Abstract: An assembly (10) for applying a fluid behavior substance on a shaped closure strip (13, 13?, 13?) of an envelope (12, 12?, 12?) for letters comprising a supplying device (14) of the fluid behavior substance, a container element (17) of the fluid behavior substance supplied, a first and a second cylindrical element (18, 19) rotating around their parallel axis and radially arranged facing each other to form a passage for the envelope (12, 12?, 12?), wherein the supplying device (14) comprises a vessel element (15) of the fluid behavior substance and a connection element (16) for the passage of the fluid behavior substance from the vessel element (15) into the container element (17), the second cylindrical element (19) comprises a side surface (21, 21?, 21?) partially shaped in a manner complementary with the shaped closure strip (13, 13?, 13?), partially accommodated in the lower part of the container element (17) in contact with fluid behavior substance supplied.

Abstract: A packaging group that packages products at a high speed when the products are fed in succession in accordance with a predefined and variable pitch is provided. The packaging group includes a conveyor of the products, at least one roll of at least one plastic film, a feed mechanism that feeds the at least one plastic film from the at least one roll respectively atop and underneath the products substantially upon exiting the conveyor, a counter-welder belt downstream of the conveyor which receives the products covered on their upper and lower parts with the at least one plastic film, and a transverse welder device at the counter-welder belt. The transverse welder device includes a rotating star-like structure equipped with at least three spokes provided at their tips with welder mechanisms cooperating one after the other in succession with the counter-welder belt, in order to weld together portions of the at least one plastic film between the products advancing on the counter-welder belt.

Abstract: Packaging equipment for continuously making packages of stacks of tiles on a working conveyor that feeds the stacks of tiles to be packaged. The equipment has a first element for feeding a plastic film on top of the working conveyor that projects laterally below the stacks of tiles and also has a second element for feeding two laminar elements parallel to each other on top of the plastic film which laterally project below the stacks of tiles. Guiding rods are provided for vertically lifting and upper winding of the projecting portions of the plastic film that is around the stacks of tiles as they advance on the conveyor. Longitudinal welding device and another welding device are provided for welding the plastic film around the stacks of tiles.

Abstract: Method for the packaging of articles with a plastic film which is based on the use of a packaging machine equipped with transverse welding devices arranged along a longitudinal direction where the method involves the steps of (a) positioning the articles on a conveyor belt with pushers activated by a motor; (b) distancing the articles from one another to provide a constant space or pitch; (c) feeding the plastic film, in the direction of the conveyor belt; (d) longitudinally welding the film in the direction articles on the conveyor belt; (e) activating the motor group situated downstream with respect to the welding device to weld and separate the film in the space between articles; and (f) activating the motor group of the welding device situated upstream with respect to another welding device to weld and separate the film in the space between the articles.

Abstract: A packaging group (10) with high packaging speed of products (11) fed in succession in accordance with a predefined and variable pitch, comprising a conveyor (14) of the products (11), at least one roll (15, 15?) of at least one plastic film (17, 17?), feed means (16, 16?) of the at least one plastic film (17, 17?) from the at least one roll (15, 15?) respectively atop and underneath the products (11) substantially upon exiting the conveyor (14), a counter-welder belt (18) downstream of the conveyor (14) which receives the products (11) covered on their upper and lower parts with the at least one plastic film (17, 17?), a transverse welder device (19) at the counter-welder belt (18), said transverse welder device (19) comprising a rotating star-like structure (21) equipped with at least three spokes (22) provided at their tips with welder means (23) cooperating one after the other in succession with the counter-welder belt (18), in order to weld together portions of the at least one plastic film between the p

Abstract: A method for the packaging of editorial products (11) in plastic film comprising the phases of unwinding a plastic film (12) from a bobbin (13) and feeding it in a longitudinal direction (F), applying preprinted self-adhesive labels (16) to the film (12) transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction (F) and distanced between each other by a pre-established length greater than the length of the editorial products (11), positioning the editorial products (11) on the film (12) in the space between two subsequent labels (16), folding the plastic film (12) over the editorial products (11), welding the plastic film (12) longitudinally and transversally with a first transversal welding line (22) to form two containment areas (100a, 100b) of the label (16) and editorial product (11) respectively, and also with a second transversal welding line (23) forming a head of a finished packaging (100, 100?) separated by the second transversal welding.

Abstract: A manipulation and printing device for labels fed from label sheets, in which labels (15) are fed to a cutting group (18) placed above a feed belt (19) of suction type (20) equipped with superficial holes, placed perpendicular to the feed direction of a continuous label sheet (12), and to a labeller (30), in which it is foreseen associated to the first feed belt (19) a second feed belt (24) and a print head (23), placed near a first side end perpendicular to the feed direction of the label sheet (12), the feed belts (19, 24) being facing in one of their sections in order to advance the single printed label from the print head (23) towards the labeller (30).

Abstract: An assembly (10) for applying a fluid behaviour substance on a shaped closure strip (13, 13?, 13?) of an envelope (12, 12?, 12?) for letters comprising a supplying device (14) of the fluid behaviour substance, a container element (17) of the fluid behaviour substance supplied, a first and a second cylindrical element (18, 19) rotating around their parallel axis and radially arranged facing each other to form a passage for the envelope (12, 12?, 12?), wherein the supplying device (14) comprises a vessel element (15) of the fluid behaviour substance and a connection element (16) for the passage of the fluid behaviour substance from the vessel element (15) into the container element (17), the second cylindrical element (19) comprises a side surface (21, 21?, 21?) partially shaped in a manner complementary with the shaped closure strip (13, 13?, 13?), partially accommodated in the lower part of the container element (17) in contact with fluid behaviour substance supplied.

Abstract: An automatic reel unwinding apparatus in a machine for packaging products having a bearer structure (14, 15) carrying a pair of rotating arms (16), centrally hinged to the bearer structure (15) through a rotation shaft (17) and carrying at their ends, on two shafts (18, 18?), at least a pair of reels (12, 12?), the rotation shaft (17) being commanded through a speed reducer (20) and each of the two shafts (18, 18?) being commanded by a motor reducer (21) through a respective transmission (22) able to be selectively engaged with the motor reducer, the withdrawable shafts (18, 18?) being fixed to at least one openable support (19, 19?) arranged at an end of the arms (16).

Abstract: Method for the packaging of articles (1÷7) with a film (16) made of plastic material, using a packaging machine (10) equipped with two transversal welding devices (18; 20) situated in succession along a longitudinal direction (F), comprising the phases of positioning the articles (1÷7) on a conveyor belt (12) with pushers which moves in a longitudinal direction (F) activated by a motor (14); distancing the articles (1÷7) by means of a suitable mechanism so that between each of the articles (1÷7) there is a constant space or pitch; feeding the film (16) destined for wrapping the articles (1÷7) to be packaged, in the advance direction (F) of the conveyor belt (12); longitudinally welding the film (16), in the advance direction (F) of the conveyor belt (12), so as to form a tubular casing which envelops the articles (1÷7) aligned along the conveyor belt (12); activating the motor group (38)—oscillator (42) of the welding device (20) situated downstream with respect to the welding device (18) in a longitudinal di

Abstract: An automatic machine for the packaging of a series of editorial products in plastic film comprising feeding means of editorial products (11, 11?) and a packaging station (20) equipped with a mechanical conformer (21) for the winding of the film (12) around the products (11, 11?) and means for the closing of the same, also comprising two pusher conveyors (14, 16) alongside each other for the feeding of a first product (11) and at least a second product (11?) respectively, to the packaging station (20), which comprises at least one longitudinal closing device (23) and a transversal welding station (25) for the formation of a packaging (100), the packaging (100) comprising two closed and separate bags (101) for the first product (11) and the second product (11?) respectively.

Abstract: A Process for feeding products of variable height and length into a continuous packaging apparatus comprising a conveyor with thrusters that receives publishing products or similar, such as newspapers, magazines, books, envelopes, giveaways or other similar products, from a certain number of feeders, a conveyor belt where the packaging in a plastic or paper film takes place, fed continuously above the conveyor belt that foresees, in a downstream area, longitudinal and transversal sealing devices that make finished packages of various sizes in height and length, said process comprising the steps of: varying the pitch on the conveyor belt of the products or groups of products fed by the conveyor with thrusters through continuous variation of the speed of the conveyor belt, and operatively adapting the speed of the sealing devices to the sizes in height and length of the products or groups of products.

Abstract: Device (11) for the automatic inserting of printed products or sheets (12) in individual envelopes (13), where the individual printed products or sheets (12) are fed by one or more feeders and the envelopes (13) are arranged piled up in a storage container (16) equipped with at least one gripping element (17, 18, 19) for feeding an individual envelope (13) between a first upper conveyor belt (20) and a first lower conveyor belt (21) facing each other to define a feeding group of the envelope (13) towards an inserting of products into envelopes zone, also foreseeing a second upper conveyor belt (15) and a second lower conveyor belt (14) facing each other to advance the printed products or sheets (12) one after the other, a nozzle (22) being associated with the first conveyor belts (20, 21) for opening and flipping back a tab (24) of the envelope (13) taken out from the storage container (16), the second conveyor belt (14) foreseeing an end (37) that can move forwards and backwards with respect to a sucked conv

Abstract: A device for stretching a film in an automatic product packaging machine, in particular products (12) of any thickness and size, spaced from each other at a pre-set distance, which are fed by a first conveyor belt (14) to a second conveyor belt (19) combined with a wrapping film feeder (26, 28) and elements (34, 35) for sealing the film wrapped over the products (12), in which the device comprises elements (25) for stretching the film (26) at the inlet of the second conveyor belt (19) and an element (29-33) that engages the stretched film (26) on the second conveyor belt (19).

Abstract: Device and method for the alignment of stacked products to be wrapped such as newspapers, magazines and books, with or without inserts, of any thickness or size. Sheet placers feed products into the device via a conveyor system equipped with pushers, set at predetermined positions. The products are aligned by engaging elements that rotate through a slot inside of which the conveyor pushers also slide. The engaging elements decrease in speed as they intercept the products, and align the products with the conveyor pushers as they are transported along the conveyor to a packaging area.

Abstract: An automatic feed device for individual publishing products of different thickness and sizes includes a first conveyor belt (13) and a second conveyor belt (14) arranged with the first conveyor belt (13) being partially over the second conveyor belt (14) in combination with an automatic feed device having a bearing structure (15), a pair of manipulator members (19) for gripping the publishing products (12) on the first conveyor belt (13). The publishing products are then laid down on the second conveyor belt (14) separate from one another while the manipulators (19) alternately move forwards and backwards between the first and second conveyor belt (13, 14) to transfer the individual publishing products to two predetermined positions on the first and second conveyor belts (13, 14).

Abstract: A procedure for feeding products in sheet form to a conveyor by at least one sheet feeder with a pile of products in sheet form on a loading table includes the following phases. At least one sheet feeder is placed with a free edge of its loading table for the pile of products in sheet form inclined at an angle in relation to a direction parallel to a principal feed axis coinciding with the axis of the conveyor. A pile of products in sheet form is prepared to be placed on the loading table. The pile of products in sheet form is placed with a flat surface of these, provided with ribbing, inclined at an angle in relation to a pick-up assembly of at least one sheet feeder so that one corner or vertex of the products is placed projecting beyond the end edge of the loading table. A pick-up assembly in a sheet feeder uses this procedure.

Abstract: A turning device for graphic publishing products in a conveyor line and/or packaging machine that can be combined with a push conveyor (14) for the advancement of products (11), spaced out one after the other, including a supporting member (16) bearing in sequence a first conveyor unit (17) to pickup at least one of the products (11) off the conveyor line, a grasping and turnover unit (18) of at least one of the products (11), a second conveyor unit (19) to deposit at least one of the products (11), turned upside down on the conveyor line, the conveyor units (17, 19) being operated to advance in phase with the push conveyor (14) and being movable between a working position and a disengaged position with the conveyor line.

Abstract: A conveyor with automatic-repositioning trippable pushers which is set along a sliding surface (12) for products (13) that are to be moved onwards comprises a continuous-drive element wound in a flattened loop (14) to which there may be constrained, at pre-chosen intervals, pusher assemblies (15), wherein each pusher assembly (15) consists of a carrying element (16) constrained to the continuous-drive element (14) by means of a pin (17) and of a pusher element proper (25, 125) that is trippable and comprises a base (26) and a shaped lever (27) that can oscillate (in 28) with respect to the base (26), there being provided elements of elastic engagement (34, 37, 38) between the carrying element (16) and the shaped lever (27) which keep the lever (27) in a position of thrust against a pre-determined force, yielding when a greater opposing force is exceeded, there further being provided, on the lever (27), elements of engagement (31) with the drive element (14) at points corresponding to end pulleys (23) which br

Abstract: A procedure for feeding products in sheet form to a conveyor (13) by means of at least one sheet feeder (11) with a pile (12) of products in sheet form (14) on a loading table (20) comprising the following phases: placing at least one sheet feeder (11) with a free edge (22) of its loading table (20) for the pile (12) of products in sheet form (14) inclined according to an angle (&agr;, 90-&agr;) in relation to a direction (A) parallel to a principal feed axis (23) coinciding with the axis of the conveyor (13), preparing a pile (12) of products in sheet form (14) to place on the loading table (20), placing the pile (12) of products in sheet form (14) with a flat surface of these, provided with ribbing (15), according to a direction inclined to an angle (&bgr;) in relation to a pick-up assembly (16, 18) of at least one sheet feeder (11) so that one corner or vertex (21) of the products (14) is placed projecting from the end edge (22) of the loading table 20.