Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for filling packages with a bulk cushioning material, in particular foam peanuts, where the cushioning material is conveyed to the package by a feed unit. In order to be able to easily fill the packages in an automated fashion, according to the invention, a measuring device is used to determine a volume of the package to be filled, a variable quantity of cushioning material is poured into a receiving container of the feed unit by means of a quantity-varying unit, and this poured quantity is poured into a package.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 16, 2011
Publication date:
November 7, 2013
Applicants:
Koteam Maschinenbau GmbH, B & W Solutions GmbH