Abstract: The disclosure relates to a working station for a packaging machine for quickly cutting a top film and to a method for operating such a working station.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tray sealer comprising an endless conveyor and a sealing station for sealing a tray with a cover film, said sealing station including a sealing-tool upper part and a tray support provided with an edge support for accommodating a tray edge. The disclosure is characterized in that the edge support comprises at least two edge support sections which are movable relative to one another. The disclosure also relates to a suitable method for operating a tray sealer.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a packaging machine comprising a liftable and lowerable tool, wherein a first lift drive, implemented as a spindle drive with a spindle and a spindle nut, and a second lift drive are provided for moving the tool in a vertical direction. The disclosure is characterized in that, by means of the second lift drive, a tool guide is movable in a vertical direction, and that, at a raised position of the tool guide, the tool can be put down on the tool guide by means of the spindle drive.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mounting plate for fixing a machine base. The mounting plate comprises a slot in a second region, said slot comprising a first narrow section and a broad section for enclosing the machine base.

Abstract: A work station for a packaging machine comprises a tool structure and a tool movable relative to the tool structure by means of a drive. The drive comprises at least one countermagnet which is operatively connectable to an electromagnet and movable relative to the electromagnet. The drive further comprises a mechanism by means of which the movement of the tool is unidirectionally coupled to the relative movement of the countermagnet relative to the electromagnet.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for sealing packaging material and a chamber machine or a belted chamber machine for implementation of the method for pre-heating at least one sealing bar to a first temperature in order to facilitate the escape of liquid, preferably

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tray sealer comprising a tray conveyor, the conveyor being provided with tray reception means each configured for receiving a tray therein. The disclosure is characterized in that the tray sealer comprises, at a loading station, a loading robot for placing trays filled with a product into tray reception means and, at an unloading station, an unloading robot for removing trays which have been sealed by means of the tray sealer from the tray reception means. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a tray sealer operable in intermittent operation cycles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoform packaging machine comprising at least one cross cutting station including a punching device for cutting out strip cuts and a method of operating such a thermoform packaging machine.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a gripping system comprising a gripper for gripping and lifting at least one object to be gripped. This object may be a package. The disclosure is characterized in that the gripping system is provided with a downholder which is configured for holding down at least one object located adjacent the object to be gripped, while the object to be gripped is being lifted. The disclosure also relates to a packaging machine provided with such a gripping system, as well as to a method of gripping and lifting a track or row of packages by means of a gripping system.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a thermoform packaging machine for stretching a film web as well as to a method of operating a thermoform packaging machine, in the case of which a stretching station with a heating unit is provided, and the film web is actively cooled by means of a film cooling device after stretching of the film web.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for cutting a cover film as well as to a sealing station of a tray sealing machine, whereby a blade is arranged on a sealing frame or on a tool lower part and the sealing frame executes a relative movement with respect to the sealing tool lower part.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a package whereby a packaging tray is formed into a packaging film and filled with a product. The disclosure is distinguished by the fact that at least the inner and/or outer side of the packaging tray is covered with a barrier layer after the forming of the packaging tray. The disclosure also relates to a thermoforming machine for carrying out this method as well as to a package manufactured by means of the method.

Abstract: A thermoforming packaging machine according to the disclosure comprises a forming station for producing packaging troughs in a bottom foil, and a filler for filling the packaging troughs with products. The filler is arranged at a transition region for conveying the packaging troughs from a first transport plane to a second transport plane. A corresponding method for filling packaging troughs with products is also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a packaging machine comprising a plurality of work stations which are operable in synchronism with one another and which define a production direction, each of said work stations including at least one movable tool member. The packaging machine is provided with a rotationally driven shaft arranged in the production direction of said packaging machine, and the shaft and each of the movable tool members of various work stations have provided between them at least one transfer mechanism for converting the movement of the shaft into the movement of the respective tool member.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a packaging for a liquid, powdery or pasty product, comprising a first packaging part and a second packaging part which are connected to each other along a connecting area to define between them a hollow space to receive the product, wherein a channel is provided between the first packaging part and the second packaging part, which is to be opened by opening a sealing element to dispense the product from the packaging. The disclosure is characterized in that the sealing element is a sealed seam between the first packaging part and the second packaging part, which seals the channel, and that the sealed seam comprises inside the channel at least one portion which projects in a longitudinal direction of the channel. The disclosure also relates to a packaging machine for manufacturing such a packaging.

Abstract: A method or a device, respectively, for packaging of bulk goods in bags (26) comprises a lid (5) which forms a chamber (4) together with a lower portion (25), or the method is carried out in the chamber (4), respectively. It is the object of the method or the device, respectively, to package bulk goods in a chamber machine under vacuum. For this purpose a bag (26) is perforated in the chamber (4) or is inserted into the chamber (4) already perforated.

Abstract: An inventive device or a method, respectively, for a chamber machine for positioning at least a nozzle (11) and/or a measuring device relative with respect to a bag (9) having a bag mouth should solve the object to simplify or to accelerate, respectively, gassing the bags with protective gas or the injection of liquids or solids, respectively. The inventive device comprises a movable holding device (15) at which the nozzle (11) and/or the measuring device is fixable and which is at least movable between a rest position and an operation position. The holding device (15) positions the nozzle (11) and/or the measuring device in its rest position outside the bag mouth and positions the same in its operation position so that it projects into the bag mouth.

Abstract: A gripper system (4) for a tray sealing machine (1) for conveying trays (9) comprises gripper arms and a lifting device (100) for lifting the trays (9). The lifting device has a mechanism comprising a support element (10) for supporting an edge (12) of a tray (9), and the lifting device is configured to convert a closing motion (S) of the gripper arms (5, 6) towards each other into a lifting motion (H) of the support element (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a packaging machine comprising at least one working station, in which a film is acted upon by means of underpressure or overpressure, characterized in that the pressure and/or the volume flow is regulated by means of a proportional controller.

Abstract: A device is provided for shrinking shrinkable packages by heating by utilizing a liquid and/or gaseous heating medium, which reduces the amount of energy required. The novel device and method achieves its advantages by recovering heat by a recirculation apparatus (8, 9) for recovering heating medium which has evaporated from the liquid heating medium. The method relates to an operational process utilizing such a device.