Abstract: A label application system for applying labels to relatively short, round, straight-walled articles is constructed and designed so that labels to be applied to passing articles are delivered to the label application zone on a carrier web in a short feed orientation, with each label being oriented lengthwise across a width of the carrier web. At the time of labeling, the label is held stationary on a flat vacuum surface, and the label is applied by spinning the articles past the vacuum surface. As a result, the system is capable of labeling articles at processing speeds of at least 450 articles per minute or more.

Abstract: A dispenser for repeatedly discharging a predetermined length of a continuous web of material, especially paper towels, comprises a feed roller (14) with the continuous web of material wound thereon and a cutting drum (20) incorporating a cutting device (24, 32), the continuous web of material being directed in contact to at least part of the cutting drum (20). The dispenser is characterized in that the cutting device (24, 32) comprises at least two cutting knives (24) with cutting blades (26), which cutting blades (26) are operable between an active, extended position projecting beyond the outer circumferential surface of the cutting drum (20), and an inactive retracted position; wherein each cutting knife (24) is provided with a cam follower (44) engaging a stationary cam path (46) of a camming mechanism (40).

Abstract: A method of implementing a change of format in a system for cutting sheets of corrugated board comprises the application of at least three first longitudinal cuts by a first group of longitudinal-cutter tool and at least three second longitudinal cuts by a second group of longitudinal-cutter tools. All the three longitudinal cuts overlap one another in the conveying direction. In this way, the corrugated board can be exploited more efficiently in the area of format change.

Abstract: A punch roller bypass unit is disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of the punch roller bypass unit includes a unit frame having a pair of spaced-apart tracks, a first roller carried by the tracks and a second roller carried by the tracks in positionally adjustable relationship with respect to the first roller. A method of bypassing a paper web around a punch roller in a punching unit of a paper processing system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A material cutting and feed roller has a peripheral roller surface that conveys the material to be cut, and a cutting device within the roller that cuts the material. The cutting device has a blade that, when cutting the material, passes through a closeable opening located inside the peripheral surface of the roller. The closeable opening through which the blade passes during the cutting process is closed when the cutting process is not occurring.

Abstract: A device for cutting slits in plastic tubes produces a plurality of cuts spaced around tubing passed through the device. The device comprises a plurality of rotatable members (3) located at different circumferential positions around a tube passage (2) through the device. Each rotatable member is provided with a tube cutter (25) which is directed at and away from the tube passage (2) with rotation of each member (3). These rotatable members (3) are adjustable radially of the tube passage (2) for accommodating diametric variances in the tubing.

Abstract: A device for the cross perforation of webs, preferably paper webs for producing sacks, comprises a rotatingly driven perforating blade and a grooved roller, both of which are mounted on a machine frame and between them passes the web to be perforated. To adjust the penetration depth of the teeth of the perforating blade into the ring grooves of the grooved roller, there is at least one adjusting device for changing the distance between the axes of rotation of the perforating blade and the grooved roller.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cutting webs of material (12), which rest upon the peripheral surface of the cutting and feed roller (1) and to a cutting and feed roller (1). These webs of material are cut through by means of a cutting device that, when in its position of rest, is essentially located inside the lateral surface (2) of the cutting and feed roller (1). This cutting device comprises at least one blade (4) that, when cutting the web of material (12), passes through an opening (3) located inside the lateral surface (2) of the cutting and feed roller (1). The opening located inside the lateral surface (2) of the cutting and feed roller (1), through which the at least one blade (4) passes during the cutting process, is closed when a cutting process is not occurring.

Abstract: A high-speed shear for transversely cutting a rolled ship having a small thickness and including at least one blade provided on one of two oppositely located drums, and a controllable device for displacing the two drums between a cutting position, in which the strip is cut, and an open run-through position in which the strip can be freely advanced between the two drums, with the two drums being synchronized in their open cutting position by respective tooth elements provided on the two drums and engaging each other, and with the tooth elements being so formed that they insure synchronization in the open position of the drums when they engaged each other with, a large tooth backlash and engaged each other substantially backlash-free in the cutting position of the drums.

Abstract: A cutting and transport roller and a process for cutting the material webs which rest on the peripheral surface of the cutting and transport roller. In so doing, the material webs are severed with the aid of a cutter, which is located inside the shell of the cutting and transport roller in its resting position and which exhibits at least one knife, which during the cutting process of the material web reaches through an opening in the shell of the cutting and transport roller. The cutting motion, which is executed by the cutting surfaces of the knife during the cutting process, exhibits rotary components, whereby the rotational motions of the knife run about an axis of rotation, which is either parallel or at an acute angle to a perpendicular line on the plane which is defined by the radial (r) and axial (z) coordinates of the cutting and transport roller.

Abstract: Mechanism for cutting and distributing portions of sheet, particularly paper towels, comprising at least one cylinder (9) which can rotate around its axis in a supporting structure (1, 2, 3) and drag an end portion (8) of at least one sheet, inside said cylinder (9) being arranged one or more movable blades (28) which can protrude outside the cylinder (9) for cutting said end portion (8) of the sheet and are fixed to a shaft (26) suitable for rotating around an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder (9), wherein said shaft (26) is provided with at least a first member (30) which protrudes from one side of the cylinder (9) and can be rotated for an arc of a circumference by at least a second member (25) which shifts in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft (26) of the movable blades (28) and rotates around this axis, the rotational-translational motion of this second member (25) being synchronized with the rotatory motion of the cylinder (9).

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for processing continuous materials. The apparatus comprises a frame and a chopper mounted relative to the frame. The chopper comprises a cutting roll for cutting the continuous material and a cot member for backing up the cutting roll. The cutting roll and the cot member are selectively movable to separate the cuffing roll and cot member from one another and engage the cutting roll and the cot member with one another.

Abstract: A rewinder includes a lockout cam for controlling the actuation of transfer pins and transfer pads on the bedroll of a rewinder. The transfer pins and transfer pads are mounted on a rotatable pin shaft and a rotatable pad shaft, respectively. A cam follower assembly on the pin shaft is engageable with a pin cam for controlling movement of the transfer pins. A cam follower assembly on the pad shaft is engageable with a pad cam for controlling movement of the transfer pads. The lockout cam is rotatably mounted relative to the bedroll. A first portion of the lockout cam is engageable with the cam follower assemblies for preventing the pin and pad cam follower assemblies from engaging the pin cam and the pad cam, respectively. A second portion of the lockout cam permits the pin and pad cam follower assemblies to engage the pin cam and the pad cam, respectively.

Abstract: An on-demand exact registration form web perforating apparatus is simple yet effective, and can operate at high speed and has a long life. A form web is moved in a predetermined path past first and second rotatable continuous circumferential perforator wheels mounted on substantially stationary axes and spaced from each other along the predetermined path and in alignment with each other along the path. First and second anvil cylinders are spaced from each other along the path for cooperation with the wheels, each cylinder having an interrupted circumference including a raised portion and a depressed portion, and a movable axis about which the cylinder rotates.

Abstract: The perforating machine is provided with a perforating roll having a perforating bar and a base roll below the perforating roll which can be moved between a raised position and a retracted position. In the raised position, the base roll allows the perforating bar to perforate a web passing between the two rolls. In the retracted position, the base roll lowers the web away from the perforator roll so that a perforation is not effected. A programmer is also provided to program the motion of the base roll so as to adjust the centerline to centerline spacing of the lines of perforations in the web. The perforator roll is also driven by a transmission employing elliptical gears so that the perforator roll is accelerated prior to perforating the web and decelerated thereafter. The machine may also be used to cut the web into a series of panels rather than simply perforating the web.

Abstract: A three hole punch system is for use in an image capturing device. The three hole punch system uses elastomeric rollers that punch holes in the edge of a sheet as it passes between two rollers. If desired, the rollers can act as a transport for the sheet without punching holes in the sheet. After the holes are punched, the resultant slugs are pushed back into the holes and the sheet is retrieved by the operator.

Abstract: The invention is an apparatus for cutting metal sheet having two rotatable drums, wherein the metal sheet passes between the drums for cutting. Each of the drums has a cutting blade moved into and out of cutting position by an axial actuator rod. The cutting blade includes two sets of rollers bearing against one of a pair of profiled side surfaces of the axial actuator rod.

Abstract: A moving paper strip or web is cross-perforated by a perforation roller in cooperation with a counter roller. The perforation roller has a plurality of axially spaced retractable perforation plungers. These perforation plungers form a helical line of plungers on the circumference of the perforation roller to perforate left rising or right rising tear line extending in a direction oblique to a paper web movement direction to form a draw-in tip after separating the paper web along the tear line.

Abstract: A method and unit for processing sheet material, whereby the sheet material is processed between two rollers rotating about respective substantially parallel axes and cooperating mutually according to a given law of interaction depending on the spatial relationship of the two rollers; the spatial relationship being adjusted, in use, instant by instant and in accordance with the given law of interaction by adjusting the position of the axes of the two rollers by varying an electromagnetic field acting on an actuating body made of electromagnetically strictive material and interposed between the two rollers.

Abstract: A variable-diameter knife roll is provided with a knife extending parallel to the axis of the roll placed generally radially on a diametral plane, such knife being mounted on a knife carrier able to be adjusted radially outwardly and inwardly. In order to be able to rapidly and simply set the knife roll to suit different formats the knife carrier is articulatingly connected with the joints connecting the two links of two expanding grilles or with respectively one of the arms extending past such joints, of one of the links of the two expanding grilles. Respectively one inner joint of a link of one of the two expanding grilles is arranged fixedly on a knife roller shaft and the respectively other inner joint of the other link is arranged for adjustment in the axial direction on or in the knife roll shaft.

Abstract: A high speed rod trimming shear includes a pair of eccentrically bored sleeves mounted for rotation about parallel first axes. Carrier shafts are supported in the bores of the eccentric sleeves for rotation about second axes parallel to the first axes and located on opposite sides of the rod path. The carrier shafts have blade holders with attached cutting blades. A primary drive rotates the carrier shafts continuously, and an adjustment mechanism rotatably oscillates the eccentric sleeves to adjust the distance between the carrier shafts between a first setting at which the cutting blades rotate out of contact with the rod, and a second setting at which the cutting blades coact during rotation to sever the product.

Abstract: A rotatable perforating roll, for use in a continuously operating paper-converting rewinder, comprises at least a first plurality of pockets and a second plurality of pockets, each of the pockets designed to receive at least one perforating surface therein. The pockets are spaced apart from one another along the roll's outer circumference such that the pockets of the first plurality are equally spaced from one another at a first angular distance, and the pockets of the second plurality are equally spaced from one another at a second angular distance different from said first angular distance, but the pockets of the first plurality are unequally spaced from the pockets of the second plurality.

Abstract: An apparatus for perforating corrugated tubing includes at least one pair of feeder-cutter wheels, each feeder-cutter wheel including a worm a helical threading disposed at an angle on the worm for intersecting corrugations of corrugated tubing, and a cutter disposed on the worm in line with the threading, a drive shaft for each feeder-cutter wheel, each of the drive shafts including a front end portion having a longitudinal axis, one of the feeder-cutter wheels being coaxially mounted to a front end portion of each of the drive shafts for rotation thereby; and an assembly for moving each feeder-cutter wheel in a direction which is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of its associated drive shaft front end portion.

Abstract: A moving web is either perforated or cut using a knife cylinder having at least one blade, and an anvil cylinder having at least one raised anvil surface, and preferably a plurality (e.g. about 22) of alternating substantially uniform raised surfaces and depressions. The knife cylinder is substantially continuously rotated, and the anvil cylinder is substantially continuously rotated by a servo motor, which also positively controls the position of the anvil cylinder with respect to the knife cylinder to selectively either effect perforation or cutting of the web, or no perforation or cutting. Position controlling is typically accomplished by substantially constantly and instantly indexing the anvil cylinder in a reverse direction. Sensors may be utilized for sensing the locations of the knife and anvil cylinders and providing that information to a computer controller to facilitate indexing.

Abstract: An anvil cylinder is severed along an axial direction of a shaft into a plurality of ring-shaped sections, and elastic bodies are fixedly secured to parts of outer circumferential surfaces of the severed anvil cylinder sections over the entire length of the cylinder. In addition, the respective anvil cylinder sections are adapted to be individually engaged with or disengaged from a knife with the aid of a rotary object. By adjusting the positions of the anvil cylinder sections, slitting slots can be formed by machining only at the portions where slitting slots are necessitated.

Abstract: An improved rotary shear for performing slotting work or cutting work upon a corrugated cardboard web at right angles to its traveling direction for making order change easy and smooth, is disclosed. The rotary shear comprises a knife cylinder having a knife fixedly secured thereto over the nearly entire width of its outer circumferential surface, pressing means divided into a plurality of sections along the widthwise direction of the corrugated cardboard web and constructed in such manner that the respective sections can be individually raised and lowered, and an endless elastic body belt driven to travel at a predetermined timing with respect to the traveling corrugated cardboard web.

Abstract: A high speed rotary cutter includes a toothed counterwheel which has plural radial slots extending in the axial directions. First cutting blades are slidably received in the radial slots, each of which has a first cutting edge on its outer end. The first cutting edge is inclined to the line which is perpendicular to the advancing direction of the continuous corrugated strip. The movement of the first cutting blade between a projected and restored position thereof is controlled by a fixed cam which is located inside of the toothed counterwheel. The rotary cutter also includes a second cutting blade which has a second cutting edge on its outer end and is aligned to the first cutting blade so that the continuous corrugated strip is sheared at the crossing point of the first and second cutting blades. The first and the second cutting blades are biased to be engaged with each other for cutting the fin.

Abstract: Apparatus for selectively forming a continuously moving web (5) with apertures or holes by means of a punching mechanism consisting of a rotating die (26) and a rotating punch (14) and with venting pinholes by means of a rotating needle bar (34) and a rotating abutment (13). The die (26) or punch (14) and the needle bar (34) are secured to a common shaft (28). The punch (14) or die (26) for cooperating with the die (26) or punch (14) on the common shaft (28) is secured to a first shaft (11) on the opposite side of the web (5). The abutment (13) for cooperating with the needle bar (34) is secured to a second shaft (12) disposed on the opposite side of the web (5). The first and second shafts (11, 12) are movably mounted in pivoted mounting arms (9, 10), which can be fixed in position. A rotation of the first and second shafts (11, 12) will either move the punch (14) or die (26) into engagement with the die (26) or punch (14) or will move the needle bar (31) into engagement with the abutment (13).

Abstract: An automatic wrapping material change-over apparatus having a plurality of bobbins each with a wrapping material wound thereon and functioning to change-over from one bobbin from which the wrapping material is being drawn out, to another bobbin and cut simultaneously the wrapping material from the one bobbin and that from the another bobbin upon detection of a mark register between both wrapping materials, in which the thus-cut end of the wrapping material from the another bobbin follows the thus-cut end of the wrapping material from the one bobbin.

Abstract: A high speed rotary cutter includes a rotary drum rotated at varying speeds in synchronization with an associated toothed counterwheel. The rotary drum includes at least one reciprocative cutter blade which is movable radially of the drum into and out of engagement with at least one fixed cutter blade provided on the toothed counterwheel. The movement of the reciprocative cutter blade between a projected and a retracted position thereof is controlled by a rotary cam which is located inside of the rotary drum coaxially therewith and which is driven by a servomotor. The rotary cutter also includes a control unit which controls the servomotor in such a manner that, during a cutting mode, the rotary cam is rotated with its cam nose engaged with the reciprocative cutter blade to urge it into engagement with the fixed cutter blade to shear a continuous corrugated strip.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a length of wire into wire segments includes a pair of adjacent knife carriers, each disposed for rotation about parallel eccentric shafts. The knife carriers each hold a knife blade having a cutting edge. The cutter is constructed and arranged such that the carriers can selectively rotate about either the axis of rotation of the eccentric, wherein the cutting edges do not cut the wire passing between the cutter, or they can rotate about the center of the eccentric, wherein the edges will cut the wire. When the cutting edges cut the wire, their tangential speed is the same as the wire speed.

Abstract: A machine for cutting a continuous web into successive individual battery plates has a rigid frame on which a cylindrical rotary anvil is journalled. A rotary knife drum is fixed on a shaft journalled on a pair of laterally spaced upright plates mounted for vertical sliding movement on the frame of the machine. A toggle linkage is utilized to shift the drum mounting plates vertically between operative and inoperative positions. The knife drum shaft is journalled on one of the mounting plates such that the plate can be disengaged from the shaft and tilted laterally outwardly by simply removing a nut threaded on the end of the shaft.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting rod or strand-like products comprised of a rotary holder positioned adjacent the outlet end of a tube from which a water jet is discharged and in which the rod or strand-like products are entrained. The rotary holder includes a plurality of individually actuatable cutting blades movable between cutting and non-cutting positions. An optical scanner determines the presence of dark or discolored areas on the products and generates a signal timed to actuate a sufficient number of cutting blades which will cut through the product as it emerges from the tube and separate the discolored area from the acceptable areas. The cutting blades can be held inoperative by electromagnets and returned by a cam. Alternatively, the blades can include a deflection member and jet nozzles can be employed to pivot the blades in and out of the cutting position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring a moving web from one windup core to another windup core comprising a plurality of rotatable core chucks mounted on a revolvable turret, means for leading said web towards said cores, and means for forming and severing a leader strip of web material for subsequent securing to an empty cylindrical windup core.

Abstract: In the cutting of a continuous web such as paper or cardboard into sheets employing a cross-cutting apparatus comprising conveyor rolls, a pair of parallel cross-knives and a sheet outfeeder, the improvement in the start-up or restarting of the apparatus which comprises moving the cross-knives to a position not interfering with the free passage of the web, starting the apparatus up by setting the conveyor rolls in rotation, and bringing the cross-knives into the cutting position only after the leading end of the web has been introduced in full web width into the sheet outfeeder.

Abstract: A method of removing the front and rear segments of a rolled wire fed in winding packages subdivided into good stock and into scrap windings separated by cutting movements corresponding substantially to the transporting movement of the winding packages. The windings spirally or helically surround a guidepipe element. Several cutting wheels rotate in the region of the upper surface of the guide-pipe element. The cutting wheels, together with counter knives, which stand still during the cutting procedure, form a separating device. The peripheral speed of the cutting wheel and cutters corresponds at least substantially to the transporting speed of the winding packages.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and device for continuously and rotatably cutting a sheet transversely with respect to its direction of advance, wherein the device comprises a rotor provided with cutters and mounted to rotate about an axis eccentric with respect to that of a squirrel cage surrounding this rotor, the bars of the cage defining slots for the passage of the cutters as far as a flexible belt resting on an anvil member and wound on cylinders for driving the sheet to be cut. This device is particularly applicable to the cutting of laths from a sheet of wood as said latter is peeled, for the manufacture of packing cases or the like.

Abstract: In a shearing machine to be used in bow-type continuous casting plants for separating continuously cast strands, such as slabs or billets, two cutters are arranged in a carrying construction. One lower cutter of the machine is movable towards and away from an upper cutter fixed in the carrying construction during the cutting procedure. The upper cutter can be shifted by means of a toggle linkage adjustment device, out of a working position immediately above the surface of the pieces to be cut, into a pulled-back position farther removed from the surface of the pieces to be cut, and vice versa.

Abstract: A revolving cross cutter has two knife drums coupled together, wherein the upper knife drum is mounted for movement towards and away from the lower drum for setting a gap between the two. A sensor-controlled lift mechanism is responsive to forcible lifting of the upper knife drum to lift same away from the lower drum when a jam-up occurs.

Abstract: Cutting or perforating apparatus for a web of material enabling at least one knife on at least one rotary knife shaft to cut the web at adjustable intervals comprises mounting plates for the knife shaft that are fixed on a rotatable plate shaft. The knife shaft is driven by a central gear freely rotatable on the plate shaft. An operative connection between the plate shaft and control gear comprises a first gear fixed to the plate shaft and engaging a second gear rotatable on a fixed pin, a third gear rotatable on said pin and engaging a fourth gear fixed to said central gear. Said second and third gears are coupled by a mechanism comprising a first gear segment connected to said third gear and engaging a second gear segment secured to a freely rotatable pin eccentrically positioned on said second gear, said rotatable pin also carrying a slotted link slidable on a fixed projection.

Abstract: Rotary cutting die and rotary anvil mounted in parallel and in tangent contact, with frame mounting same, such frame being in two parts including a first part at one end of the die and anvil capable of attachment to and detachment from the frame of a larger machine such as a label cutting and label applying machine for cutting labels from continuous label stock and applying the severed labels to containers, such frame having a second part at the other ends of the die and anvil which can be attached to and detached from the first part; also means for adjustment of the anvil and for automatic retraction of the anvil from contact with the die.

Abstract: Apparatus for producing all over pin hole perforations in the plies for multiwall bags except at the tops and bottoms in the area of interply pasting.

Abstract: A muffin splitter having a muffin conveyor and tining assemblies located to either side of the conveyor for tining the muffins as they move along the conveyor. The tining apparatus may be deactivated to permit muffins to be passed along the conveyor without tining.

Abstract: This ticket making machine is capable of issuing a single ticket without waste of ticket stock. A web of ticket stock having a magnetic stripe record surface is arranged to be advanced around a rotating carrier having a magnetic recording unit and one ticket (web) parting member arranged internally threof. The web is passed between the rotating carrier and a complementary ticket (web) parting member. The peripheral speed of the rotating carrier is very much greater than the speed of the advancing web, whereby the information is magnetically recorded in close to conventional manner. The one parting member is a double-ended anvil arranged to be rotated into and out of position for parting the web in cooperation with a blade forming the complementary parting member. A camming surface arrangement in the same frame structure as the carrier and web are mounted and a cam follower coupled to the anvil toggles the latter on demand for exerting relatively light force for engaging the two in parting the web.

Abstract: A packaging device for closing packages, especially food packages, and which is adapted for selective adjustment from a first condition for packaging cold food and a second condition for packaging hot food.

Abstract: Apparatus for severing sections from a web of material advanced by a feed roller comprises helical cutting blades on cylinders interconnected by helical gears. The feed roller can be coupled to and uncoupled from a drive by a dog clutch and the cutting cylinders are positively connected to the drive. Means are provided for axially displacing one of the cutting cylinders when the feed roller is being uncoupled from the drive, whereby to separate the cutting blades, and for returning the cylinder to bring the blades back into cutting relationship when the feed roller is being coupled to the drive.