Abstract: A vertical flow-wrapper with a form-fill-tube along which a film is transported in a transport direction and formed into a tube, a longitudinal-sealing means, which seals two opposing longitudinal ends of the formed film together to a longitudinal seal, and a cross-sealing means and a cutting means which provide cross seals to each package and separate the packages from each other and means to apply re-closure means to each package, arranged parallel to the longitudinal seal and as individual segments.

Abstract: A vertical flow-wrapper, for producing tubular bags from a foil web, with a frame/housing, at which a form-fill-tube, a longitudinal-sealing means and a cross-sealing means and a cutting means are provided. The vertical flow-wrapper includes a part of the frame/housing that is moveable relative to the frame/housing from an operation position into an inspection position and vice versa, and the cross-sealing means is provided on the part.

Abstract: The invention relates to improvements of a vertical flow-wrapper, for producing tubular bags from a foil web, with a frame/housing, at which a form-fill-tube, a longitudinal-sealing means and a cross-sealing means and a cutting means are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging machine, wherein at least one tool can be displaced to a lowered or to a lifted position by means of a lifting system, the lifting station being driven by at least one adjustable pneumatic/hydraulic drive.

Abstract: A device for removing flat articles, in particular blanks of collapsed boxes from a delivery station and for transferring them to a receiving station which has a transport device thereat. Plural suction arms each with suction devices thereon are provided, which suction arms move through a self-contained cycloidal path. The cycloidal path has several tips and curved segments lying therebetween. The delivery station and the receiving station are each arranged at a tip of the cycloidal path. A rotor is provided for moving the suction arms. A sun and planet gear arrangement is provided on the rotor, which sun and planet gear delineate the cycloidal path. The suction arms are aligned parallel to one another and preferably to the transport direction of the transport device in order to achieve in this manner a technically simple and reliable device.

Abstract: Flat box blanks are set up into boxes by feeding a succession of the blanks one at a time to a setup station and gripping the blanks and pulling them one after another by grippers in a direction without stopping through the station. A plurality of setup tools are moved through the station in the direction synchronously with the grippers and the blanks and are engaged with the continuously moving setup tools transversely with the blanks in the setup station to shape the blanks into boxes while the blanks are held out of contact in the station with any structure other than the synchronously moving tools and grippers.

Abstract: A device for removing flat articles, in particular blanks of collapsed boxes from a delivery station and for transferring them to a receiving station which has a transport device thereat. Plural suction arms each with suction devices thereon are provided, which suction arms move through a self-contained cycloidal path. The cycloidal path has several tips and curved segments lying therebetween. The delivery station and the receiving station are each arranged at a tip of the cycloidal path. A rotor is provided for moving the suction arms. A sun and planet gear arrangement is provided on the rotor, which sun and planet gear delineate the cycloidal path. The suction arms are aligned parallel to one another and preferably to the transport direction of the transport device in order to achieve in this manner a technically simple and reliable device.

Abstract: In order to be able to change in a simple manner the distance d between two transverse walls (8) of the compartmented belt (6) during a rotative movement of the compartmented belt (6) about plural guide rollers, it is suggested to change both an angle a, which lies between a transverse wall (8) and a vertical (9) of an element (10) which holds the transverse wall (8), and also an angle &bgr;which lies between a straight line (11) connecting two of the axes of rotation (12, 13) of guide rollers (4, 5) and a straight line (14) extending through one of the axes of rotation (12).