the packaging machine. The peroxide bath functions as a seal between the inlet chamber and the aseptic chamber. A safety chamber placed in front of the inlet chamber is held at an underpressure to avoid peroxide emissions to the environment. The packaging material web will pass the safety chamber before going into the inlet chamber. | 02-16-2012 |
20120033200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE THICKNESS OF A LAYER OF COATING - A system and a method for measuring the thickness of a layer of coating deposited on a substrate indirectly measures the thickness of the layer of coating on the substrate by measuring the thickness of layers of coating on a coating roller before and after the coating is transferred from the coating roller to the substrate. To measure the thickness of the layers of coating on the coating roller two sensors are used directed to respective layer on the coating roller. The sensors have IR radiators and IR detectors. | 02-09-2012 |
20120011998 | MEMBRANE PUMP HEAD FOR A HOMOGENIZER OR A HIGH-PRESSURE PUMP - The disclosure relates to a membrane pump head for a homogenizer or a high-pressure pump. The membrane pump head comprises at least one pump head enclosed in a pump housing. The membrane pump head also includes a product chamber with inlet and outlet for the product, as well as a hydraulic chamber in which a piston is disposed to operate. The product chamber and the hydraulic chamber are separated by a double membrane. The membrane is oriented at 15-75° in relation to the longitudinal direction of the piston. | 01-19-2012 |
20120011973 | CUTTING FRAME HAVING EXCHANGEABLE KNIVES - A cutting frame for use in a curd vat comprises one or more exchangeable longitudinal knives, and a support frame accommodating the knife/knives. The support frame comprises first and second transverse frame girders, and at least one longitudinal frame girder. The longitudinal frame girder at one end connects the first transverse frame girder; and the longitudinal frame girder at another end connects the second transverse frame girder. An opening in the first transverse frame girder and an opening in the second transverse frame girder together in pairs accommodate one of the longitudinal knives. At least one of the longitudinal knives comprises a first knife lock for releasable locking the knife into a locked position onto the frame, and the frame comprises a second knife lock for releasable locking the longitudinal knife into a locked position onto the frame by engagement of the first knife lock with the second knife lock. | 01-19-2012 |
20110308200 | SEALING ELEMENT FOR HEAT SEALING PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCTS POURABLE WITHIN A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A sealing element for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages of food products which are pourable within a tube of packaging material; sealing element comprises a heater adapted to heat-seal the packaging material at spaced cross sections of tube so as to form a plurality of sealed packages, and a groove which may be engaged by a cutting element carried by a counter sealing element during a cutting operation in which a sealed package is separated from tube; sealing element comprises at least a slot which extends between groove and a first outer wall of sealing element. | 12-22-2011 |
20110301873 | PREDICTIVE ROLLING BEARING MAINTENANCE - A method of predicting a fault in a rolling bearing, the rolling bearing including inner and outer rings and rolling bodies evenly angularly distributed therebetween, the method comprising: processing (in the DSP system | 12-08-2011 |
20110280701 | METHOD FOR FEEDING A SUPPLY STATION OF A PACKAGING UNIT WITH A NEW REEL OF SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL, SHEET PACKAGING MATERIAL HOLDER AND LIFT TRUCK - A method for feeding a supply station of a packaging unit with a new reel of sheet packaging material comprises releasably connecting a sheet packaging material holder to a support structure; coupling an end portion of new reel with holder connected, in turn, to support structure; carrying out on end portion at least an operation, which is preliminary for joining of end portion to a first edge of a terminated reel previously connected to packaging unit; moving new reel together with holder from support structure towards supply station; and releasably connecting a fixed part of supply station to holder together with new reel. | 11-17-2011 |
20110278311 | POLYMER FILM, A PACKAGING LAMINATE COMPRISING THE POLYMER FILM, A PACKAGING CONTAINER FORMED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE POLYMER FILM - A polymer film comprising a gas barrier coating of SiOx directly coated onto a first side of a polymer carrier layer. The film also comprises a heat sealable polyolefin layer arranged on a second side of the polymer carrier layer. The polymer film forms a part of a packaging laminate, and a packaging container can be produced from such a packaging laminate. | 11-17-2011 |
20110274527 | METHOD FOR MOVING A REEL OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FROM A STORAGE STATION TO A SUPPLY STATION OF A PACKAGING UNIT FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCT, AND CLAMPING UNIT FOR CLAMPING SUCH REEL - A method for moving a reel of packaging material from a storage station to a supply station of a packaging unit involves clamping a peripheral edge of reel by using a pair of clamping elements of a clamping unit, rotating clamping elements relative to the reel, and supporting the reel on the pair of clamping elements by interacting with a portion of reel radially inner with respect to circumferential edge. | 11-10-2011 |
20110256996 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE RELATIVE POSITION BETWEEN PRINTED PATTERNS AND NON-PRINTED PATTERNS ON A WEB-SHAPED MATERIAL AND A SYSTEM USED IN THE METHOD - A method and a system for controlling the relative position between a printed pattern and a non-printed pattern, such as for example a pattern of creasing lines or holes, on a running web-shaped material, involves providing the material web with at least one impressed indentation mark with a three-dimensional topographic configuration, at a pre-determined distance from a printed register mark and detecting the marks with a same sensor control system. The controlling method and system is used for the manufacturing of a laminated packaging material, having a printed décor and creased folding lines in register. | 10-20-2011 |
20110248076 | PACKAGING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED THEREFROM - A non-foil packaging laminate for liquid food packaging comprises a core layer of paper or paperboard, outermost liquid tight, heat sealable layers of polyolefin and, applied onto the inner side of the layer of paper or paperboard, an oxygen gas barrier layer formed by liquid film coating of a liquid gas barrier composition and subsequent drying, the liquid composition containing a polymer binder dispersed or dissolved in a liquid medium. The laminate further comprises a layer of a polyolefin-based matrix polymer with inorganic filler particles distributed therein and inorganic particles dispersed also in the gas barrier layer from the liquid gas barrier composition. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the packaging laminate and a packaging container made from the packaging laminate. | 10-13-2011 |
20110244411 | GAS BURNER - A gas burner, which is particularly suitable for flame treatment of substrates having large surfaces, e.g. for coating such surfaces in a combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) process, includes a burner body with a gas supply connection and a nozzle plate, wherein the burner body and the nozzle plate constitute together a gas plenum and the nozzle plate constitutes a perforated wall section of the plenum. The nozzle plate includes a large number of nozzles extending from a plenum side to a flame side of the nozzle plate and it is made of a plurality of sheets which are arranged in a stack and extend substantially perpendicular or substantially parallel to the nozzle extension. The sheets include through openings, wherein the through openings of all sheets are at least partly aligned with each other, or they have a comb-like form. | 10-06-2011 |
20110225929 | SELF-CONFIGURING INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE FOR USE TO PRODUCE POURABLE FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGES - An induction sealing device for producing packaged pourable food products from heat-seal sheet packaging material. The sealing device has a signal source, an inductor, and an impedance matching circuit connected between the signal source and the inductor. The impedance matching circuit has: two input terminals; a first and second line connected to the input terminals; a variable-capacitance stage having capacitive modules each made up of a capacitive element and a controlled switch; and a control stage to control the controlled switches. Each controlled switch includes: input terminals receiving a respective control signal from the control stage, with one input terminal of each controlled switch connected to the second line; a single two-way controlled switching element having a control terminal connected to the other input terminal of the controlled switch; a first current-conducting terminal connected to the first line, and a second current-conducting terminal connected to the second line. | 09-22-2011 |
20110204137 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACEABILITY MARKING AND PACKAGING LINE PROVIDED WITH TRACEABILITY MARKING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a method for visualization of non-visible information on a packaging material to provide traceability. The method comprises the steps of: reading the non-visible information from the packaging material by means of a magnetic head reader, processing the non-visible information in a central processing unit together with additional new non-visible information, and printing an optional portion of the amount of combined non-visible information onto the packaging material as a traceability marking. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out the method and a packaging line with a filling machine making use of the device. | 08-25-2011 |
20110203225 | UNIT FOR THE APPLICATION OF OPENING DEVICES ON PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCTS POURABLE INTO A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A unit for applying opening devices on packages of pourable food products, comprises a first conveying device to feed the opening devices along a first path, a second conveying device to feed the packages along a second path, a third conveying device movable about a first axis to displace the opening devices along a third path from a withdrawal station to an application station of the opening devices, a gripping member for gripping an opening device, and a supporting plate to support the gripping member; wherein the supporting plate is coupled to the third conveying device; the gripping member is displaceable, at the application station in a defined plane by a first direction transversal to the first axis and to the second path, and by the first axis. | 08-25-2011 |
20110203223 | PRESSURE DEVICE FOR EXERTING PRESSURE ON AN OPENING DEVICE FITTED TO A PACKAGE OF A FOOD PRODUCT POURABLE INTO A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A pressure device for exerting pressure on an opening device fitted to a package of a food product pourable into a tube of packaging material, the device having a first pressure member movable between a first work position, in which it presses a first area of the opening device against the package, and a first rest position, in which it is detached from the opening device; and a second pressure member movable between a second work position, in which it presses a second area of the opening device against the package, and a second rest position, in which it is detached from the opening device; the first and second area being crosswise to each other. | 08-25-2011 |
20110203221 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE POSITION OF APPLICATION OF A SEALING STRIP ONTO A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR FOOD PRODUCTS - An apparatus for detecting the position of application of a sealing strip of heat-seal plastic material onto a multilayer web of packaging material for food products advanced along a predetermined path and including at least one base layer for stiffness and strength and one or more heat-seal plastic layers; the sealing strip has a first longitudinal portion, applied onto a longitudinal edge of the web, and a second longitudinal portion projecting laterally from the longitudinal edge. The apparatus comprises a light source for irradiating a transversal portion of the web during movement thereof along its path, and a sensor detecting a quantity related to different behavior of the materials forming the web and the sealing strip to light exposure and generating an output signal related to the width of the second portion of the sealing strip in a direction orthogonal to the web travelling direction and parallel to said web. | 08-25-2011 |
20110192118 | PACKAGING CONTAINER, AND POURING PLUG FITTED THERETO - A packaging container capable of reducing a tensile or compressive stress in the paper container caused by folding the pleat portion thereof to maintain the strength characteristics thereof, and providing a wide roof portion on one side thereof so that a large-sized spout can be fitted thereto. The packaging container including a pouring spout fitted thereto is characterized in that the top part thereof formed by folding the pleat line is formed of a surface tilted forward on the front side of the top part and a substantially flat surface adjacent to the tilted surface on the rear side of the top part and that a flap derived from the formation of the top part is allowed to abut on the container side-walls adjacent to the top part by the folding of the pleat. | 08-11-2011 |
20110185686 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE - A packaging and filling machine is capable of easily preforming with the forming flaps by keeping the pressure of the filled liquid food in the tube the positive pressure, capable of preventing the pressure of the liquid food from dropping to negative pressure, even if the pressure of the liquid food decreases due to the up-and-down of the liquid food pressure, and capable of preventing outside atmosphere materials from invading into the tube. | 08-04-2011 |
20110174760 | STOPPER HAVING A SUBDIVIDED LINE OF WEAKNESS AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING SUCH A STOPPER - The invention relates to a cap ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110174216 | GLUING UNIT FOR APPLYING ADHESIVE TO A SUCCESSION OF OPENING DEVICES FOR GLUING TO SEALED PACKAGES OF FOOD PRODUCTS POURABLE INTO A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of food products pourable into a tube of packaging material, the unit having a conveyor for feeding the opening devices along a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path, interacting with each opening device to apply adhesive to a portion of the opening device, and movable in a plane parallel to the path as well as crosswise to the plane. | 07-21-2011 |
20110162326 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORKING OPERATION OF A FILLING MACHINE - A packaging laminate includes at least one material layer provided with magnetisable particles. A roller can be configured to apply crease line patterns on the packaging laminate while also applying magnetic fields for magnetising at least some of the magnetisable particles in the packaging laminate. A method of controlling working operations on a packaging laminate in a filling machine involves supplying a packaging laminate to a filling machine, wherein the packaging laminate includes at least one material layer comprising magnetizable particles, with at least some of the magnetizable particles being magnetized particles. The method also involves controlling working operations of the filling machine on the packaging laminate supplied to the filling machine by reading information provided by the magnetized particles. | 07-07-2011 |
20110143070 | THERMO-MECHANICALLY STABLE, HEAT SEALABLE FILM, A BARRIER COATED SUCH FILM, A PACKAGING LAMINATE COMPRISING THE FILM, A PACKAGING CONTAINER FORMED FROM THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM - A thermo-mechanically stable, heat sealable mono-axially oriented polymer substrate film includes polymers based on low density polyethylene. The thermo-mechanically stable, heat sealable mono-axially oriented polymer substrate film can consist essentially of the polymers based on low density polyethylene. The disclosure also describes a vapour deposition coated substrate film, especially such a film which is metallised, a packaging laminate comprising the vapour deposition coated polymer substrate film, and a packaging container produced from such a packaging laminate. Also disclosed is a method for the production of the thermo-mechanically stable, heat sealable polymer substrate film and a method of vapour deposition coating the film. | 06-16-2011 |
20110132975 | PACKAGING LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF THE PACKAGING LAMINATE AND PACKAGING CONTAINER PRODUCED THEREFROM - A non-foil packaging laminate for liquid food packaging comprises a core layer of paper or paperboard, outermost liquid tight, heat sealable layers of polyolefin and, applied onto the inner side of the layer of paper or paperboard, and an oxygen gas barrier layer formed by liquid film coating of a liquid gas barrier composition and subsequent drying. The liquid composition contains a polymer binder dispersed or dissolved in a liquid medium. The disclosure also involves a method for manufacturing of the packaging laminate and a packaging container made from the packaging laminate. | 06-09-2011 |
20110120063 | APPARATUS FOR REFORMING A MATERIAL WEB - The present invention relates to an apparatus for reforming of a web of flexible packaging material into tube form by rotatable forming rollers which define a material opening. The apparatus is at least one of the forming rollers is displaceable in relation to the material web when an opening device disposed on the material web passes through the material opening. | 05-26-2011 |
20110120059 | PACKAGING METHOD AND UNIT FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A FOOD PRODUCT POURABLE INTO A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL - A method of producing a sealed package of a pourable food product involving feeding a tube of packaging material along an axis; moving a pair of first jaws and a pair of second jaws cyclically and alternately along sealing paths parallel to the axis, and along repositioning paths; moving the jaws, as they travel along the sealing paths, into a closed position in which the sealing members grip the tube and respectively form, at different times, a first and a second seal sealing the tube and defining respective opposite ends of the package; and moving the jaws, as they travel along the respective repositioning paths, into an open position, in which they are detached from the tube; acquiring a desired value of a quantity related to the package weight; and forming the second seal at a distance, which is a function of the value, from the first seal. | 05-26-2011 |
20110100950 | STOPPER FOR A CONTAINER NECK AND A MOLDING MACHINE FOR MOLDING A PLASTICS MATERIAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF FABRICATING SUCH A STOPPER - The stopper ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110099955 | PACKAGING AND FILLING MACHINE - A packaging and filling machine is capable of easily preforming with the forming flaps by keeping the pressure of the filled liquid food in the tube the positive pressure, capable of preventing the pressure of the liquid food from dropping to negative pressure, even if the pressure of the liquid food decreases due to the up-and-down of the liquid food pressure, and capable of preventing outside atmosphere materials from invading into the tube. | 05-05-2011 |
20110094672 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEALING - A method for sealing a first packaging material laminate, comprised of at least one layer of magnetizable particles and a sealable layer, to a second packaging laminate involves facing the sealable layer towards the second laminate, providing an alternating magnetic field to the laminates in a sealing zone, thereby generating magnetic hysteresis losses in the laminate having the magnetizable particles, which losses create heat substantially melting the sealable layer in the sealing zone, and applying a sealing pressure to the first and second laminate to cause the first and second laminate to be pressed together in the sealing zone, thereby sealing the laminates to each other. | 04-28-2011 |
20110068079 | SNAP-SHUT STOPPER HAVING A PROJECTING TAB FOR A CONTAINER NECK | 03-24-2011 |
20110057026 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A PACKAGING LAMINATE WITH AN IDENTIFICATION CODE, METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A PACKAGE, AND PACKAGE WITH IDENTIFICATION CODE - In a method of providing a packaging laminate with an identification code the packaging laminate is subjected to a magnetic field, thus magnetising a matrix of magnetic domains in the packaging laminate. Each magnetic domain is made up of a number of the magnetisable particles. A method of identifying a package is also disclosed. The package has walls of a packaging laminate comprising magnetisable particles. The method comprises the steps of subjecting the packaging laminate to a magnetising magnetic field, thus magnetising a matrix of magnetic domains in the packaging laminate, and detecting an emitted magnetic field emitted by the magnetic domains in the matrix. A package having an identification code is also described. | 03-10-2011 |
20110041981 | LAMINATION STATION FOR LAMINATING A PAPERBOARD OR CARDBOARD WEB - A lamination station for laminating a film to a web of paperboard includes a nip roller and a cooling roller. Between the rollers there is formed a nip which presses together the film and the web of paperboard with an interjacent molten polymer layer or adhesive layer disposed between the film and the web of paperboard. The film, the paperboard and the molten polymer lie, after the nip, in abutment against the cooling roller for a certain angle interval. The nip roller is a shoe-press type roller, either comprising a pressure bar having several hydraulically operated pressure elements, or comprising one or several rigid pressure bars. | 02-24-2011 |
20110038756 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR A MACHINE FOR PACKAGING POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A unit for sterilizing a web of packaging material for a machine for packaging pourable food products includes a sterilizing chamber containing a liquid sterilizing agent at a first temperature; a conveying device for feeding the web through the sterilizing chamber before the web is formed into a succession of sealed packages of pourable food products; a hold tank for the sterilizing agent; a feed mechanism activated selectively to feed the sterilizing agent from the tank to the sterilizing chamber; a drain activated selectively to drain the sterilizing agent from the sterilizing chamber into the tank in the event of stoppage of the packaging machine; and a cooling device activated selectively, at the end of the package production cycle, to cool the sterilizing agent in the tank to a second temperature lower than the first temperature. | 02-17-2011 |
20110030315 | SEALING JAW FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A FOOD PRODUCT - A sealing jaw for producing sealed packages of a food product from a tube of packaging material fed along a path, the jaw having a first work surface which interacts with a second work surface on a counter-jaw to grip the packaging material and form a sealing strip crosswise to the path. One of the jaw and counter-jaw defines an anvil, and the other defines a heating device which interacts with the anvil to form the strip. The first surface has at least two projections elongated along respective first axes, and which, when forming the strip, compress respective areas of the packaging material against the second surface; and at least one cavity which extends along one of the first axes, is interposed between the projections along a second axis crosswise to the first axis, and is located laterally with respect to a central plane of the first work surface. | 02-10-2011 |
20110017344 | AN INLET FOR A TANK - The invention relates to an inlet for a tank which is intended for a liquid food product. The inlet is placed in the side wall of the tank and at the upper end of the tank. The inlet is further designed so that the inflowing product is distributed in fan-shape along the inside of the tank. The application also includes a method of supplying liquid food product to a tank. | 01-27-2011 |
20110006031 | A STOPPER DEVICE FOR STOPPING A CONTAINER NECK - A sealing device ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110005408 | ADJUSTABLE STEAM INJECTOR - The invention relates to an adjustable steam injector of the type which has an injector housing with an inlet for a product which is to be heated and an inlet for steam. The injector housing also has an outlet for the product mixed with steam. The injector also includes an injector body displaceable in the injector housing. About the front end of the injector body there are disposed concentric gaps for product and steam, respectively. The injector body has a recess in its front end. The recess has the same extent as the cross sectional surface of the injector body and has its greatest depth in the centre of the injector body. | 01-13-2011 |
20110000928 | DEVICE FOR PLUGGING THE NECK OF A VESSEL - The invention relates to a plugging device ( | 01-06-2011 |
20100329073 | HOMOGENIZER VALVE - A homogenizer valve includes two or more pressurized, movable valve cones, two or more valve seats and a valve housing which surrounds the valve cones and the valve seats. The valve cones and the valve seats are disposed so that throttles occur between them, which constitute homogenization gaps, which have a gap height h. The homogenization gaps are disposed at an angle in relation to the horizontal plane. The homogenizer valve is intended to be used in existing homogenizers and has been particularly produced to be able to obtain an efficient homogenization for liquids which are processed at a lower pressure and with a greater flow, such as, for example, pasteurized milk. | 12-30-2010 |
20100307361 | METHOD OF PREPARING PRINTING FORMS FOR FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING AND A SYSTEM USED IN THE METHOD - A method and a system of preparing a flexographic printing form, and a preparation table used in the method and system, involves placing printing plates in a plate magazine and delivering the printing plates in a predetermined order from the plate magazine to the preparation table. The printing plates are transported by a transporter, such as a conveyor belt, on the preparation table and further to a printing sleeve or a printing cylinder. During transportation, the printing plates are exposed on the backsides to a light source. The printing sleeve is rotated with a speed adapted to the speed of the transporter in such a way that the printing plates are placed staggered in two or more lanes on the printing sleeve. The printing plates placed on the printing sleeve are then imaged, e.g. by laser ablation. | 12-09-2010 |
20100300040 | STRAW APPLICATOR - An apparatus for applying drinking straws on prefabricated packaging containers includes a drive device for continuous belts of drinking straws wrapped in protective sleeves or envelopes, a conveyor for moving packaging containers past the drinking straw applicator, a separator for separating drinking straws from the belt, as well as an applicator for applying the drinking straw on a side wall of the packaging container. The drinking straw applicator include at least one excenter which is excentrically disposed on a shaft mounted adjacent the drive device. During rotation of the shaft, the excenter is moved from an inner position to an outer position, a drinking straw is picked up at the inner position and is applied on a packaging container at the outer position. | 12-02-2010 |
20100264146 | RECLOSABLE OPENING DEVICE FOR PACKAGES OF POURABLE FOOD PRODUCTS - A reclosable opening device for a sealed package of a pourable food product includes a frame fitted about a pierceable portion of the package and defining a through pour opening; a removable threaded cap that screws onto the frame to close the pour opening; a tubular cutter engaging the pour opening and having a cutting device which cooperates with the pierceable portion to unseal the package; a first connector connecting the cap to the cutter, and which, as the cap is unscrewed, pushes the cutter towards the pierceable portion and a second connector connecting the frame to the cutter, and which, in use, feed the cutter along a predetermined piercing path through the pierceable portion in response to unscrewing of the cap; and the piercing path, as the cap is unscrewed, has a first portion of pure axial translation, followed by a second portion of both axial and rotary motion. | 10-21-2010 |
20100258520 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MAKING A STOPPER FOR THE NECK OF A CONTAINER, AND STOPPER AS PRODUCED BY THIS METHOD - This method makes it possible to fabricate a stopper ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100257987 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE REGISTER BETWEEN A PRINTED PATTERN AND A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN ON A PACKAGING MATERIAL - A method and/or an apparatus for controlling the register between print and three-dimensional structures, such as creases in the forming of a package, and a method and/or the apparatus for controlling a unit for repeated cutting-out or perforation of a material web from which the packages are formed. In the control, a focused, high intensive light beam, such as a laser line, is laid in a bisecting direction to relevant creases. The position of the crease or the creases is determined by sensing of a deflection of the projected laser line. Diffuse light from the laser line may be used in order to register the position of a register marking. If the difference between the register marking and crease differs more than a predetermined value, the creasing tool and/or printing press is automatically adjusted. | 10-14-2010 |
20100244317 | APPARATUS FOR MOULDING A PART OF A PACKAGING CONTAINER - An apparatus for moulding a thermoplastic package part(s) to an end portion of a container body includes inner and outer mould elements between which a mould cavity per package part is formed. At least one of these mould elements is at least partly freely suspended. When one package part is moulded with the mould elements, plastic melt is injected in a first number ≧1 of points in the cavity, an island of plastic melt for each point is formed inside the cavity, and the distribution of the points causes a force centre to pass through a surface defined by a parallel projection of each first number of islands on a plane orthogonal to a direction of the compression force, and when the first number >1, a second number of imaginary straight lines interconnecting a third number of parallel projections such that the surface is at its maximum. | 09-30-2010 |