Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a packed bale of highly compacted filter tow material. A compressed filter tow bale is first provided in cuboid shape in a baler. Then the compressed filter tow bale is packaged, having an air-tight packaging sleeve fully enclosing the compressed filter tow bale. According to the invention, the packaging sleeve is applied to the compressed filter tow bales such that at least 80%, preferably at least 90% and more preferably at least 95%, of the packaging sleeve is directly adjacent to the highly compacted filter tow material and touches, or is at least spaced less than 15 mm from, the highly compacted filter tow material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a packed bale of highly compacted filter tow material. A compressed filter tow bale is first provided in cuboid shape in a baler. Then the compressed filter tow bale is packaged, having an air-tight packaging sleeve fully enclosing the compressed filter tow bale. According to the invention, the packaging sleeve is applied to the compressed filter tow bales such that at least 80%, preferably at least 90% and more preferably at least 95%, of the packaging sleeve is directly adjacent to the highly compacted filter tow material and touches, or is at least spaced less than 15 mm from, the highly compacted filter tow material.

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for developing periodic contract application are described herein. In one aspect, the method includes receiving an identification of a periodic contract application to be developed, assigning one or more fields to the identified to-be-developed periodic contract application in a master database table, receiving one or more application specific master data corresponding to the one or more fields assigned to the to-be-developed periodic contract application, receiving business dependent logic from a user, and integrating the business dependent logic with at least one of the application specific master data and one or more predefined User Interfaces (UIs) including periodic data to generate the periodic contract application. The user (developer) customizes the master data (non-periodic data) and provides the business dependent logic while the periodic data and logging and error handling functionality are automatically handled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packed, highly compressed cuboid-shaped filter tow bale, the top side and bottom side of which are free from noisome curvatures or constructions. A method for producing the bale comprises the following: (a) filter tow is supplied in a compressed form: (b) the compressed filter tow is enveloped in a wrapping; (c) the wrapping is closed in an airtight manner; and (d) the wrapped bale is relieved of the load. The wrapping of such a bale is largely prevented from bursting as a result of the prevailing internal pressure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a packed, highly compressed cuboid-shaped filter tow bale, the top side and bottom side of which are free from noisome curvatures or constructions. The bale is characterized by the fact that (a) the bale has a packing density of at least 300 kg/m3, (b) the bale is entirely wrapped in an elastic packaging material which is provided with one or several convectively airtight connections, and (c) the upper side and lower side of the bale are substantially planar such that a flat plate which fully covers the bale can be pressed onto the upper side of the bale via a centrally effective normal force of 100 N and at least 90 percent of the surface of the upper side of the bale, which lies within the largest rectangle that can be inscribed by vertically projecting the bale onto the pressed plate, has a maximum distance of about 40 mm from the flat plate when the unopened bale is placed on a horizontal plane.

Abstract: An apparatus (10) for holding a collecting container (20) of low stiffness for collecting and packaging re-usable packages for filter tow, has erectable side parts (1) to (6), fastening strips (30) connected with the side parts (1 to 6) for fastening the collecting container (20) on the erected side parts (1 to 6); the side parts (1, 2, 6; 3, 4, 5) are divided into two groups (A) and (B) with the side parts (1, 2, 6) and (3, 4, 5) in each of the groups (A),(B) connected so as to be hinged, and the side parts (1, 2, 6) and (3, 4, 5) in the groups (A),(B) are connected so as to be hinged. The side parts (2, 3) and (5, 6) of the groups (A),(B) are foldable toward the outside away from the collecting container (20) so that the collecting container (20) can be removed from the apparatus (10) laterally or at the front face.