Patents Assigned to Windmoller & Holscher
  • Patent number: 11141904
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring a film quality in the production of a plastic film, comprising the following steps: —determining a first temperature (10) of a film material (1) of the plastic film during a transport of the film material (1), in which the film material (1) is cooled along a conveying direction (2) of the film material (1). The invention further relates to a film machine (50) comprising a device for monitoring a film quality in the production of a plastic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventors: Torsten Schmitz, Daniel Faustmann, Bernd-Alexander Groepper
  • Patent number: 11117305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for changing material in an extrusion device comprising at least two supply devices for supplying feedstock for an extruder, comprising the following steps: identifying a change request for changing material in an extrusion device, predetermining a production stability for a time after the material of at least one supply device has been changed, comparing the predetermined production stability to a threshold value of stability, changing the material in at least one supply device depending on the result of comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Martin Backmann
  • Patent number: 11091329
    Abstract: The invention concerns a conveying device (10) for conveying filled bags (1, 2), comprising a conveying unit (13) by which at least part of a conveying path (3) for conveying filled normal bags (1) can be formed from a feeding station (101) to a stacking area (105). The invention also concerns a system (100) for stacking filled bags (1, 2) and a method for stacking filled bags (1, 2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Thomas Hawighorst, Rafael Imberg, Timo Raude
  • Patent number: 11090851
    Abstract: A method of monitoring stretchability of stretch films in a cast film method includes determining a position of a frost line of a film material, which is solidifying to form a film web, on a casting roller of a film machine, ascertaining a correlation of the determined position of the frost line with at least one target position, and comparing the ascertained correlation to at least one stretchability of the film material, which is assigned to the at least one target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Torsten Schmitz, David Finnemore, Daniel Faustmann, Waldemar Colell, Bernd-Alexander Gröpper
  • Patent number: 11078041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring method (100) for monitoring an unwinding process of an unwinding device (2), comprising the following steps: at least partially unwinding (101) a web material (11) from a reel (10), detecting (102) at least one irregularity (12) of the web material (11) and/or the unwinding process. Furthermore, the invention relates to an unwinding device (2) for performing an unwinding process as well as an unwinding system (5) for performing an unwinding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Uwe Köhn, Oliver Huil
  • Patent number: 11077599
    Abstract: The invention relates to a calibrating device and to a method for calibrating a film tube. An elastically deformable element (704) is secured to the sleeve (703) such that a fluid, in particular a gas, preferably air, can be introduced or discharged via a fluid connection such that a specific pressure P1 and/or a specific volume V1 is set in an area (708) enclosed by the sleeve and the elastically deformable element at a given temperature. Annular bodies (706) and (707) are arranged within the area (708), and a surface section of each annular body (706), (707) supports a respective region of the elastically deformable element (704). The elastically deformable element (704) regions which are supported by the annular bodies are located in the inlet region (711) and the outlet region (712) of the calibrating device for the film tube (713).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Jens Goldenstein
  • Patent number: 10974434
    Abstract: The invention relates to a calibration device (1) for calibrating a blown film (6), said device comprising; —a tubular region (55) with at least one inner wall (92), through which region the blown film (6) can be passed; —a liquid reservoir which provides a liquid and which is situated above the tubular region (55); an inlet region, in which the liquid can be introduced into the space between the outer wall of the blown film (6) and the inner wall (92) of the tubular region (55); and —a scraper device (117), situated below the tubular region (55), by means of which scraper device at least part of the liquid can be removed from the outer surface. The distance of the liquid-removing regions of the scraper device (117) from the main axis of the blown film (6) can be altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Jens Goldenstein, Henning Steuter
  • Patent number: 10946575
    Abstract: A device and a method for calibrating a blown film are provided, said device comprising: a tubular region with at least one inner wall, through which region the blown film can be passed; a liquid reservoir, which can be used to provide a liquid and which is situated above the tubular region, the liquid being guidable between the inner wall and the blown film; and a suctioning device, situated below the tubular region, for suctioning off at least part of the liquid from the blown film. At least one liquid-permeable element is provided, said element surrounding at least parts of the periphery of the blown film. This device permits the distance of the liquid-permeable element from the main axis of the blown film to be altered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Jens Goldenstein, Henning Steuter
  • Patent number: 10894350
    Abstract: An extrusion device that produces plastic film includes at least two feed units that feed feedstock to an extruder, wherein each feed unit has at least one discharge opening including a discharge closure to open and close the discharge opening, and a container interface that reversibly fastens a discharge container that accommodates feedstock discharged from the respective feed unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Ansgar Avermeyer, Tobias Kulgemeyer, Markus Bussmann, Martin Backmann
  • Patent number: 10889100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for producing an image structure (12) according to an image specification (20), in particular for a letterpress process and/or intaglio printing process, characterized in that the following steps are carried out: a) providing a base (10) for receiving the image structure (12), b) producing an image structure (12) on the base (10) so that an image layer (11) is formed on the base (10) by means of the image structure (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin Krümpelmann, Frank Gunschera, Björn Weidmann
  • Patent number: 10882204
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Device (10) for separating a tubular web (11) in two flat webs (12, 13) with an adjustable blade (20) for cutting the tubular web (11) and with a pulling device (30) which impinges the blade (20) with a tensile force (K) on a folding edge (14) of the tubular web (11) wherein the pulling device (30) is configured in a way that the tensile force (K) is adjustable depending on the tubular properties of the tubular web (11) and that the tensile force (K) can be mainly kept constant with constant tubular properties independent from the tubular web (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventor: Werner Beckonert
  • Patent number: 10807293
    Abstract: Calibration basket having exchangeable air guiding elements composed of porous material. The invention relates to a guiding device and to methods for guiding a plastic film, wherein the plastic film can be guided by means of an air cushion, wherein the guiding device comprises a plurality of blower elements (31) each having the foil owing features: at least one supporting element (35), at least one film-guiding element (34), which is at least partially porous, preferably microporous, and which is connected to the supporting element (35). At least one fastening element is provided, by means of which the supporting element (35) and the film-guiding element (34) can be detachably fastened to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Simon Haselmann, Jürgen Linkies, Jens Goldenstein, Markus Bussmann
  • Patent number: 10800087
    Abstract: A film-making machine that produces stretch film includes an outlet device with an outlet gap for outlet of free-flowing film material and a rotatably mounted casting roll that receives the released free-flowing film material on a surface of the casting roll, and a cleaning device with a rotatably mounted cleaning roll that contacts the film material lying on the surface of the casting roll, wherein the cleaning device has an adjusting mechanism with a circumferential adjustment that adjusts a cleaning position of the cleaning roll along a circumferential direction of the casting roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Torsten Schmitz, Christian Schlenger, Daniel Stöveken, Waldemar Colell
  • Patent number: 10773441
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overturning device (10) for overturning a molten material (200) in a melt channel (110) comprising a melt inlet (20) and a melt outlet (30), wherein between the melt inlet (20) and the melt outlet (30) at least a melt guidance means (40) is assembled for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the centre (22) of the melt inlet (20) at the edge (34) of the melt outlet (30) and for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the edge (24) of the melt inlet (20) in the centre (32) of the melt outlet (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Hermann-Josef Jäckering, Markus Bussmann, Bernd Liesbrock, Karsten Golubski
  • Publication number: 20200189167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (100) for controlling film production, in which at least one film is produced according to at least one formula information (R), the following steps being carried out: initiation of execution (210) of a film production process such that a film is produced on the basis of a specific formulation information (R); determination of monitoring information (I) during the execution (210) of the process; determination of at least one fingerprint (F) on the basis of the specific formula information (R) and on the basis of the monitoring information (I) such that the execution (210) of the process is characterised on the basis of the fingerprint (F); and comparison of the fingerprint (F) with a control matrix (M) such that at least one comparative result is determined in order to control the film production on the basis of the control matrix (M) as an evaluation basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Windmoller & Holscher KG
    Inventors: Martin BACKMANN, Markus BUSSMANN
  • Patent number: 10654676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatically cutting a material web (2) with a longitudinal cutting device (60) using a material web (2) in a longitudinal direction (L) separable in at least a partial web (3) and/or at least a remaining web (4), a discharging device (10) for automatically discharging the produced remaining web (4), a transverse cutting device (70) downstream of a longitudinal cutting device (60) for cutting the remaining web (4) transversely to the longitudinal direction (L).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Fabian Sundermann, Frank Hoffmann, Werner Beckonert, Rolf Kammann, Thomas Sehlleier
  • Patent number: 10625458
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overturning device (10) for overturning a molten material (200) in a melt channel (110) comprising a melt inlet (20) and a melt outlet (30), wherein between the melt inlet (20) and the melt outlet (30) at least a melt guidance means (40) is assembled for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the centre (22) of the melt inlet (20) to the edge (34) of the melt outlet (30) and for a rearrangement of molten material (200) from the edge (24) of the melt inlet (20) into the centre (32) of the melt outlet (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: WINDMÖLLER & HÖLSCHER KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Hermann-Josef Jäckering, Markus Bussmann, Bernd Liesbrock, Karsten Golubski
  • Patent number: 10618763
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adapting at least one winding parameter of a winding device during winding of a film web on a winding core, having the following steps: —conveying of the film web along a measuring path between a first driven roll and a second driven roll—increasing of the web tension of the film web between the first roll and the second roll—continuous detecting of the drive parameters of the first roll and of the second roll at least in the form of the torque and the circumferential speed, —determining of a stress-strain diagram from the detected drive parameters—adapting of at least one winding parameter of the winding device on the basis of the determined stress-strain diagram in order to achieve a defined elongation of the film web during winding on the winding core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Tim Kirchhoff, Frank Hoffmann, Martin Backmann
  • Patent number: 10611054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an overturning device (10) for overturning a molten material (200) in a melt channel (110) comprising a melt inlet (20) and a melt outlet (30) wherein between the melt inlet (20) and the melt outlet (30) at least one melt guidance means (40) is assembled for a rearrangement of the molten material (200) from the center (22) of the melt inlet (20) to the edge (34) of the melt outlet (30) and for rearrangement of the molten material (200) from the edge (24) of the melt inlet (20) into the center (32) of the melt outlet (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Martin Backmann, Hermann-Josef Jäckering, Markus Bussmann, Bernd Liesbrock, Karsten Golubski
  • Patent number: 10596741
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blown film extrusion device with a blow head and with an insulation, which comprises a heat resistance for thermal insulation of the blow head in relation to the outer ambient air, wherein the blown film extrusion device comprises elements for controlling the heat resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Windmöller & Hölscher KG
    Inventors: Henning Steuter, Jens Goldenstein, Markus Bussmann