There is described a conveying apparatus comprising a plurality of carriers, a planar motor for selectively and independently moving the carriers, an inlet conveyor, an outlet conveyor and a control device for controlling each retaining device between a respective open configuration and a respective retaining configuration. The inlet conveyor and the outlet conveyor are configured to advance each package in a manner spaced apart from the planar motor and such that a respective interspace between the planar motor and the package allows of interposing a respective support platform of each carrier between the planar motor and the respective package.
B65G 15/14 - Conveyors having endless load-conveying surfaces, i.e. belts and like continuous members, to which tractive effort is transmitted by means other than endless driving elements of similar configuration comprising two or more co-operating endless surfaces with parallel longitudinal axes, or a multiplicity of parallel elements, e.g. ropes defining an endless surface with two or more endless belts the load being conveyed between the belts
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
A computer-implemented method (300) for generating a sampling signal comprising a sampling position (106a-c) and a sampling time point for collection of package samples for quality assessment in a system (100) comprising a food processing line (236) and a packaging line (238) is disclosed. The food processing line (236) is arranged to process a food product and the packaging line (238) is arranged to produce packages filled with the food product. The method (300) comprising obtaining (302) a sampling plan dependent on a trigger event, wherein the trigger event is associated with a production event associated with an equipment switch, a food product batch switch, a packaging material batch switch, an equipment settings switch and/or an equipment state change, obtaining (303) the trigger event, determining (304), based on the sampling plan and the trigger event, the sampling time point and the sampling position (106a-c) in the packaging line (238), and transferring (306) the sampling signal to a sample collector (212a,b) in the sampling position (106b) downstream a filling machine (102) in the packaging line (238).
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
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DISINFECTING A PACKAGE TO BE FILLED WITH A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT USING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE
The present invention relates to a packaging machine configured to fill packages with a liquid food product. The packaging machine comprising: a feed unit configured to feed packaging material to be formed to packages to be filled or to feed packages to be filled; and a packaging disinfection station configured to disinfect the packaging material or the packages. The packaging disinfection station comprising: a spray nozzle configured to distribute an aerosol onto the packaging material or onto the packages; a hydrogen peroxide supply configured to supply a liquid comprising hydrogen peroxide to the spray nozzle; and an ionizer configured to ionize hydrogen peroxide of the aerosol before the aerosol is distributed onto the packaging material or onto the packages. Also a packaging disinfection station configured to disinfect a package to be filled with a liquid food product is presented. Further, a method for filling a package with a liquid food product during which method disinfecting an interior of the package with hydrogen peroxide is presented.
4.
LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IT AND PACKAGING CONTAINERS COMPRISING IT
The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material (10) for packaging of oxygen sensitive food products, and to a method for manufacturing thereof. The invention further relates to packaging containers comprising the laminated packaging material, for packaging of oxygen-sensitive products, such as food products.
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B65D 65/40 - Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 29/00 - Layered products essentially comprising paper or cardboard
5.
SCREW CAP, TOOL AND METHOD FOR SCREWING A CAP ONTO A CONTAINER
A screw cap is aligned using a loading piston by a method for aligning the screw cap and the loading piston in relation to each other, and after alignment a method for screwing a screw cap onto a threaded neck portion of a packaging container is performed. The screw cap includes a base portion having a top and a bottom surface, and an annular portion raised from the base portion, the annular portion having an inner surface and an outer surface; and at least one first threaded portion arranged on the inner surface of the annular portion. The base portion includes engagement features, such that the screw cap is configured to engage a tool with at least one complementary engagement feature in a process of screwing the cap onto the container with the complementary threaded neck portion.
The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material (10; 20) comprising a bulk layer of carton or paperboard (11; 21), a first outermost protective material layer (12; 22), a first gas barrier coating (14; 24), applied on a first, inner side of the bulk layer (11; 21) and a metallized polymer film (16; 26) laminated to the gas-barrier coated bulk layer. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing of the laminated packaging material and to packaging containers (50a; 50b; 50c; 50d) made therefrom.
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
D21H 19/08 - Metal coatings applied as vapour, e.g. in vacuum
D21H 19/40 - Coatings with pigments characterised by the pigments siliceous, e.g. clays
D21H 19/58 - Polymers or oligomers of diolefins, aromatic vinyl monomers or unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof
D21H 21/14 - Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or propertiesPaper impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by function or properties in or on the paper
B65D 65/40 - Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
7.
A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AN OPERATION OF A PRODUCTION LINE FOR PRODUCING ICE CREAM
A computer-implemented method (200) for supporting an operation of a production line (100) for producing ice cream (IC) is disclosed. The production line (100) comprises a continuous freezer arrangement (104). The method comprises receiving (202) sensor data collected during the operation of the continuous freezer arrangement (104), wherein the sensor data reflects parameter values of the production line (100), generating (204) a weight function and/or a volume function reflecting the output weight (W) and/or the output volume (V) as a function of the parameter values defined by a machine learning model (114), wherein the machine learning model (114) has been trained by means of reference sensor data indicative of weight (W) and/or volume (V) of ice cream (IC) produced by the production line (100) associated with the reference sensor data, and applying (206) an optimization function (115) to identify candidate parameter values of the processing line (100) that is optimized with respect to the weight function and/or volume function in view of a mean target of the weight (W) and/or a mean target of the volume (V), and/or a deviation target of the weight (W) and/or a deviation target of the volume (V).
A23G 9/16 - Continuous production the products being within a cooled chamber, e.g. drum
A23G 9/22 - Details, component parts or accessories of apparatus insofar as not peculiar to a single one of the preceding groups
A23G 9/28 - Details, component parts or accessories of apparatus insofar as not peculiar to a single one of the preceding groups for portioning or dispensing
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06N 3/126 - Evolutionary algorithms, e.g. genetic algorithms or genetic programming
There is described a magazine apparatus (10) for a packaging machine (1) The magazine apparatus (10) comprises a support device (30) configured to rotatably carry a reel (11) of a web of packaging material (3), the reel (11) having a core (22) and the web of packaging material (3) being wound about the core (22) and a discharging system (41) having a housing space (63) configured to receive at least the core (22) of the used and/or exhausted reel (11) when being released from the support device (30).
There is described a magazine apparatus (10) for a packaging machine (1). The magazine apparatus (10) comprises a support device (30) configured to rotatably carry a reel (11) of a web of packaging material (3). The support device (30) comprises a pair (36) of carrier devices (37) spaced apart from one another and configured to carry the reel (11) and an actuation device (38) configured to control the pair (36) of carrier devices (37) between an active configuration in which the pair (36) of carrier devices (37) is configured to carry the reel (11) and a rest configuration in which the pair (36) of carrier devices (37) is configured to release the reel (11) and/or to receive a new reel (11).
There is described a magazine apparatus (10) for a packaging machine (1) The magazine apparatus (10) comprises a support device (30) configured to rotatably carry a reel (11) of a web of packaging material (3), the reel having a hollow core (22) and the web of packaging material (3) being wound about the hollow core (22) and a sensor system (42) configured to determine an arrangement position of the reel (11) with respect to a reference point. The sensor system (42) comprises one or more sensor devices (75) and a movement device (76) coupled to the one or more sensor devices (75) and being configured to move the one or more sensor device (75) along respective scanning paths (R).
B65H 19/12 - Lifting, transporting, or inserting the web rollRemoving empty core
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DEVICE FOR DIRECTING A HEATED AIR FLOW TOWARDS A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL, FORMING AND SEALING UNIT FOR FORMING A TUBE FROM A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES FROM A PACKAGING MATERIAL
It is described a device (17) for directing a heated air flow towards a first lateral portion (4A) of a web (4) of packaging material, the device (17) with a distribution housing (30) provided with a first inlet opening (31) for receiving the heated air flow; and a diffusion housing (42) in fluidic communication with the distribution housing (30) and comprising a first wall (43) provided with a number of first through openings (44), wherein the openings (44) are configured for directing, in use, the heated air flow towards the first lateral portion (4A); wherein the distribution housing (30) is integrated with the diffusion housing (42).
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B65B 51/20 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by fluid pressure acting directly on folds or on opposed surfaces, e.g. using hot-air jets
B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material
System (100) for heating a longitudinal edge of a packaging web (101) advancing along an advancement path (FD) and comprising: a heating element (103) configured to heat the packaging web (101); and an actuating apparatus (104) coupled to the heating element (103) and comprising an actuator (105) configured to synchronize a movement of the heating element (103) with the movement of the packaging web (101).
System (100) for heating a longitudinal edge of a packaging web advancing along an advancement path; the system (100) comprising an actuating apparatus (103) configured to adjust an air flow to be fed for heating a longitudinal edge of the packaging web The actuating apparatus (103) comprises: a valve (104) configured to adjust the air flow to be fed for heating the longitudinal edge of the packaging web; and an actuator (105) coupled to the valve and configured to adjust a position of the valve (104) to control the air flow based on at least one between a parameter (Δf, T, p) associated to the air flow and a parameter associated to the movement of the packaging web along the advancement path.
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B65B 51/20 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by fluid pressure acting directly on folds or on opposed surfaces, e.g. using hot-air jets
F16K 5/04 - Taps or cocks comprising only cut-off apparatus having at least one of the sealing faces shaped as a more or less complete surface of a solid of revolution, the opening and closing movement being predominantly rotary with plugs having cylindrical surfacesPackings therefor
F16K 5/12 - Arrangements for modifying the way in which the rate of flow varies during the actuation of the valve
B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material
The present invention relates to a nozzle for a fill pipe used in fill system of a packaging machines in which containers are filled with liquid food product. The nozzle comprising: a flexible mouthpiece comprising a flexible collar for connecting the flexible mouthpiece to an outlet end of the fill pipe and a plurality of flaps made from a flexible material and extending from the flexible collar, the plurality of flaps being biased to a closed state, the flexible mouthpiece sealing the outlet end of the fill pipe when in the closed state, the plurality of flaps being disposed to be moved from the closed state to an open state by liquid food product flowing through the flexible mouthpiece; and a mesh filter configured to filter liquid food product flowing through the flexible mouthpiece. The mesh filter comprising a bulge protruding into an interior space of the flexible mouthpiece, wherein the bulge comprises a plurality of through holes constituting the mesh filter. Also a fill system comprising the nozzle is presented.
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 39/02 - Expansible or contractible nozzles, funnels, or guides
B65B 39/12 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers movable towards, or away from, container or wrapper during filling or depositing
A system (100) for cooling heat-treated liquid food (S1), comprising: a flash vessel (104) configured to receive, and flash evaporate the heat-treated liquid food (S1) to form a gaseous flow of steam (G1) and a liquid stream (L1) of the liquid food product, and a condenser (106) arranged downstream the flash vessel (104) to receive and to condensate a major portion of the gaseous flow of steam to form a condensate (C1). An inlet (107a) of the condenser is provided with a distribution plate (200). The distribution plate comprises distribution openings (210) extending between an inlet surface (202) and an outlet surface (204) of the distribution plate. A majority of the distribution openings (210) has a respective inlet section (212, 212a) which tapers as seen from the inlet surface towards the outlet surface. A method (300) of cooling heat-treated liquid food (S1) is also provided.
F28D 7/00 - Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
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METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING FOOD PARTICLES IN A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT
KK in a range of 7-14 Pasnand a flow behavior index n in a range of 0.25-0.50. The food particles have an average particle size in a range of 5 to 20 mm. At least 90% of the food particles have a size in the range of 5 to 20 mm.
B01F 23/57 - Mixing high-viscosity liquids with solids
B01F 27/07 - Stirrers characterised by their mounting on the shaft
B01F 27/093 - Stirrers characterised by the mounting of the stirrers with respect to the receptacle eccentrically arranged
B01F 27/1125 - Stirrers characterised by the configuration of the stirrers with arms, paddles, vanes or blades with vanes or blades extending parallel or oblique to the stirrer axis
B01F 27/113 - Propeller-shaped stirrers for producing an axial flow, e.g. shaped like a ship or aircraft propeller
B01F 27/91 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a substantially vertical axis with propellers
DELAMINABLE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING CONTAINER COMPRISING DELAMINABLE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND RECYCLING THE MATERIAL AND CONTAINER
The invention relates to a packaging container (30a; 30b; 30c; 30d; 30e), for liquid or semi-liquid food products, comprising a delaminable laminated packaging material (10), the laminated packaging material comprising as layers of a layer sequence: an outermost protective material layer (16); a bulk layer (11) of paper or paperboard or other cellulose-based material; and one or more inner layers (14, 19) including an innermost layer liquid tight material layer (19). A delaminable laminated packaging material and methods of making and recycling the material and container are also described.
B32B 3/02 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by features of form at particular places, e.g. in edge regions
B32B 7/06 - Interconnection of layers permitting easy separation
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 7/14 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties applied in spaced arrangements, e.g. in stripes
B32B 15/08 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 15/12 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 29/06 - Layered products essentially comprising paper or cardboard specially treated, e.g. surfaced, parchmentised
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RECYCLABLE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING CONTAINER COMPRISING THE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND RECYCLING THE MATERIAL AND CONTAINER
A laminated packaging material (10) for packaging of liquid or semi-liquid food products comprises as layers of a layer sequence: - an outermost protective material layer (16); - a bulk layer (11) of paper or paperboard or other cellulose-based material; - an intermediate bonding layer (13) of polyethylene-based thermoplastic polymer applied via melt extrusion lamination in an amount of 5 to 10 g/m2; - a gas barrier layer (14) bonded to the bulk layer (11) via the intermediate bonding layer (13), the gas barrier layer (14) comprising a barrier substrate (14a) of paper or paperboard or other cellulose-based material and at least one barrier material coating layer (14b, 14c), the paper barrier substrate (14a) being adjacent to the intermediate bonding layer (13); and - one or more inside polymer layers (18, 19a, 19b), comprising an innermost liquid-tight, heat sealable material layer (19b). A container comprising the laminated packaging material and methods of making and recycling the material and container are also disclosed.
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
An induction heating device (10) for a packaging machine (1) which produces sealed packages (2) from a multilayer web (4), the induction heating device (10) being configured to heat an area (A) of the web (4) and comprising an electrical circuit (13) with a conductor member (14) arranged to face the web (4) and to produce an electromagnetic field to interact with a conductive layer of the web (4), and a magnetic flux concentrator member (15) for concentrating the magnetic flux of the electromagnetic field at the area (A) of the packaging web (4). Preferably, the conductor member (14) comprises an active portion (14a) which faces said area (A) and a return portion (14b), the magnetic flux concentrator member (15) being associated with said active portion (14a).
B29C 65/36 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" heated by induction
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
B29C 65/78 - Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles
B65B 9/12 - Subdividing filled tubes to form two or more packages by sealing or securing involving displacement of contents
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
There is described an inspection apparatus for a packaging machine producing packages and comprising a control unit for controlling the inspection apparatus, a conveying device and an inspection unit configured to inspect packages. The conveying device comprises a planar motor having a plurality of carriers configured to receive respective packages at an inlet station and to deliver the respective packages to an outlet station. The inspection unit is arranged adjacent to the planar motor at an inspection station. The control unit is configured to selectively control movement of the carriers so as to selectively direct one or more carriers to the inspection station and afterwards to the outlet station and the inspection unit is configured to inspect the packages moved, in use, to the inspection station.
B65G 54/02 - Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for electrostatic, electric, or magnetic
B65B 61/28 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for discharging completed packages from machines
G01N 21/84 - Systems specially adapted for particular applications
G01N 21/90 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in a container or its contents
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DIGITAL PRINTING APPARATUS FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE AND PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING A DIGITAL PRINTING APPARATUS
There is described a digital printing apparatus for a packaging machine producing packages comprising a control unit for controlling the digital printing apparatus, a conveying device and a digital printing unit. The conveying device comprises a planar motor having a plurality of carriers configured to receive respective packages at an inlet station and to deliver the respective packages to an outlet station. The digital printing unit is arranged adjacent to the planar motor at a printing station. The control unit is configured to selectively control movement of the carriers so as to selectively direct one or more carriers to the printing station and afterwards to the outlet station. The digital printing unit is configured to print information and/or messages and/or decorations onto the packages directed to the printing station.
B65B 61/26 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
B41J 3/407 - Typewriters or selective printing or marking mechanisms characterised by the purpose for which they are constructed for marking on special material
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
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SEALING SYSTEM FOR SEALING A TUBE OF PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PACKAGES CONTAINING A POURABLE PRODUCT
There is described a sealing system (10) for a packaging machine (1) for the production of packages (2) starting from a web (4) of packaging material having a first longitudinal edge (4a) and a second longitudinal edge (4b) and configured to be progressively folded into a tube (3) by superimposing the second longitudinal edge (4b) on the first longitudinal edge (4a) thereby defining a superimposing region (50) of the tube (3), the sealing system (10) comprises: a presser roller (15) designed to 10 be located inside the tube (3) so that the superimposing region (50) is interposed, in use, between the presser roller (15) and a folding member (6) configured to fold the web (4), the presser roller (15) is configured to press the superimposing region (50) against said folding member (6) for providing the tube (3) with a longitudinal seal (11); a support member (16) carrying the presser roller (15) and rotatably supporting the presser roller (15); the support member (16) comprises a heatsink portion (19) made of thermally conductive material which is thermally coupled with the presser roller (15) and is configured to exchange heat with the presser roller (15).
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B29C 65/36 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" heated by induction
B29C 65/48 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
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METHOD FOR DETERMINING VALUES OF PROCESSING VARIABLES FOR A PROCESSING LINE FOR PRODUCING CHEESE
A method for determining values of processing variables relating to processing steps in a cheese vat arrangement of a processing line for producing cheese. By a control device, obtaining a target moisture content value of the cheese, milk properties comprising pH, protein content, and fat content of milk fed into the cheese vat arrangement, obtaining, coagulant properties comprising type and amount of a coagulant fed into the cheese vat arrangement, obtaining, starter properties comprising type and amount of a starter culture fed into the cheese arrangement, then feeding the target moisture content value, the milk properties, the coagulant properties, and the starter properties into an artificial intelligence (AI) model, and in response, obtaining predictions in the form of values of the processing variables from the AI model comprising at least one number of cuts and at least one cooking time used in the cheese vat arrangement during cheese production.
An automatic heat-sealing quality control system to automatically control a quality of a heat-sealing of a sealing strip to a longitudinal edge of a packaging web at a heat- sealing station in a packaging machine, where sealed packages containing pourable food products are continuously produced from a continuous vertical tube filled with the pourable food product and formed by longitudinally folding the packaging web to overlap longitudinal edges thereof and then heat-sealing the overlapping longitudinal edges. The system comprises a visible-light imaging camera designed to operate in the electromagnetic spectrum visible to human eye to capture and output visible-light digital images.
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
A spout for a container filled with pourable product includes a collar having a pouring outlet to allow out-pouring of the product and a lid assembly having a coupling ring rotatably arranged around the collar and a lid hinged to the coupling ring and angularly movable around a hinge axis. The lid is controllable between a closing configuration, an open configuration and an intermediate configuration. An interaction device is partially associated to the collar and to the lid, and is configured such that control of the lid from the closing configuration to the intermediate configuration is possible only by rotation of the lid and the coupling ring around a rotation axis and such that control of the lid from the intermediate configuration to the closing configuration is possible by a sole angular movement of the lid around the hinge axis from the intermediate angular position to the closing angular position.
The present invention relates to a lamination system configured to produce a laminated packaging material. The lamination system comprising: an impression roller and a counter roller together forming a press nip; and an extruder. The lamination system is configured to feed a web of a core material layer into the press nip. The extruder is configured to provide a film of thermoplastic onto the web of core material layer as facing one of the impression roller or the counter roller. The lamination system further comprising a gas distribution device configured to distribute a flow of gas onto a surface of the film before the film enters the press nip. The gas distribution device comprising: an outer tube having a longitudinal extension and having a plurality of gas distribution holes distributed along the longitudinal extension; and an inner tube being rotationally arranged within the outer tube at a first end portion of the outer tube. The inner tube comprising a plurality of regulation holes distributed along the longitudinal extension. Each regulation hole has a different elongation in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extension, wherein an elongation of the regulation holes is increasing as seen from an outer end of the first end portion of the outer tube. The plurality of regulation holes overlap with at least a subset of the plurality of gas distribution holes.
B32B 37/15 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with at least one layer being manufactured and immediately laminated before reaching its stable state, e.g. in which a layer is extruded and laminated while in semi-molten state
B05C 5/02 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
B29C 48/08 - Flat, e.g. panels flexible, e.g. films
B29C 48/154 - Coating solid articles, i.e. non-hollow articles
B05D 1/26 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by applying the liquid or other fluent material from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the surface
A laminated packaging material (16) for packaging of liquid food products is provided. The laminated packaging material comprises a bulk layer 20 provided with at least two slits (22) forming a partially cut opening and being arranged along a boundary of a closed shape defining the partially cut opening. The boundary of the closed shape comprises at least one hinge portion (42) and a bridge area (43) comprising at least one bridge portion (44) separating the at least two slits (22).
B32B 15/08 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 15/12 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 29/00 - Layered products essentially comprising paper or cardboard
There is described a sealing unit (6) for sealing a tube (3) of packaging material for the production of packages (2) containing a pourable product, the sealing unit (6) comprises: a sealing device (11) configured to be arranged in a position adjacent to the tube (3) and to provide the tube (3) with a longitudinal seal (12); and a position adjustment system (13) coupled with the sealing device (11) and configured to adjust a position of the sealing device (11) with respect to the tube (3).
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B29C 65/36 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" heated by induction
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
A method (700) for determining values (822) of processing variables for a processing line (700) for producing cheese is disclosed. The processing variables relate to processing steps taking place in a cheese vat arrangement (800, 800a, 800b) of the processing line (700). The method comprises obtaining (702), by a control device (808), a target moisture content value (810) of the cheese, obtaining (704), by the control device (808), milk properties (812) of milk (M) fed into the cheese vat arrangement (800, 800a, 800b), wherein the milk properties (812) comprise pH of the milk (M), protein content of the milk (M) and fat content of the milk (M), obtaining (706), by the control device (808), coagulant properties (814) of a coagulant fed into the cheese vat arrangement (800, 800a, 800b), wherein the coagulant properties (814) comprise type and amount of the coagulant, obtaining (708), by the control device (808), starter properties (816) of a starter culture fed into the cheese vat arrangement, wherein the starter properties (816) comprise type and amount of the starter culture, feeding (710) the target moisture content value (810), the milk properties (812), the coagulant properties (814) and the starter properties (816) as input features to an artificial intelligence (Al) model (818), and in response to providing the input features to the Al model (818), obtaining (712), by the control device (808), predictions in the form of values (822) of the processing variables from the Al model (818), wherein the processing variables comprise at least one number of cuts and/or one number of stirs performed in the cheese vat arrangement during cheese production and at least one cooking time and/or one cooking temperature used in the cheese vat arrangement during cheese production.
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
30.
METHOD AND UNIT FOR APPLYING OPENING DEVICES ON A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL
There is described a method for applying opening devices (2) at predetermined areas (3) of a web (4) of packaging material including a plurality of web portions (4a), the method comprising the steps of feeding the web (4) through an application station (6) by feeding one web portion (4a) at a time through the application station (6), detecting the position along the advancing path (P) of a first predetermined area (3a) first entering the application station (6) and the position of a second predetermined area (3b) last entering the application station for a respective web portion (4a), calculating a calculated distance (D1) between such detected positions, calculating a distance offset value (E) as a function of the difference between said calculated distance (D1) and a nominal distance (D2), controlling the position of said respective web portion (4a) at the application station (6) as a function of the calculated distance offset value (E) by arranging one first predetermined area (3) at a distance equal to a fraction (E/k) of said distance offset value (E) from a reference position of said one predetermined area (3).
B31B 50/84 - Forming or attaching means for filling or dispensing contents, e.g. valves or spouts
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B31B 50/00 - Making rigid or semi-rigid containers, e.g. boxes or cartons
31.
MULTILAYER ROD, SEALING UNIT, PACKAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PACKAGING MACHINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MULTILATER ROD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDUCTION SEALING DEVICE
There is described a multilayer rod (24) for an induction coil (22,22′) of a sealing unit (18) comprising a metal layer (25) and a corrosion-resistant layer (26); the corrosion-resistant layer (26) comprises and/or is formed from a nickel alloy.
B29C 45/14 - Injection moulding, i.e. forcing the required volume of moulding material through a nozzle into a closed mouldApparatus therefor incorporating preformed parts or layers, e.g. injection moulding around inserts or for coating articles
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
32.
A PACKAGING BLANK FOR PRODUCING A SEALED PACKAGE AND PACKAGE
There is described a packaging blank (2, 2', 2'', 2''') comprising one base layer (3) for imparting stiffness, a plurality of lamination layers (4) applied to and covering both sides of the base layer (3), an opening (9) which is formed by a through slot provided in the base layer (3) and a separation membrane (10) covering the opening (9) The opening (9) extends along a first axis (F) and a second axis (G) perpendicular to the first axis (F). A first extension (E1) of the opening (9) along the first axis (F) is larger than a second extension (E2) along the second axis (G). The opening (9) comprises a first end (17) and a second end (18) distanced from one another along the first axis (F), a first line of weakness (11) and a second line of weakness (12). Both the first line of weakness (11) and the second line of weakness (12) extend away from the opening (9).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
There is described a package (1, 1',1'') comprising a bottom wall (3), a top wall (4) and a side wall (5) interposed between the top wall (3) and the bottom wall (4) The top wall (4) comprises two front corners (15) and the bottom wall (3) comprises two bottom front corners (24). A first extension (E1) is defined between the two front corners (15) and a second extension (E2) is defined between the two bottom front corners (24), the second extension (E2) being larger than the first extension (E1). The side wall (5) comprises two longitudinal front edges (29). Each longitudinal front edge (29) comprises an inclined portion (32) extending towards the top wall (4). Each inclined portion (32) is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (A) and comprises a first end (36) and a second end (37) opposite to the first end (36). The second ends (37) are closer to the front edge (17) than the first ends (36). The first ends (36) are distanced from the bottom wall (3).
B65D 5/02 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/70 - Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
34.
REUSABLE OPENING DEVICE FOR A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE HAVING A REUSABLE OPENING DEVICE
There is described a reusable opening device (3) for a package (1) filled with a pourable product and having a designated pour opening area (7) The opening device (3) being configured to be removably connected to a main body (2) of the package (1) and comprising an outer body (16) configured to be placed outside of the main body (2) and having an outlet opening (18) configured to allow for an outpouring of the pourable product and a piercing body (17) configured to pierce the designated pour opening area (7) and to be placed within the package (2). The opening device (3) comprises a flow channel (21) extending along a central axis (B) of opening device (3) and between at least one main inlet opening (19) of the piercing body (17) and the outlet opening (18). The inlet opening (19) is configured allowing the inlet of the pourable product into the flow channel (21). The piercing body (17) comprises a cutting surface (30) configured to cut at least a portion of the designated pour opening area (7) during an insertion of the opening device (3) into the package (1). The cutting surface (30) extends along a first axis (E). The first axis (E) is laterally displaced along a second axis (F) perpendicular to the first axis (E) from the central axis (B) and the main inlet opening (19).
Method for detecting splices (400) in a packaging web (101) advancing along an advancement path (FD); the method comprising: capturing (S300), by an artificial vision system (102), images of the packaging web (101) as it advances along the advancement path (FD); processing (S301), by electronic processing resources (104) communicatively connected to the artificial vision system (102), the captured images to determine the occurrence of 0 a splice (400) in the packaging web (101); and outputting (S302) data comprising information indicative of whether the splice (400) in the packaging web (101) advancing along the advancement path (FD) is present.
There is described a package (1, 1',1'', 1''', 1'''') comprising a bottom wall (3), a top wall (4) inclined with respect to the bottom wall (3) and a side wall (5) The package (1, 1', 1'', 1''') further comprises a designated pour opening and an opening device (6) covering the designated pour opening and being configured to be torn away from the designated pour opening. The top wall (4) comprises a front edge (17) delimited by two front corners (15) and a back edge (18) delimited by two back corners (16). The bottom wall (3) comprises a bottom front edge (21) delimited by two bottom front corners (24) and a bottom back edge delimited by two bottom back corners (25). A first imaginary plane (P1) comprises the bottom front edge (21) and the bottom back edge and/or the two bottom front corners (24) and the two bottom back corners (25). A second imaginary plane (P2) comprises the front edge (17) and the back edge (18) and/or the two front corners (15) and the two back corners (16). The first imaginary plane (P1) and the second imaginary plane (P2) intersect along an imaginary intersection line (30). The back edge (18) is interposed between the front edge (17) and the imaginary intersection line (30).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/70 - Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
There is described a package (1, 1') for a pourable product comprising a bottom wall (3) and a top wall (4) spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis (A) of the package (1, 1') and a side wall (5) interposed between the top wall (3) and the bottom wall (4) The top wall (4) is inclined with respect to the bottom wall (3). The top wall (4) comprises two front corners (15) and the bottom wall (3) comprises two bottom front corners (24). A first extension (E1) between the two front corners (15) is smaller than a second extension (E2) between the two bottom front corners (24). The side wall (5) comprises two longitudinal front edges (29). Each longitudinal front edge (29) extends between the bottom wall (3) and the top wall (4) and is inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis (A).
B65D 5/06 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
B65D 5/02 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
B65D 5/70 - Break-in flaps, or members adapted to be torn-off, to provide pouring openings
38.
NOZZLE UNIT, STERILIZING AGENT REMOVAL ASSEMBLY FOR A STERILIZATION UNIT AND PACKAGING MACHINE CONFIGURED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SEALED PACKAGES CONTAINING A POURABLE PRODUCT
There is described a nozzle unit (22) configured to direct a flow of gas towards a side of a web (3) of packaging material designed to produce sealed packages (2) containing a pourable product, wherein the nozzle unit (22) comprises a nozzle frame (26) and a nozzle member (27) having a nozzle surface (23) provided with openings through which supplying the flow of gas and the nozzle frame (26) and the nozzle member (27) are connectable to one another in a releasable manner. The nozzle unit (22) further comprises a locking and unlocking device (30) with at least a bracket (32) being elastically deformable metallic and provided with a rear portion (35) connected to a first surface (34) of the nozzle frame (26) and a front portion (36) configured to define a seat which accommodates an end portion of the nozzle member (27).
B65B 9/12 - Subdividing filled tubes to form two or more packages by sealing or securing involving displacement of contents
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 55/18 - Sterilising contents prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65B 59/04 - Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
39.
OPENING DEVICE FOR A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE THEREWITH
An opening device for a package has a collar delimiting a flow channel extending between an inlet opening of the collar configured to allow for an inflow of the pourable product into the flow channel and a pouring outlet of the collar configured to allow for an outflow of the pourable product from the flow channel and a cutter arranged within the flow channel. The collar comprises an inner surface facing the flow channel. The opening device further comprises a retaining device configured to block movement of the cutter out of the flow channel and through the pouring outlet. The retaining device comprises a retaining group protruding from the inner surface of the collar and an interaction group connected to the cutter. The retaining group and the interaction group are configured to interact with one another so as to block movement of the cutter out of the flow channel and through the pouring outlet. The retaining group comprises one or more hollow retaining elements.
There is described a sterilizing agent removal assembly (12) for a sterilizing unit (7) of a packaging apparatus (1) configured to produce packages starting from a web (4) of packaging material provided with a longitudinal sequence of closure structures (5) pre-applied thereon, the assembly (12) comprises: a first nozzle device (14) and a second nozzle device (15) arranged facing one another, defining between one another a treatment zone (Z) for the web (4) to advance therethrough and configured to blow gas towards a respective side (4a, 4b) of the web (4); the first nozzle device (14) comprises a first nozzle wall (16) provided with openings (17) for the flow of gas, the second nozzle device (15) comprises a second nozzle wall (18) provided with openings (17, 21, 22) for the flow of gas; the second nozzle device (15) is provided with a slot (19) obtained on the second nozzle wall (18) and adapted to be repeatedly engaged by said sequence of closure structures (5), so as to allow the transit of the web (4) with its closure structures (5) through said treatment zone (Z).
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
There is described a packaging machine (1) configured for producing packages (2) starting from a web (4) and comprising: a web folding device (5) for folding the web (4) into a tube (3); a sealing device (6) for longitudinally sealing the tube (3); an isolation chamber (10); a delimiting element (12) designed for dividing the tube (3) in a first inner space (3a) and a second inner space (3b); a product filling pipe (11); a gas feeding device (13) configured to feed compressed gas into the second inner space (3b), so that a pressure within the second inner space (3b) is higher than a pressure within the first inner space (3a) and within the isolation chamber (10); the packaging machine (1) further comprising: a pressure sensor (15) configured to detect a variation of the pressure within the isolation chamber (10) and a control unit (16) configured to control the operation of the packaging machine (1) as a function of the detected variation of the pressure.
B65B 9/12 - Subdividing filled tubes to form two or more packages by sealing or securing involving displacement of contents
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 37/00 - Supplying or feeding fluent-solid, plastic, or liquid material, or loose masses of small articles, to be packaged
B65B 55/02 - Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
B65B 57/16 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
42.
A METHOD AND A MIXER FOR COOKING A FOOD PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS STARCH
A method for cooking a food product by using a mixer, the food product comprising starch and the method comprising: providing liquid and the starch into the mixer; mixing the liquid and the starch to form a mixture; heating the mixture for gelatinizing the starch by injecting a first amount of steam into the mixer until a first set point temperature is reached; heating the mixture for gelatinizing the starch further by feeding a heating medium through a heating jacket of the mixer until a second set point temperature is reached which is higher than the first set point temperature; and during the step of heating by feeding the heating medium through the heating jacket, reducing the injecting of steam to a second amount of steam, wherein the second amount of steam is 0 to 30% of the first amount of steam.
A23L 29/212 - StarchModified starchStarch derivatives, e.g. esters or ethers
A23L 5/10 - General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying
B01F 27/90 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a substantially vertical axis with paddles or arms
The present invention relates to a quality control apparatus for quality control of packages produced in specific packaging machine of a certain model, the quality control apparatus comprising: a memory storing a pre-trained machine learning model being trained to recognize packages produced in a generic packaging machine of the certain model to pass a quality control and to recognize a number of known defects on packages produced in the generic packaging machine; and circuitry configured to execute: an image obtaining function configured to obtain images depicting packages produced in the specific packaging machine; an irregularity identification function configured to identify an irregularity on packages produced in the specific packaging machine, by inputting the images into the pre-trained machine learning model; an irregularity classifying function configured to classify a package exhibiting the irregularity as either a package passing the quality control or a defect package; a fine-tuning function configured to fine-tune the pre-trained machine learning model to additionally recognize packages produced in the specific packaging machine of the certain model and exhibiting the irregularity as either being a package passing the quality control or being a defect package depending on a result from the irregularity classifying function, thereby generating a specific machine learning model specific to the specific packaging machine of the certain model to be used for quality control of packages produced in the specific packaging machine; and a quality control function configured to perform quality control on packages produced by the specific packaging machine using the specific machine learning model.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
There is described a closure (10, 10' ) for an opening device (3), the closure (10, 10' ) comprising a main wall (13) configured to be arranged on a pouring outlet of a collar of the opening device (3), a support ring (15) displaced from the main wall (13) along a longitudinal axis (B), a plurality of ribs (16) interposed between and connected to the main wall (13) and the support ring (15) and being angularly displaced from one another about the longitudinal axis (B) and a plurality of spaces (17), each space (17) being interposed between two neighboring ribs (16). At least one of the spaces (17) is void of any material.
There is described a closure (10) for an opening device (3), the closure (10) comprising a main wall (13) configured to be arranged on a pouring outlet of a collar of the opening device (3), a support ring (15) displaced from the main wall (13) along a longitudinal axis (B), a plurality of ribs (16) interposed between and connected to the main wall (13) and the support ring (15) and being angularly displaced from one another about the longitudinal axis (B) and a first threading (20) configured to interact with a second threading protruding from the collar. The first threading (20) comprises a plurality of thread elements (21) disconnected from one another, each thread element (21) being connected to and protruding from only one respective rib (16).
A valve for controlling a product flow, comprising a valve body and a rotatable stem with an end portion of the stem disposed within a product flow channel of the valve, and a disk arranged on the stem at an angle greater than zero relative to an elongated extension of the stem for sealing respectively opening the valve closure area by rotating the stem approximately 180°, the valve body comprising a stem seal groove having a stem seal that surrounds the stem, and a void space surrounding the stem and extending from the stem seal to the product flow channel, such that the stem seal is fluidly connected to the product flow channel via the void space. A mixing unit for mixing a liquid product with a powder product and a method for mixing a liquid food product with a powder food product are also disclosed.
B01F 23/53 - Mixing liquids with solids using driven stirrers
B01F 27/84 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptaclesKneaders with stirrers rotating about a substantially vertical axis with two or more stirrers rotating at different speeds or in opposite directions about the same axis
The disclosure relates to a method (200) of producing a liquid food product (LP), the method (200) comprising mixing (201) water (W) and a food material (F) to provide a mixture (M), heat treating (202) the mixture (M) for deactivating harmful microorganisms, evaporating (203) water from the mixture (M), to provide a stream of water vapor (WV), and a stream of liquid that forms the liquid food product (LP), condensing (204) the water vapour (WV) to form a condensate (WC), measuring (205) a dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content (C-r1) and/or a 10 conductivity in at least one of the mixture (M), the condensate (WC) and the liquid food product (LP), determining (206) a DOC content value (C-r2) and/or a conductivity value that represents the respective measured DOC content (C-r1) and conductivity, and determining (207) whether the DOC content value (C-r2) and/or the conductivity value exceeds a respective threshold (ΔC-n) that is based on a respective nominal DOC content value (C-n) and a respective nominal conductivity value. The disclosure also relates to a system.
A23B 2/00 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
A23B 2/42 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by heating loose unpacked materials while they are progressively transported through the apparatus
A23B 11/137 - Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam
A23B 70/30 - Preservation of non-alcoholic beverages by heating
A23B 75/00 - Preservation of pulsesPreservation of products from legumes
A23C 11/10 - Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins
A23C 21/02 - WheyWhey preparations containing, or treated with, microorganisms or enzymes
There is described a buffer unit (10) of a web of packaging material for a packaging machine (1) comprising an accumulation space (BS) for buffering the web (3) of packaging material, an input roller device (16) configured to feed the web (3) of packaging material into the accumulation space (BS), a number of rollers (17) arranged within the accumulation space (BS) and configured to guide the web (3) of packaging material along a conveying path (P), wherein the rollers (17) are divided into a first group of rollers (17A) and a second group of rollers (17B) and wherein the second group of rollers (17B) is movable with respect to the first group of rollers (17A) from an accumulation position in which the distance between the first group of rollers (17A) and the second group of rollers (17B) is maximum and an emptying position in which the distance between the first groups of rollers (17A) and the second group of rollers (17B) is minimum, and a brake device (35) configured to block the second group of rollers (17B) in any position comprised between the accumulation position and the emptying position.
B65H 20/34 - Arrangements for accumulating surplus web by making loops with rollers
B65B 9/02 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, between opposed webs
B65H 19/14 - Accumulating surplus web for advancing to machine while changing the web roll
49.
SPLICING UNIT FOR SPLICING A SEALING STRIP OF HEAT-SEALABLE MATERIAL, APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A SEALING STRIP TO A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES
There is described a splicing unit (18) for splicing a new sealing strip (13*) of heat-sealable material to a sealing strip (13) in use when the sealing strip (13) in use is about to exhaust, the splicing unit (18) comprising a sealing device (27) configured to seal the new sealing strip (13*) and the sealing strip (13) in use to one another and an advancement device (31) configured to convey the new sealing strip (13*) along a conveying path (Q*) towards the sealing device (27) The advancement device (31) is provided with a preparation roller (32) configured to accommodate the new sealing strip (13*) in preparation for splicing to the sealing strip (13) in use; the preparation roller (32) comprises a lateral surface (35) and a ridge element (50) protruding from the lateral surface (35), the ridge element (50) comprises ridge portions (36) arranged side by side, and spaced apart from one another so as to define a passage (P) for the new sealing strip (13*).
B29C 65/78 - Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
B65H 23/038 - Controlling transverse register of web by rollers
50.
PACKAGING BLANK, METHOD FOR MOLDING A LID-SPOUT ASSEMBLY ONTO A PACKAGING BLANK, LID SPOUT ASSEMBLY, PACKAGE HAVING A LID-SPOUT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A PACKAGING BLANK
A packaging blank having a multilayer structure for forming a package includes a fibrous base layer, a layer of gas-barrier material, a plurality of layers of heat-seal plastic material, a hole configured to allow the molding of a lid-spout assembly about the hole and a separation membrane covering the hole and comprising a layer of gas-barrier material. The separation membrane comprises one or more weakening lines defining a plurality of covering portions.
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 61/02 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for perforating, scoring, or applying code or date marks on material prior to packaging
There is described a method for operating a packaging machine (1) for producing sealed packages (2) containing a pourable product starting from a web (4) of packaging material, the method comprising the steps of: - advancing the web (4); - folding the web (4) into a tube (3); - longitudinally sealing the tube (3); - filling the tube (3) with the pourable product; - forming and transversally sealing the tube (3) so as to obtain a sequence of packs (2a); - folding the packs (2a) to obtain a plurality of packages (2); wherein the method further comprises the steps of: - temporarily accumulating the folded packages (2) in a buffer (13); - measuring an accumulation level (L) of packages (2) in said buffer (13); - modulating a production capacity of the packaging machine (1), defined as a number of folded packages (2) 20 produced per unit of time, as a function of the measured accumulation level (L).
B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
B65B 7/00 - Closing containers or receptacles after filling
B65B 9/12 - Subdividing filled tubes to form two or more packages by sealing or securing involving displacement of contents
B65B 31/02 - Filling, closing, or filling and closing, containers in chambers maintained under vacuum or superatmospheric pressure or containing a special atmosphere, e.g. of inert gas
B65B 31/04 - Evacuating, pressurising or gasifying filled containers or wrappers by means of nozzles through which air or other gas, e.g. an inert gas, is withdrawn or supplied
B65B 57/16 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
B65G 47/69 - Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors, i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being accumulated temporarily
B65B 51/26 - Devices specially adapted for producing transverse or longitudinal seams in webs or tubes
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
52.
APPARATUS FOR DISPOSING OF AN EXHAUSTED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION, PACKAGING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAID APPARATUS, METHOD FOR DISPOSING OF AN EXHAUSTED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES
There is described an apparatus (17) for disposing of an exhausted hydrogen peroxide solution used for the sterilization of a web (3) of packaging material, the apparatus (17) with a catalytic reactor (24) configured for the catalytic decomposition of the exhausted hydrogen peroxide solution, wherein the catalytic reactor (24) comprises a housing (25) containing at least one catalyst bed and at least a supply duct (29) supplying the exhausted hydrogen peroxide solution into the housing (25), a first pipe (37) connected to the housing (25), and a second pipe (38) connected to the housing (25). The catalytic reactor (24) is configured to produce water in liquid phase drained out through the first pipe (37) and a gaseous flow of oxygen and water drained out through the second pipe (38).
A method for producing a carton packaging sleeve (8) from a used carton package (1), whereby the used carton package (1) has: a top wall (2), a bottom wall (3), and a side wall (4), a longitudinal seal (5C), a first transversal seal (5A), a second transversal seal (5B), an opening, optionally a spout (6) associated with the opening; wherein the method comprises the steps of: detecting the presence of the optional spout (6) and removing the optional spout (6) in case its presence has been detected; opening the first transversal seal (5A) and the second transversal seal (5B) to obtain the sleeve (8).
A virtual sensing system for monitoring the condition of a container packaging machine for packaging containers filled with a pourable food product, the system reconstructing a target condition monitoring signal based on input data from the container packaging machine and having: an input module, to receive from the container packaging machine the input data that are indicative of the target condition monitoring signal that is to be reconstructed; and an artificial intelligence—AI—module, to implement a machine learning algorithm to generate an output condition monitoring signal, being a reconstruction of the target condition monitoring signal, based on the input data; and an output module, to provide the output condition monitoring signal generated by the AI module, for further processing thereof by a condition monitoring module, designed to assess and/or to predict a condition of the container packaging machine based on the output condition monitoring signal.
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 3/00 - Packaging plastic material, semiliquids, liquids or mixed solids and liquids, in individual containers or receptacles, e.g. bags, sacks, boxes, cartons, cans or jars
G01M 7/00 - Vibration-testing of structuresShock-testing of structures
G01M 99/00 - Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
55.
OPENING DEVICE FOR A PACKAGE AND PACKAGE THEREWITH
An opening device includes a collar and a cutter at least partially arranged within a flow channel delimited by the collar. The opening device further comprises a retaining device configured to block movement of the cutter out of the flow channel and through a pouring outlet of the collar. The opening device, also comprises a flange protruding from the cutter.
B65D 51/22 - Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
56.
Method for assessing a sealing of a carton package and an apparatus thereof
A method for assessing a sealing of a carton package arranged to hold a food product is disclosed. The sealing is produced by using ultrasonic sealing technology. The method comprises capturing an image data set depicting the sealing, wherein the image data set comprises a first data sub-set associated with a first color channel and a second data sub-set associated with a second color channel, identifying an adherence section by using the first data sub-set, and identifying a non-adherence section by using the second data sub-set.
The present invention relates to an opening device sterilizer for sterilizing opening devices having an inner top surface comprising a circular protruding feature. The opening device sterilizer comprising a sterilizing unit arranged in a conveyor line configured to transport opening devices along a conveyance path. The sterilizing unit comprises a first set of UV-LEDs configured to, during operation, emit UV-light towards the inner top surface of the opening devices. The first set of UV-LEDs are arranged in a first pattern forming one or more rings of UV-LEDs, wherein a diameter of each ring of UV-LEDs in the first pattern corresponds to a diameter of the circular protruding features of the opening devices. Also a system comprising the opening device sterilizer and a method for sterilizing opening devices are presented.
A packaging blank having a multilayer structure for forming a package includes a fibrous base layer, a layer of gas-barrier material, a plurality of layers of heat-seal plastic material, a hole and a separation membrane covering the hole and comprising a layer of gas-barrier material. The hole extends within a plane being defined by a longitudinal axis and a transversal axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. An imaginary longitudinal line parallel to the first longitudinal axis and an imaginary transversal line parallel to the transversal axis intersect at a respective center point of the hole. A first maximum extension of the hole along the imaginary longitudinal line is larger than a second maximum extension of the hole along the imaginary transversal line. The first maximum extension ranges between 20 mm and 28 mm.
B65D 5/40 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper specially constructed to contain liquids
A control arrangement is configured to perform a method of operating a mixing apparatus (10) to produce a mixture. In the method, a set of ingredients containing air is supplied to a mixing chamber (11A) of the mixing apparatus, and a mixing device (12) in the mixing chamber is operated, during a mixing procedure, to produce the mixture from the set of ingredients. During the mixing procedure, an evacuation arrangement (20B) is operated to establish a sub-atmospheric gas pressure in the mixing chamber to draw out at least part of the air from the mixture. During the mixing procedure, foam generation in the mixing chamber is controlled by adjusting the sub-atmospheric gas pressure in the mixing chamber based on a sensor signal (S1) that indicates if foam is present at one or more levels in the mixing chamber.
There is described a cap application device (14) for a capping apparatus (13) of a packaging machine (1) configured to produce sealed packages (2) containing a pourable product and each provided with a respective pouring collar (5), the cap application device (14) is configured to apply caps (6) onto the respective collars (5) of such packages (2) and comprises: a conveyor (15) configured to advance a succession of packages (2) along an advancement path (P) for conveying each collar (5) through an application station (A); a feeding unit (16) configured to sequentially feed the caps (6) towards the application station (A), at which the caps (6) are released from the feeding unit (16) to be applied onto respective collars (5); the feeding unit (16) is movable for automatically adjusting the position at which said caps (6) are released, and/or the position of the application station (A), with respect to the advancement path (P).
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
61.
APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A SEALING STRIP OF A HEAT-SEALABLE MATERIAL TO A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING MACHINE FOR FORMING SEALED PACKAGES AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A SEALING STRIP OF A HEAT-SEALABLE MATERIAL TO A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL
There is described a strip application apparatus (12) for applying a sealing strip (13) of a heat-sealable material onto a web (4) of packaging material, the strip application apparatus (12)comprising a strip sealing device (19) configured to seal a longitudinal portion (13A) of the sealing strip (13) to a longitudinal edge (4A) of the web (4) of packaging material, and a control apparatus (CA) configured to determine the position of the strip sealing device (19) with respect to a longitudinal border (4*) of the web (4) of packaging material; the a control apparatus (CA) having a reference marker (38) connected to the strip sealing device (19), an imaging device (34) arranged in a fixed position with respect to the longitudinal border (4*) and configured to acquire at least one image of the longitudinal border (4*) and of the reference marker (38) and a control unit (CU) connected to the imaging device (34) and configured to determine a transversal distance (D) between the reference marker (38) and the longitudinal border (4*) and to evaluate a correct position of the strip sealing device (19) with respect to the longitudinal border (4*) as a function of the transversal distance (D).
B29C 65/78 - Means for handling the parts to be joined, e.g. for making containers or hollow articles
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 61/18 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for applying or incorporating package-opening or unpacking elements, e.g. tear-strips
There is described a strip application apparatus (12) for applying a sealing strip (13) of a heat-sealable material onto a web (4) of packaging material comprising an advancement device (18) configured to advance the sealing strip (13) towards and onto a longitudinal edge (4A) of the web (4) of packaging material, a strip sealing device (19) configured to seal a longitudinal portion (13A) of the sealing strip (13) to the longitudinal edge (4A) and a mobile frame (29) configured to support the strip sealing device (19) and to move between a production position, in which the strip sealing device (19) is arranged at the longitudinal edge (4A), and a maintenance position, in which the strip sealing device (19) is arranged at a distance from the longitudinal edge (4A).
B29C 65/10 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using hot gases
B29C 65/50 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor using adhesives using adhesive tape
B31B 50/81 - Forming or attaching accessories, e.g. opening devices, closures or tear strings
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 51/20 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by fluid pressure acting directly on folds or on opposed surfaces, e.g. using hot-air jets
B65B 59/04 - Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance
B29C 65/36 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor by heating, with or without pressure using heated elements which remain in the joint, e.g. "verlorenes Schweisselement" heated by induction
B65B 51/22 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by friction or ultrasonic or high-frequency electrical means
B29K 23/00 - Use of polyalkenes as moulding material
There is described a packaging machine (1) comprising a conveying device (5), an isolation chamber (7) separating an inner environment (8), a tube forming and sealing device (10) configured to form a tube (3), a gas feeding device (14) configured to direct, in use, a flow of gas into the tube (3), a filling device (13) and a control unit (11) configured to set the packaging machine (1) into a production configuration and a sterilization configuration The gas feeding device (14) comprises a gas delivery circuit (25) and the filling device (13) comprises a product circuit (39). When the packaging machine (1) is controlled into the sterilization configuration, the control unit (11) is configured to modulate operation of the aspiration device (31) so as to control a flow of a fluid within the gas delivery circuit (25) and the product circuit (39).
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 55/02 - Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65B 9/12 - Subdividing filled tubes to form two or more packages by sealing or securing involving displacement of contents
B65B 55/04 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 57/14 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of articles or materials to be packaged and operating to control, or stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged
There is described an opening device (3) for a package (1) comprising a collar (10) and a closure (12). The collar (10) comprises an inner surface (16) and the closure (12) comprises an annular sealing lip (24). The collar (10) comprises a sealing ring (26) protruding from the inner surface (16) into the flow channel (11). The closure (12) is movable between a first axial position and a second axial position when being in a closing position. When the closure is in the first axial position, the sealing lip (26) contacts the inner surface (16) at a first contact area (25) axially spaced away from the sealing ring (26) and the sealing lip (24) is radially displaced from and/or does not contact the sealing ring (26), and when the closure (12) is in the second axial position, the sealing lip (24) contacts the sealing ring (26).
B65D 41/04 - Threaded or like caps or cap-like covers secured by rotation
B65D 47/12 - Closures with discharging devices other than pumps with pouring spouts or tubesClosures with discharging devices other than pumps with discharge nozzles or passages having removable closures
B65D 65/40 - Applications of laminates for particular packaging purposes
A reel holder arrangement (300) for a multi-lane wrapping machine (200) comprising: a lower and upper bearing seats (304, 306) arranged to support a first respectively second reel (305, 307 ) of wrapping material (310); an outfeed (302) for feeding wrapping material (310); a first roller (308) for guiding wrapping material (310) from the first reel (305) to the outfeed (302); a second roller (309) for guiding wrapping material (310) from the second reel (307) to the outfeed (302). The arrangement (300) comprises an open end (303), such that the second reel (307) is movable along a path (P) from the upper bearing seat (306) to the lower bearing seat (304) while feeding the wrapping material (310) from the second reel (307) to the outfeed (302), thereby enabling the first roller (308) to guide the wrapping material (310) from the second reel (307) when the second reel (307) has reached the lower bearing seat (304).
B65H 19/18 - Attaching, e.g. pasting, the replacement web to the expiring web
B65B 9/067 - Enclosing successive articles, or quantities of material, in a longitudinally-folded web, or in a web folded into a tube about the articles or quantities of material placed upon it the web advancing continuously
B65B 65/00 - Details peculiar to packaging machines and not otherwise provided forArrangements of such details
B65B 25/00 - Packaging other articles presenting special problems
66.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON A PACKAGING MATERIAL
There is described a method for performing operations on a packaging material for the production of packages (2) containing a pourable product, the method comprising the steps of: advancing first carts (14a) and second carts (14b) along respective endless tracks (13a, 13b) by means of respective linear motors, each first cart (14a) defining with a corresponding second cart (14b) one respective pair of carts (14) configured to cooperate with one another; conveying each pair of carts (14) along an operative path (P); detecting a position of the first cart (14a) and second cart (14b) of the same pair of carts (14) along the operative path (P), for each pair of carts (14); calculating a position correction for the first cart (14a) and/or for the second cart (14b) based on the detected positions.
G05B 19/19 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by positioning or contouring control systems, e.g. to control position from one programmed point to another or to control movement along a programmed continuous path
B29C 65/00 - Joining of preformed partsApparatus therefor
67.
PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES CONTAINING A POURABLE PRODUCT, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
There is described a packaging machine (1) configured for producing sealed packages (2) containing a pourable product, the packaging machine (1) comprising: - an outfeed conveyor (15), configured to convey the sealed packages (2) along an advancement path (A), the outfeed conveyor (15) being driven by a motor (150), - a first detector (20), coupled to the motor (150) and configured to generate a first signal (S1) indicative of a movement of the motor (150), - a second detector (22), configured to generate a second signal (S2) indicative of a presence of sealed packages (2) on the outfeed conveyor (15), - a printer (24) configured to print a code on the sealed packages (2), and - a control unit (26) configured to drive the motor (150) as well as the printer (24) and further configured to receive the first (S1) and second (S2) signal, and calculate a printing time as a function of the first (S1) and second (S2) signal.
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 57/00 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices
B65B 61/26 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for marking or coding completed packages
B65B 57/08 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
68.
DELAMINABLE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING CONTAINER COMPRISING THE LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND RECYCLING THE MATERIAL AND CONTAINER
A delaminable laminated packaging material (10) for packaging of liquid or semi-liquid food products comprises as layers of a layer sequence: - an outermost protective material layer (16); - a bulk layer (11) of paper or paperboard or other cellulose-based material; - a releasable adhesive coating (12) comprising a water-dispersible polymer selected from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, acrylic copolymer, styrene-butadiene copolymer and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer coated onto the inner surface of the bulk layer (11); - an intermediate bonding layer (13); - a gas barrier layer (14) bonded to the releasable adhesive coating (12) via the intermediate bonding layer (13); and - an innermost liquid-tight material layer (19); wherein the adhesive strength of the releasable adhesive coating (12) to the intermediate bonding layer (13) is 10 to 30 N/m. A packaging container comprising the material and methods of making the material and container are also described.
B32B 7/06 - Interconnection of layers permitting easy separation
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 15/08 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 15/12 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising metal as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 15/20 - Layered products essentially comprising metal comprising aluminium or copper
B32B 23/04 - Layered products essentially comprising cellulosic plastic substances comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 23/08 - Layered products essentially comprising cellulosic plastic substances comprising such substance as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
A cleaning in place, CIP, unit is provided for cleaning a liquid food processing plant by means of a cleaning liquid. The CIP unit comprising: one or more control valves configured to control a liquid flow of the cleaning liquid in the CIP unit; a flow rate arrangement; a balance tank; and a heat exchanger; forming a main circuit with the liquid food processing plant. The CIP unit further comprises a high pressure circuit section configured to bypass the balance tank, the high pressure circuit section comprising: a further control valve; and a pressure arrangement configured to increase the pressure of the cleaning liquid above an atmospheric pressure, wherein the high pressure circuit section is connected to the main circuit thereby forming a high pressure circuit with the main circuit while the high pressure circuit section bypasses the balance tank. A system for cleaning the liquid food processing plant is also provided. A method for cleaning the liquid food processing plant is also provided.
B08B 9/032 - Cleaning the internal surfacesRemoval of blockages by the mechanical action of a moving fluid, e.g. by flushing
A01J 7/02 - Accessories for milking machines or devices for cleaning or sanitising milking machines or devices
B08B 3/10 - Cleaning involving contact with liquid with additional treatment of the liquid or of the object being cleaned, e.g. by heat, by electricity or by vibration
70.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT
The disclosure relates to a method (200) of producing a liquid food product (LP), the method (200) comprising mixing (201) water (W) and a food material (F) to provide a mixture (M), heat treating (202) the mixture (M) for deactivating harmful microorganisms, evaporating (203) water from the mixture (M), to provide a stream of water vapor (WV), and a stream of liquid that forms the liquid food product (LP), condensing (204) the water vapour (WV) to form a condensate (WC), measuring (205) an ammonium content (A-r1) in at least one of the mixture (M), the condensate (WC) and the liquid food product (LP), determining (206) an ammonium content value (A-r2) that represents the measured ammonium content, and determining (207) whether the ammonium content value (A-r2) exceeds a threshold (ΔA-n) that is based on a nominal ammonium content value (A-n). The disclosure also relates to a system.
A23C 11/10 - Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins
A23B 2/42 - Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by heating loose unpacked materials while they are progressively transported through the apparatus
A23B 11/13 - Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked
A23B 11/137 - Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam
A23B 75/00 - Preservation of pulsesPreservation of products from legumes
A23B 70/30 - Preservation of non-alcoholic beverages by heating
A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PLANAR MOTOR SYSTEM, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ACTUATING THE METHOD, A PLANAR MOTOR SYSTEM AND AN HANDLING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE PLANAR MOTOR SYSTEM
It is disclosed a method for controlling a planar motor system (1), the planar motor system (1) comprising a base element (2) and a plurality of carriers (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D), movable independently over the base element (2); the method comprising the following phases: - receiving an event signal indicative an event related to the operation of the carriers (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D) and / or of the base element (2), and performing the following operation, as a function of the event signal: - determining, for each carrier (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D), a starting point (P1) and an arrival point (P2), - generating a graph (G) defined by a plurality of potential movement points over the base element (2), including the starting point (P1) and the arrival point (P2), - calculating a movement path (P) from the starting point (P1) to the arrival point (P2), which connects a portion of the potential movement points of the graph (G).
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
72.
A PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES FROM A WEB OF PACKAGING MATERIAL
It is described a packaging machine (1) for producing sealed packages from a web (4) of packaging material fed along a conveying path (P) with a tube forming and sealing unit (9) arranged along said conveying path (P) for folding said web (4) of packaging material from a planar shape into a tube (10) and for longitudinally sealing said tube (10); an isolation chamber (C) delimiting an inner sterile/aseptic environment (IE) from an outer environment (OE), wherein the tube forming and sealing unit (9) is at least partially arranged within the isolation chamber (C); and a control apparatus (19) having a first sensor device (20) arranged along said conveying path (P) upstream of the isolation chamber (C) and configured to detect a splice (S) of packaging material and a second sensor device (23) arranged along said conveying path (P) in the area of the isolation chamber (C) and configured to detect the splice (S) of packaging materials.
B65B 57/04 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages
B65B 57/08 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages and operating to stop, or to control the speed of, the machine as a whole
B65B 9/207 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles the web advancing continuously
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65H 23/04 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally
B65H 26/02 - Warning or safety devices, e.g. automatic fault detectors, stop-motions, for web-advancing mechanisms responsive to presence of irregularities in running webs
B65B 55/02 - Sterilising, e.g. of complete packages
2222 222 that is in contact with the fouling and/or has penetrated into the fouling, to thereby clean the decanter, and feeding (14) water into the decanter, to thereby rinse the decanter.
The present invention relates to a non-foil, carton-based laminated packaging material suitable for heat-sealable packaging of oxygen-sensitive products, comprising a barrier-coated BOPP polymer film, and to packaging containers made from the laminated packaging material.
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
A filling arrangement (200) comprising a filling arrangement frame (202); a number of filling pipes (204) attached to the frame (202) and arranged to be moved into a number of packages (300), respectively, during a filling procedure; wherein the number of filling pipes () are arranged to feed a food product (FP) into the packages (300), respectively; one or more guiding rods (206) attached to the frame (202) and arranged to interact with one or more guiding holes (102) of a cassette (100) holding the number of packages (300) during the filling procedure such that the filling pipes (204) are aligned with the packages (300) before the filling pipes (204) are moved into the packages (300).
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
B65B 59/04 - Machines constructed with readily-detachable units or assemblies, e.g. to facilitate maintenance
76.
A FILLING ARRANGEMENT, A FILLING STATION AND A METHOD FOR FILLING A LIQUID FOOD PRODUCT COMPRISING PARTICLES
A filling arrangement (100) for filling a liquid food product (FP) comprising particles into a package (200). The arrangement comprises a pipe (102) having a lower section (104) arranged to be fed into a main body (202) of the package (200) during a filling procedure, and an upper section (106) arranged to be placed above the main body (202) during the filling procedure, wherein the lower section (104) has an inner width (W-I), wherein a lower end (108) of the lower section (106) is provided with an opening (110) having an opening width (W-O), wherein the opening width (W-O) is smaller than the inner width (W-I), a stem (112) arranged to be movable along a center axis (C-A) of the pipe (102), said stem (112) being provided in a lower end (114) with a disc-shaped member (116), wherein a width (W-D) of the disc-shaped member (116) is smaller than the inner width (W-I) of the lower section (108) of the pipe (102) and larger than the opening width (W-O), wherein the arrangement (110) is configured, in a closed state (CLOSE), to have the disc-shaped member (116) of the stem (112) pushed towards the opening (110) of the pipe (102) such that the product (FP) is hindered from passing the opening (110), and in an open state (OPEN), to have the disc-shaped member (116) placed at a distance (D-OS) from the opening (110) such that the product (FP) is released via the opening (110), wherein edges (118) of the opening (110) are arranged such that the particles of the product (FP) are cut and/or pushed away when the disc-shaped member (116) is pushed towards the opening (110) as the filling arrangement (100) is transferred from the open state (OPEN) to the closed state (CLOSE).
A dry cooker (100) for producing pasta-filata cheese is provided. The dry cooker (100) comprises at least two heating units (110, 120, 130). The heating unit (110, 120, 130) comprises a chamber (112, 122, 132) for conveying the pasta-filata cheese from an inlet (111, 121, 131) to an outlet (113, 123, 133), a flighted auger (116, 126, 136), a heating jacket (114, 124, 134) a steam injector (117, 127, 137) a first temperature sensor (115-1, 125-1, 135-1) arranged at the inlet (111, 121, 131) of the chamber (112, 122, 132) and configured to determine (230, 240, 250) a temperature (T11, T21, T31) of the pasta-filata cheese, and a control unit (140) configured to control (260) a first heat load (S11, S21, S31, HL) of the heating media (W1, W2, W3, S) based on the determined temperature (T11, T21, T31) of the pasta-filata cheese at the inlet (111, 121, 131).
The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material for oxygen-sensitive products, such as liquid, semi-liquid or viscous food products, comprising a bulk layer of paper or paperboard and a barrier-coated cellulose-based substrate, as well as to a method for manufacturing of the laminated packaging material. The invention further relates to a packaging container manufactured from the laminated packaging material.
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
There is described an inspection system (14) for a capping machine (13) configured to apply caps (6) onto packages (2) containing a pourable product and each provided with a respective closure structure (5) comprising at least a collar (5a) pre-applied at a respective main wall (2b) of the package (2) and adapted to receive one said cap (6), the inspection system (14) being configured to sequentially inspect the closure structures (5) and comprising: - an imaging device (15) configured to acquire at least one image (16) per package of an inspection area (17) of the package (2), the inspection area (17) including at least the collar (5a); and - a control unit configured to analyze each acquired image (16) for determining a shape of the collar (5a) from said acquired image (16); wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a deviation of the determined shape of the collar (5a) from a nominal reference shape of the collar (5a).
G01N 21/90 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in a container or its contents
G01N 21/892 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination in moving material, e.g. paper, textiles characterised by the flaw, defect or object feature examined
G01N 21/88 - Investigating the presence of flaws, defects or contamination
B65B 5/02 - Machines characterised by incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 57/02 - Automatic control, checking, warning or safety devices responsive to absence, presence, abnormal feed, or misplacement of binding or wrapping material, containers, or packages
A system for monitoring a cyclically moving component of a machine in a food packaging line comprises a controller configured to receive sensor data from the machine. The controller detects a state variable of the cyclically moving component from the sensor data, wherein the state variable is detected over a cycle of the component's movement. The controller generates a model of how the state variable varies over the cycle of the component's movement, comprising a model curve adapted to a plurality of measured values of the state variable in the sensor data, wherein the state variable is measured at defined steps of the cycle. The controller determines an operational probability of the component based on the model and an estimation of the state variable for each subsequent step in the cycle, and stops operation of the machine if the operational probability drops below a defined threshold value.
A method of manufacturing a grain-based beverage for human consumption enables batch production and may implemented in a system of low complexity. The method comprises introducing water, grain material and one or more enzymes into a mixing chamber (10A) of a mixing apparatus (10); operating a mixing device (12) of the mixing apparatus during a first time period to generate a batch of slurry in the mixing chamber; operating, during a second time period after the first time period, a circulation arrangement (13) to transfer the slurry on an external circulation path from the mixing chamber through a homogenization device (16) and back to the mixing chamber; introducing one or more further ingredients into the mixing chamber of the mixing apparatus; and operating the mixing apparatus and/or the circulation arrangement to produce the grain-based beverage based on the slurry and the one or more further ingredients.
A23C 11/10 - Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins
B01F 25/50 - Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle
B01F 25/53 - Circulation mixers, e.g. wherein at least part of the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle in which the mixture is discharged from and reintroduced into a receptacle through a recirculation tube, into which an additional component is introduced
A dry cooker 100 for producing pasta-filata cheese is provided. The dry cooker 100 comprises at least two heating units 110, 120, 130. The heating unit 110, 120, 130 comprises a chamber 112, 122, 132 for conveying the pasta-filata cheese from an inlet 111, 121, 131 to an outlet 113, 123, 133, a flighted auger 116, 126, 136, a heating 5 jacket 114, 124, 134 a steam injector 117, 127, 137 a PH sensor 115-3 arranged at the inlet 111, 121, 131 of the chamber 112, 122, 132 and configured to determine 230, 240, 250 a PH of the pasta-filata cheese, and a control unit 140 configured to control 260 a first heat load S11, S21, S31, HL of the heating media W1, W2, W3, S based on the determined PH of the pasta-filata cheese at the inlet 111, 121, 131.
The present invention relates to a laminated packaging material for oxygen-sensitive products, such as liquid, semi-liquid or viscous food products, comprising a bulk layer of paper or paperboard and a barrier-coated cellulose-based substrate, as well as to a method for manufacturing of the laminated packaging material. The invention further relates to a packaging container manufactured from the laminated packaging material.
B32B 7/12 - Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
A transversal sealing system for a packaging machine is provided. The sealing system comprises an ultrasonic arrangement arranged to face an outside surface of a tube of packaging material from a first sealing direction, wherein the tube comprises a longitudinal sealing area in which at least two layers of packaging material are overlapping, an anvil arranged to face the outside surface from a second sealing direction, wherein the ultrasonic arrangement comprises a sonotrode arranged to apply ultrasonic vibrations such that an inner layer of the packaging material is at least partly melted, a first pressure plate arranged next to the sonotrode and upstream the feeding direction of the tube, wherein the first pressure plate is non-oscillating, a second pressure plate arranged next to the sonotrode and downstream the feeding direction of the tube, wherein the second pressure plate is non-oscillating, wherein the sonotrode is arranged to provide a TS-LS overlap pressure in a TS-LS overlap area, the first pressure plate is arranged to provide a first pressure in a first area, placed upstream the TS-LS overlap area in the feeding direction, and the second pressure plate is arranged to provide a second pressure in a second area, placed downstream the TS-LS overlap area in the feeding direction.
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a barrier-coated substrate web, coated with a first layer of a reducing agent and water-dispersible polymer, and a second layer of reduced graphene oxide. Also disclosed is a laminated packaging materials comprising the barrier-coated substrate web, in particular intended for liquid carton food packaging, and to liquid carton packaging containers comprising the laminated packaging material.
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a barrier-coated substrate web, coated with a first layer of a reducing agent and water-dispersible polymer, and a second layer of reduced graphene oxide. Also disclosed is a laminated packaging materials comprising the barrier-coated substrate web, in particular intended for liquid carton food packaging, and to liquid carton packaging containers comprising the laminated packaging material.
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B32B 27/08 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of synthetic resin of a different kind
B32B 27/10 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance of paper or cardboard
B32B 37/24 - Methods or apparatus for laminating, e.g. by curing or by ultrasonic bonding characterised by the properties of the layers with at least one layer not being coherent before laminating, e.g. made up from granular material sprinkled onto a substrate
B32B 38/00 - Ancillary operations in connection with laminating processes
A damper arrangement (100) for reducing pressure pulsations in a fluid line (102) filled with a liquid product The damper arrangement comprises: a vessel (104) having an inner chamber (116); an upper end valve (132) that connects an upper end (106) of the inner chamber to a gaseous media supply (135); a lower end valve (128) that connects a lower end (108) of the inner chamber to a liquid output (130); and a line connecting valve (126) that connects the lower end of the inner chamber to the fluid line. The upper end valve, the lower end valve and the line connecting valve are operable to drain the inner chamber from liquid product and form a pressure absorbing air pocket (109) inside the inner chamber. The vessel comprises a jacket (110) that has a fluid inlet (112) and a fluid outlet (114) for passing, via a heating media valve (142), a heating media through the jacket for sterilizing the inner chamber of the vessel.
In a method of producing ice cream with inclusions, a flow of ice cream (A1) is generated through a mixer (11) for mixing the inclusions (A2) into the ice cream, and a conveyor device (5) is operated to provide the inclusions to the mixer (11) at a target dosing rate. A control system operates on a target dosing signal and a feedback signal to generate a control signal (C1) for setting the speed of the conveyor device. The feedback signal represents an estimated dosing rate of the inclusions by the conveyor device and is determined based on a weight signal (S1) and a speed signal (S2). Input data obtained from the weight and speed signals is supplied to a state observer, for example a Kalman filter, which generates the feedback signal based on a system model that relates a momentary dosing rate of the inclusions to a momentary speed of the conveyor device.
It is disclosed a gripper for handling packages (2), comprising: - a support platform (3) to carry at least a package (2); - a retaining device (4), carried by the support platform (3), movable between an open configuration (C1), at which it allows for receiving o releasing the package (2), and a retaining configuration (C2), at which it retains the package (2), the retaining device (4) comprising a first wall (5) and a second wall (6) presenting each one a respective surface (51, 61), facing each other, the retaining device (4) defining a receiving space (8) between the first and the second wall (5, 6) to accommodate said package (2) on the support platform (3), the second wall (6) being linearly movable along a direction of advancement (D) between a first position (P1) defining said open configuration (C1) of the retaining device (4), at which the second wall (6) is moved away from the first wall (5), and a second position (P2) defining the retaining configuration (C2) of the retaining device (4), at which the second wall (6) is moved towards to the first wall (5).
B65G 17/46 - Means for holding or retaining the loads in fixed position on the load-carriers, e.g. magnetic
B65G 35/06 - Mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for comprising a load-carrier moving along a path, e.g. a closed path, and adapted to be engaged by any one of a series of traction elements spaced along the path
B65G 54/02 - Non-mechanical conveyors not otherwise provided for electrostatic, electric, or magnetic
H02K 41/03 - Synchronous motorsMotors moving step by stepReluctance motors
89.
A METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGES, AN APPARATUS AND A KIT OF PARTS
A method for producing packages is presented. The method comprises providing a web of packaging material comprising at least an outer protective layer, a cellulose-based mid-layer and an inner protective layer, providing a protective strip, heating a first longitudinal edge section of an inside surface of the web by applying a first flow of heated air via a first nozzle, heating a first longitudinal edge section of an inside surface of the protective strip by applying a second flow of heated air via a second nozzle, attaching the outside surface of the first longitudinal edge section of the protective strip onto the inside surface of the first longitudinal edge section of the web, forming a tube of the web of packaging material, attaching an outside surface of the first longitudinal edge section onto an inside surface of the second longitudinal edge section, attaching an inside surface of a second longitudinal section of the protective strip onto an outside surface of a mid-section of the web, filling the food product into the tube, sealing the tube transversally in transversal sealing sections in a lower end of the tube, and cutting the tube in the transversal sealing sections such that the packages are formed.
B65B 39/00 - Nozzles, funnels or guides for introducing articles or materials into containers or wrappers
B65B 43/08 - Forming three-dimensional containers from sheet material
B65B 51/20 - Applying or generating heat or pressure or combinations thereof by fluid pressure acting directly on folds or on opposed surfaces, e.g. using hot-air jets
B65B 61/06 - Auxiliary devices, not otherwise provided for, for operating on sheets, blanks, webs, binding material, containers or packages for severing webs, or for separating joined packages by cutting
90.
A DAMPER ARRANGEMENT FOR A HOMOGENIZER, HOMOGENIZER AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE DAMPER ARRANGEMENT
A damper arrangement (100) for reducing pressure pulsations in a fluid line (102) filled with a liquid product (P). The damper arrangement has a vessel (104) having an inner chamber (116), an upper end valve (132) that connects an upper end (106) of the inner chamber (116) to a gaseous media supply (135), a lower end valve (128) that connects a lower end (108) of the inner chamber (116) to a liquid output (130), and a line connecting valve (126) that connects the lower end (108) of the inner chamber (116) to the fluid line. The valves are operable to drain the inner chamber from liquid product and form a pressure absorbing gaseous pocket (109) inside the inner chamber. The vessel comprises a jacket (110) that has a liquid inlet (112) and a liquid outlet (114) for passing the liquid product (P) through the jacket.
There is described a sterilization apparatus (9) for a packaging machine (1); the sterilization apparatus (9) comprises a sterilization device configured to expose a web of packaging material (5) to a chemical sterilization agent during advancement along a sterilization portion (P1) of an advancement path (P), and a plurality of rollers (30, 31, 32) defining a drying portion (P2) of the advancement path (P) being arranged downstream of the sterilization portion (P1) so that the chemical sterilization agent is removed from the web of packaging material (5) during advancement along the drying portion (P2); the plurality of rollers (30, 31, 32) is arranged such that the drying portion (P2) comprises a first section (P2a) and a second section (P2b); the plurality of rollers (30, 31, 32) comprises a first deflection roller (30) arranged at a deflection station at which the drying portion (P2) changes from the first section (P2a) to the second section (P2b) and such that centrifugal forces (F1) act on the web of packaging material (5) at the deflection station for removing residuals of the chemical agent from cavities (10) of the a web of packaging material (5).
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
A method of manufacturing a liquid oat base for human consumption is provided. By the method, a system is operated to produce the liquid oat base from oat raw material comprising at least one of oat kernels or whole oat flour. According to the method, the oat raw material is processed with water and one or more enzymes into a slurry (S22), and a hydrolyzation of the slurry is performed, by the one or more enzymes, during a hydrolyzation time period, HTP (S24). During at least part of the HTP, the slurry is processed by high-pressure homogenization (S25). At the end of the HTP, the slurry is processed for deactivation of the one or more enzymes (S26), whereupon the liquid oat base is obtained from the slurry. By performing the high- pressure homogenization during the HTP, the system produces minimum, or no, solid residue ("okara").
A23C 11/10 - Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions containing at least one non-milk component as source of fats or proteins containing or not lactose but no other milk components as source of fats, carbohydrates or proteins
A23L 7/104 - Fermentation of farinaceous cereal or cereal materialAddition of enzymes or microorganisms
93.
STERILIZATION APPARATUS HAVING AN IRRADIATION BEAM EMITTING DEVICE AND PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING A STERILIZATION APPARATUS
Sterilization apparatus for the sterilization of a packaging material comprising one or more irradiation beam emitting devices, each one configured to emit an irradiation beam. Each irradiation beam emitting device comprises a main housing having an inner space and an exit window and an irradiation source arranged within the inner space and configured to generate the irradiation beam and to transmit the irradiation beam through the exit window and out of the inner space. The exit window has a window having carbon.
A closure assembly for a container filled or fillable with a pourable product includes a lid, a first ring member, a second ring member, a coupling element connected to the lid and one of the first ring member and the second ring member, at least one rupturable first coupling bridge connecting the first ring member and the second ring member to one another; and at least one rupturable second coupling bridge connecting the second ring member and the lid to one another.
An arrangement (100) for measuring a volume (VOL) of sterilizing solution (102) used per time unit in a roll-based packaging machine (104), said arrangement (100) comprising a measuring tank (106) fluidly connected to a sterilizing solution bath (108), a measuring tank level detection device (110) arranged to generate measuring tank level data (112) representing a measuring tank level (MT-L), a level tank (114) fluidly connected to the sterilizing solution bath (108) in at least two points (116, 118) such that the level tank (114) and the sterilizing solution bath (108) constitute communicating vessels, a level tank level detection device (120) arranged to generate level tank level data (122) representing a level tank level (LT-L), a measuring tank valve (124) placed on a lower measuring tank pipe (126) connecting the measuring tank (106) to the bath (108), wherein in an open state (OS) the sterilizing solution in the measuring tank (106) is allowed to pass into the bath (108), and in a closed state (CS) the sterilizing solution in the measuring tank (106) is hindered to pass, and a control unit (128) configured to retrieve the level tank level data (122), in case the level tank level (LT-L) is equal to or below a lower reference level (LOW-REF), to open the measuring tank valve (124) such that at least part of the sterilizing solution (102) in the measuring tank (106) is transferred to the bath (108), and to register a time point for opening the measuring tank valve (124) as a filling start time point, in case the level tank level (LT-L) is equal to or above an upper reference level (UPP-REF), to close the measuring tank valve (124) such that the sterilizing solution (102) from the measuring tank (106) is hindered from being transferred to the bath (108), and to register a time point for closing the measuring tank valve (124) as a filling end time point to determine a filling start measuring tank level by retrieving the measuring the level tank level (LT-L) for the filling start time point, to determine a filling end measuring tank level (MT-L) by retrieving the measuring tank level data (112) for the filling end time point, to determine the volume of sterilizing solution used between the filling start time point and the filling end time point by using the measuring tank level data (112) for the filling start time point and the filling end time point, and a cross-sectional area of the measuring tank (106), and to determine the volume of sterilizing solution used per time unit by dividing the volume of sterilizing solution determined with a number of time units between the filling start time point and the filing end time point.
G01F 22/00 - Methods or apparatus for measuring volume of fluids or fluent solid material, not otherwise provided for
G01F 23/30 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats
G01F 23/00 - Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
B65B 55/04 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging
96.
STERILIZATION APPARATUS FOR A PACKAGING MACHINE AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR FORMING PACKAGES
There is described a sterilization apparatus (9) configured to sterilize a web of packaging material (5); the sterilization apparatus (9) comprises a sterilization device configured to expose the web of packaging material (5) to a chemical sterilization agent during advancement along a sterilization portion (P1) of an advancement path (P), and a plurality of rollers (30, 31, 33) defining a drying portion (P2) of the advancement path (P) so that the chemical sterilization agent is removed from the web of packaging material (5); the plurality of rollers (30, 31, 32, 40, 41) comprises at least a first pair (40) of upstream squeegee rollers and a second pair (41) of downstream squeegee rollers arranged downstream of the first pair (40) of upstream squeegee rollers along the drying portion (P2); each one of the first pair (40) of upstream squeegee rollers and the second pair (41) of downstream squeegee rollers is configured to remove liquid from the web of packaging material (5); the sterilization apparatus (9) also comprises one or more gas nozzles (42), each gas nozzle (42) being arranged at one respective blowing station along the drying portion and being configured to direct a stream of gas against the web of packaging material.
B65B 55/10 - Sterilising wrappers or receptacles prior to, or during, packaging by liquids or gases
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
97.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID SOY BASE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
A system is operated, in accordance with a method, to produce a liquid soy base (12) for human consumption. The system comprises a first grinding arrangement (201), which is arranged to mechanically process soya beans (10a) and a water-based liquid (10b) into a first mixture with a first particle size. The system further comprises a second grinding arrangement (203), which is configured to process the first mixture by hydrodynamic cavitation to produce a second mixture with a second particle size that is smaller than the first particle size. The system provides the liquid soy base (12) based on the second mixture. By the second grinding arrangement, the system produces minimum, or no, soy residue ("okara").
A support device (100) for processing equipment, the support device (100) comprising: a base plate (107), a top plate (101), an intermediate structure (110) having a lower part (112) and an upper part (113) and extending between the base plate (107) and the top plate (101), wherein the lower part (112) is attached to the base plate (107) at a first end thereof and is connected to the upper part (113) via threads (114, 115) at a second end thereof, wherein the top plate (101) is freely arranged on the upper part (113), and wherein the intermediate structure (110) is configured to move the top plate (101) in a vertical direction (y) in response to rotational motion of the upper part (113) relative the lower part (112); and a connector structure (120) having a base element (125a), a top element (125b) and a connection bar (126) and extending between the base plate (107) and the top plate (101), and wherein the connector structure (120) is configured to enable movement of the top plate (101) in a first horizontal direction (z).
F16M 7/00 - Details of attaching or adjusting engine beds, frames, or supporting-legs on foundation or baseAttaching non-moving engine parts, e.g. cylinder blocks
99.
A METHOD FOR MONITORING A WEB HANDLING ARRANGEMENT
A method (300) for monitoring a web handling arrangement (100) holding a web (102) of packaging material, said web handling arrangement (100) comprising a first roller (104) and a second roller (108), wherein the first and second roller (104, 108) are placed at a distance (D) from each other such that a web slack (112) is formed, wherein a first motor (106) is positioned upstream or in the first roller (104) and a second motor (110) is positioned downstream or in the second roller (110), wherein a first sensor (114), for detecting a mark (116) on the web (102), is positioned between the first motor (106) and the first roller (104) and a second sensor (118), for detecting the mark (116), is positioned between the second roller (108) and the second motor (110), said method comprising receiving (302) first speed data (120) from the first motor (106); receiving (304) second speed data (122) from the second motor (110); receiving (306) initial web slack data (126) representing an initial web slack (WS-I) at the first point of time; determining (308) a non-compensated length of the web slack (112) at a second point of time based on the first and second speed data (120, 122) for a time period spanning from a first point of time to the second point of time and the initial web slack data (126); receiving (310) first registration data (128) from the first sensor (114), said first registration data (128) pertaining to a detection of the mark (116) at the first point of time; receiving (312) second registration data (130) from the second sensor (118), said second registration data (130) pertaining to a detection of the mark (116) at a third point of time; and determining (314) a compensated length of the web slack (112) at the third point of time based on the non-compensated length and a time difference between the second and third point of time.
B65H 20/32 - Arrangements for accumulating surplus web by making loops
B65B 9/20 - Enclosing successive articles or quantities of material, in preformed tubular webs, or in webs formed into tubes around filling nozzles, e.g. extruded tubular webs the webs being formed into tubes in situ around the filling nozzles
A MEASURING DEVICE FOR MEASURING A SPRING FORCE OF A SPRING IN A PRESSING ASSEMBLY OF A TUBE FORMING AND SEALING DEVICE, A SYSTEM FOR SETTING SAID SPRING, A METHOD FOR MEASURING THE SPRING FORCE OF SAID SPRING AND A METHOD FOR SETTING SAID SPRING
There is described a measuring device (26) for measuring the setting spring force of a spring (24) in a pressing assembly (21) of a tube forming and sealing device (9) with a force gauge (27), in particular a dynamometer (27), for measuring the spring force and provided with a pin (29) configured, in use, to contact the spring (24); an adapter element (28) comprising a loading device (38) configured to control a movement of the pin (29) and gradually increase, in use, the force applied by the pin (29) to the spring (24), and a clamping element (30), preferably with a substantially C shape, couplable in use to a support structure arranged in a fixed position with respect to the spring (24).
