Abstract: A vertical bag-manufacturing and packaging machine includes a feeding unit having an upstream tube portion, an opening/closing mechanism, and a downstream tube portion. The upstream tube portion is configured and arranged to downwardly convey the article. The opening/closing mechanism is disposed on a downstream side of the upstream tube portion with a gap being formed between a downstream end of the upstream tube portion and an upstream end of the opening/closing mechanism, and configured and arranged to selectively open or close to selectively discharge or hold the article discharged by the upstream tube portion. The downstream tube portion is disposed on a downstream side of the opening/closing mechanism, and configured and arranged to downwardly convey the article discharged by the opening/closing mechanism, the downstream tube portion having an internal diameter that is larger than an internal diameter of the upstream tube portion.

Abstract: [Problem to be solved] To obtain a display strip to which bags can be attached with sufficient holding force and from which the bags can be removed smoothly, keeping the removed surface of the bag clean. [Solution] The display strip for arranging and attaching a plurality of product-enclosed bags comprises a laminate having at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer, wherein the sealant layer comprises an olefin resin layer [(a) layer] containing no polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer and an easily peelable resin layer [(b) layer] containing an olefin-based polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer, and the (a) layer is the outermost layer of the display strip.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a display strip with which the process of attaching product-enclosed bags can easily be automated and from which the product-enclosed bags can easily be detached without having their appearance degraded. The present invention is directed to a display strip for allowing a plurality of product-enclosed bags to be attached thereto for the purpose of arrangement and display, which comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer that contains an easy-peelable resin composition comprising an adhesive component and a component for cohesion failure, said the sealant layer is bondable to a surface of the bag by heat sealing, and when the surface of the bag bonded to the sealant layer by heat sealing is peeled from the sealant layer, the sealant layer is broken.

Abstract: A suction control apparatus is adapted to be used in a packaging machine for conveying and packaging a belt-shaped film while the film is being suctioned by a suction-type film conveyor. The suction control apparatus includes a proper vacuum-degree determination section and a vacuum-degree control unit. The proper vacuum-degree determination section is configured and arranged to determine a proper degree of vacuum of the suction-type film conveyor, which is less than a reference value set in advance. The vacuum-degree control unit is configured to set the degree of vacuum to a first value corresponding to the proper degree of vacuum determined by the proper vacuum-degree determination section.

Abstract: A strip-pack manufacturing apparatus is adapted to attach an end part of an article to a strip. The strip-pack manufacturing apparatus includes a holding part, first and second rollers, a stopper member and an adjusting part. The holding part is configured and arranged to hold and transport the article to a predetermined attaching position. The first and second rollers are arranged in a receiving position at which the holding part receives the article. The first and second rollers are configured and arranged to rotate while sandwiching the end part of the article therebetween. The stopper member is configured and arranged to control the position of the end part of the article that has been drawn by rotation of the first and second rollers to stop at a predetermined position. The adjusting part is configured and arranged to adjust a distance between rotation axes of the first and second rollers.

Abstract: The object of the present invention provides a heat sealing adhesive tape which can adhere to various kinds of products to be treated comprising various polymer materials as the outer surface thereof in a sufficient heat sealing adhesive strength, and enables retention of the adhesive property even under a high heat and humidity. The object is resolved by providing a heat sealing adhesive tape comprising a base layer and a sealant layer formed on at least one surface of the base layer, the sealant layer comprising a hot melt composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a styrenic block copolymer, and a tackifier, the composition having a melting point of 85° C. or lower and a melt flow rate (MFR) of 15.0 g/10 min. or less measured at 190° C. under a load of 2,160 g.

Abstract: A vertical bag-manufacturing and packaging machine includes a feeding unit having an upstream tube portion, an opening/closing mechanism, and a downstream tube portion. The upstream tube portion is configured and arranged to downwardly convey the article. The opening/closing mechanism is disposed on a downstream side of the upstream tube portion with a gap being formed between a downstream end of the upstream tube portion and an upstream end of the opening/closing mechanism, and configured and arranged to selectively open or close to selectively discharge or hold the article discharged by the upstream tube portion. The downstream tube portion is disposed on a downstream side of the opening/closing mechanism, and configured and arranged to downwardly convey the article discharged by the opening/closing mechanism, the downstream tube portion having an internal diameter that is larger than an internal diameter of the upstream tube portion.

Abstract: A strip pack apparatus is an apparatus for manufacturing a strip pack with a plurality of items attached on a backing sheet. The strip pack apparatus includes a conveying unit configured and arranged to convey the item generally in the horizontal direction, a moving unit configured and arranged to move the item from the conveying unit to a position obliquely downward on the front side in the conveying direction, and an attaching unit configured and arranged to attach the item moved by the moving unit to the backing sheet.

Abstract: A vertical/horizontal small angle X-ray scattering apparatus, for enabling plural numbers of X-ray diffraction measurements, such as, transmission small angle X-ray diffraction, reflection small angle scattered X-ray diffraction, and in-plane X-ray diffraction, etc.

Abstract: A suction control apparatus is adapted to be used in a packaging machine for conveying and packaging a belt-shaped film while the film is being suctioned by a suction-type film conveyor. The suction control apparatus includes a proper vacuum-degree determination section and a vacuum-degree control unit. The proper vacuum-degree determination section is configured and arranged to determine a proper degree of vacuum of the suction-type film conveyor, which is less than a reference value set in advance. The vacuum-degree control unit is configured to set the degree of vacuum to a first value corresponding to the proper degree of vacuum determined by the proper vacuum-degree determination section.

Abstract: Disclosed is a folding mechanism including two folding rollers, which are fitted in a swingable manner to a folding finger so as to hold deviated positions of a carcass band in a circumferential direction and in a meridian direction. The folding roller provided frontward of a swinging shaft prevents wheelie, and the folding roller provided rearward of the swinging shaft prevents fitting in a gap at a boundary between a bead lock segment and a bead. A swinging member (302) is supported at the leading end portion of a folding finger (301). Folding rollers (303), (304) are provided frontward and rearward of a swinging shaft (305). A swinging angle restriction member (306) is provided on a rear surface of substantially central portion of the swinging member (302) so as to restrict swinging angle within a predetermined value in the direction where the swinging member (302) moves away from the surface of the end portion of the carcass band (counter-clockwise rotation in the drawing).

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To obtain a display strip to which bags can be attached with sufficient holding force and from which the bags can be removed smoothly, keeping the removed surface of the bag clean. [Solution] The display strip for arranging and attaching a plurality of product-enclosed bags comprises a laminate having at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer, wherein the sealant layer comprises an olefin resin layer [(a) layer] containing no polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer and an easily peelable resin layer [(b) layer] containing an olefin-based polymer grafted with a vinyl monomer, and the (a) layer is the outermost layer of the display strip.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a display strip capable of attaching by heat sealing bags comprising a biaxial oriented film and having no low-melting-point layer on the outer surface of the bag. [Solution] In the display strip comprising a substrate layer and a sealant layer, problems can be solved by using the display strip characterized in that the sealant layer contains an acid-modified olefin resin. In particular, it is more preferable that the sealant layer contains (a) an acid-modified olefin resin, (b) a non-acid-modified olefin resin and (c) an adhesion-imparting agent.

Abstract: A strip-pack manufacturing apparatus for attaching an end part (Z) of a bag (X) to a strip comprises holding means for holding the bag (X) and transporting the same to a predetermined attaching position; a pair of rollers (52a, 52b); a stopper (84); and adjusting means. The pair of rollers (52a, 52b) are provided to a receiving position at which the holding means receives the bag, the rollers rotating while sandwiching the end part (Z) of the bag (X). The stopper (84) controls the position of the end part (Z) of the bag (X) to stop at a predetermined position, the end part (Z) having been drawn by the rotation of the pair of rollers (52a, 52b). The adjusting means causes a supporting member (78) for supporting one of the rollers (52a, 52b) to pivot around an axis is that parallel to a rotation axis of the roller (52b), thereby adjusting the distance between the axes of the rollers (52a, 52b).

Abstract: Disclosed is an antibacterial laminate having at least either of antibacterial property and antifungal property. The antibacterial laminate is composed of at least a base layer (4) comprising a polymer film or paper, an antibacterial layer (2) on which a metal having at least either of antibacterial property and antifungal property is deposited, and a coating layer (1) for covering the antibacterial layer (2). This antibacterial laminate is characterized in that the antibacterial layer (2) is formed between the base layer (4) and the coating layer (1), and the coating layer (1) is composed of a substantially nonporous polymer coating film.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide a product assembly including a display strip and product-enclosed bags attached to the display strip, to which the product enclosed bag once detached can be reattached in spite of the fact that the display strip is of a heat sealing type and which can make customers recognize that the product-enclosed bag once detached can be reattached to the display strip. [Solution] The product assembly includes product-enclosed bags attached to a display strip 100 by thermal compression bonding at attaching sites 114, wherein the display strip 100 comprises a low-melting-point polymer layer 111, an adhesive layer 112, and a substrate layer.

Abstract: An image transfer sheet includes a withstand voltage layer provided on a surface of a release layer where an image is formed and transferred, and a conductive compressive layer laid on the withstand voltage layer by way of a conductive support layer. The release layer is formed of a fluororesin or an elastomer, and its surface tension is 20 mN/m or less. The release layer has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more. The withstand voltage layer preferably has a thickness of 0.2 mm or more, a volume electrical resistivity within a range of 105 ?-cm through 109 ?-cm at room temperature, and a matrix hardness of 80 JIS-A or less. Further, the conductive compressive layer preferably has a volume electrical resistivity of 104 ?-cm or less at room temperature, and a porosity of 30 to 70%. In addition, the support layer has a volume electrical resistivity similar to that of the conductive compressive layer, and can comprise woven cloth regulated by conductive fibers.

Abstract: A method for producing a biodegradable bag and for packing a food, such as a snack food, which is required to have an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property. The biodegradable bag can be produced at a high speed by a bag making and packaging machine, which can be degraded by naturally occurring microorganisms in soil or water finally to a non-hazardous degradation product, which can be biorecycled, and which is not accumulated in nature. The biodegradable bag for packing a food comprises a laminated film obtainable by laminating in the following order: a sealant layer comprising a biodegradable polymer; a barrier layer having an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property; and a barrier layer-supporting substrate layer comprising a biodegradable polymer, the laminated film being heat-sealed in order for the sealant layer to be inside.

Abstract: A product display arrangement includes a strip member, a first product and a second product. The first product is affixed to the strip member. The second product is affixed to the strip member with the second product being aligned with respect to the first product. The second product is different in type from the first product with the first and second products being in a mutually complementary relationship.

Abstract: A strip-pack apparatus is positioned between an upstream mechanism and a downstream mechanism and adapted to process products and to manufacture a strip pack. The strip-pack apparatus includes a moving mechanism, an affixing mechanism, an operating mode selecting unit and a control unit. The moving mechanism is configured and arranged to selectively move the products to an affixing position or the downstream mechanism. The operating mode selecting unit is configured and arranged to receive a selection input for an operating mode between a strip pack manufacturing mode in which the moving mechanism moves the products to the affixing position and a product passing mode in which the moving mechanism moves the products to the downstream mechanism without moving the products to the affixing position. The control unit is configured to control operations of the moving mechanism and the affixing mechanism according to the operating mode that has been selected.