Abstract: Apparatus (10) for aligning one or more articles (B) in package (12), which apparatus comprises a conveyor (20) for conveying said package in a continuous forward movement, a detector for detecting the orientation of the or each article within the array, a controller for comparing the orientation of the or each article to a predetermined orientation and an article rotation means (32, 34, 36) operably controllable for rotating the or each article to the predetermined orientation.

Abstract: A loading system (10) for loading packaging cards (14) with blister cards (22), which system comprises a magazine (15) for holding a supply of blister cards and operable controllably to release sequential blister cards onto a stationary runner (32) disposed around a portion of a feeder wheel (24), at an input position of the feeder wheel, the feeder wheel having means (30) to convey the blister cards in sliding contact with said runner to a transfer position of the feeder wheel, and means (26) sequentially to transfer conveyed blister cards for loading onto packaging cards during synchronized movement between the transfer means and the packaging cards.

Abstract: An apparatus for supplying donor articles (22) to be packaged on a packaging machine which apparatus comprises a transfer mechanism (10) which receives sequential donor articles from a supply located in a position remote from a target location, a conditioning assembly (12) for conditioning receptor articles (14) in preparation for receiving the donor articles, wherein said transfer mechanism comprises engaging means coupled to a conveyor for transferring the donor articles from said remote location characterised in that the transfer mechanism (10) is shaped and configured such that its output end is in close proximity to the conditioning assembly (12) in order that the donor articles (22) are applied to respective receptor articles (14) sufficiently quickly subsequent to the receptor articles departure from the conditioning assembly to take benefit from the conditioning carried out upon the receptor article whereby the donor articles and the receptor articles are bonded together.

Abstract: A packaging apparatus forms a completely sealed composite package. The apparatus employs a continuous process which involves conditioning a surface of the package substrate. The substrate includes an adhesive coating that can be reactivated by infra-red radiation and adheres the package substrate to a juxtaposed face of a second surface. The apparatus uses rollers (102, 104, 118, 120) to compress the two surfaces together to complete the construction process.