Abstract: For the purpose of folding a blank (11) in a U-shaped manner around an article or a folding mandrel, use is made of a folding roller (34) which is mounted at a fixed location, is driven in rotation and is rolled, by way of a lateral portion (35), over the facing surface of the pack (10) or of the folding mandrel (17) with blank (11).

Abstract: Transponders are used for identifying objects such as packaging, packaging material or machines and machine elements and are attached to the object to be identified. The transponders contain data which are provided by an electronic write unit and which can be recognized by a read unit. The transponders are provided in a concealed manner on the machines, machine parts, etc. or are embedded in the machine part, for example, inside a recess.

Abstract: For producing hard packs, namely hinge-lid boxes or shell and slide packs in particular, inner and outer pack units are prepared separately in each case, namely a shell (20), on the one hand, and a blank for a hinge-lid box, on the other hand. The inner pack unit, comprising a cigarette block (10) and a further pack part, namely a slide (13) or a collar, is prepared in the region of a mandrel turret (24). The pack units are then brought together, with continued rotary movement, by axial displacement relative to one another.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for levying charges for the provision of a chargeable service in a telecommunication network (TKN), in which a communication terminal (KEG) connected with a service user sends a first service request message (DAN1) to a service computer (DR) which provides the chargeable service, this first service request message is received and detained by an intermediate node (ZK) in the telecommunication network, the intermediate node prompts a second service request message (DAN2) to be created and transmitted to a routing service computer (D-DR) which has an associated individual identifier (IP2), the routing service computer requests the chargeable service from the service computer, the routing service computer then transfers a service message (DN) to the communication terminal, an exchange (V) which is arranged, in relation to the flow of messages, between the communication terminal and the routing service computer identifies from the identifier (IP2) that chargeable service use is in

Abstract: In order to produce (cigarette) packs with an insert blank (25) applied within the pack or to the outside of the latter, this insert blank is fixed temporarily by virtue of the pack or pack contents being electrostatically charged in the region of the insert blank (25). The pack is completed while the static charge is active, with the result that, by way of pack blanks, the insert coupon (25) is fixed in the envisaged position by the pack itself.

Abstract: The invention specifies a production and/or packaging installation containing a performance-limiting means, and also specifies the method of operating the same, with the result that this installation can be sold to a purchaser with a certain performance capability guaranteed and only the guaranteed performance level can be retrieved, measures for reducing the performance level of the installation being taken or initiated in the event of manipulation for increasing the performance level or for bypassing the performance-limiting means.

Abstract: For producing (cigarettes) packs (10) with a coupon positioned between the pack and outer wrapper made of film, the coupons are supplied to a packaging machine for the outer wrapper and are transported in the region of the packaging machine by a coupon conveyor (17). The coupons pass into the region of a feeder (20) and are applied by the latter to a free top side (13) of the packs.

Abstract: For producing folded printing carriers—folding coupons (10)—use is made of an apparatus which is designed as a unit and in the case of which a continuous material web (11) is provided with regions of hot-melt glue. Blanks (25) are cut off from the material web (11) prepared in this way and are fed to a folding subassembly (26) in order to be folded transversely a number of times. Following the folding subassembly (26), the folding coupons (10) are subjected to the action of heat and pressure by a handling arrangement (34).

Abstract: The invention provides a process for checking rod-like articles, in particular cigarettes (12), and an apparatus which is suitable for carrying out the process, a moveable testing element (20) with mounted push rods (21) displaceable in the axial direction being moved in the direction of the articles and the or each push rod (21) being deflected as it strikes against an article and an electrically evaluable signal—actuating signal (31)—being generated as a result and, upon generation of the actuating signal (31), the position of the testing element (20) is determined and the determined position is evaluated

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the inspection of objects, such as cigarette packs (10), with respect to the proper positioning of blanks placed upon them, such as band strips (12), by means of an inspection means (39). Known inspection means have the disadvantage that they are very expensive. The invention provides a cost-efficient alternative. To this end, blanks are illuminated laterally at one or more border edges (22) while the inspection means (39) scans the blank (12) at an essentially frontal aspect.

Abstract: In the case of a (soft) pack for cigarettes, the blank (10) made of paper or similar material is provided, adjacent to an end wall (16), with a multi-layered folding strip (21) running all the way round. In order that inner layers can be connected to outer, covering layers via glue-spot of glue (20)—a round cutout (29) made by punching is provided, the spot of glue (20) being positioned in the region of said cutout. A special feature is constituted by the production of blanks (10) for such a pack.

Abstract: Hinge-lid boxes usually comprise a box part (10) and a lid (11) connected in an articulated manner thereto. In the region of a box front wall (15) and lid front wall (19), the box part (10) and lid (11) form transversely directed closure edges, namely a lid closure edge (33) and mating closure edge (34). These closure edges are of V-shaped design with different angles between the associated edge legs (37, 38 and 39, 40, respectively), with the result that a V-shaped or arrowhead-like opening (43) is formed.

Abstract: With the method according to the invention for manufacturing cigarette packets of the hinge-lid type, piles of blanks 10 are mechanically and/or pneumatically handled in a packaging machine before being processed. A cleaning station 26 has for this purpose brush systems 27, 28 acting on the piles of blanks 10 and detaching the impurities from the piles of blanks. In addition, the cleaning station 26 has extraction devices 35, 36 for pneumatically handling the piles of blanks 10. With the aid of the extraction device, the impurities detached by the mechanical cleaning members are sucked away.

Abstract: A pack made from thin or low-strength packaging material, especially a bundle pack for cigarettes. To increase the load-bearing capacity of a pack made from thin packaging material, for example paper, a blank for an outer wrapping (14) is provided with local reinforcements, namely, for example, reinforcing strips 15, 16, 17, 18 which are arranged at distances from one another and parallel to one another preferably on the inside of the blank, and which are connected to the latter. As regards outer wrappings (14) having windows or recesses (19) for affixing revenue stamps, etc. to the wrapped cigarette packs (10), the reinforcing strips (15 to 18) extend in such a way that transverse webs (22) formed between the recesses (19) each have a reinforcement.

Abstract: When testing the cigarettes (10, 11) of cigarette groups (16, 17) in pockets (13, 14) of a conveyor, particularly a cigarette turret (12), difficulties relating to adequate spacing of the testing members (29 . . . 32) from one another arise when the cigarettes (10, 11) have an especially small diameter. In order to make undisturbed testing by means of moving the testing members (29 . . . 32) near to the end faces of the cigarettes (10, 11) nevertheless possible, these are tested successively in several, especially two steps, whereby during these testing cycles cigarettes, spaced a somewhat greater distance apart from one another in each case, are acted upon by the testing members (29 . . . 32). Particularly within cigarette rows (18 . . . 21) only every other cigarette is tested in each case.

Abstract: A packaging machine for simultaneously producing cigarette packs in two parallel production tracks. Each track comprises a cigarette magazine, a feeding conveyor, a folding turret, a drying turret and a discharge conveyor which feeds a transverse path common to both tracks. The turrets and conveyors of each track are mounted on opposite sides of a supporting stand with the magazines and conveyors being transversely offset relative the mid-plane of the machine so that the cigarettes of the two tracks are always arranged, fed and discharged in the same orientation of the cigarettes.

Abstract: For the easier removal of the contents, particularly of cigarettes (32), of a flip-top packet, fold lines are pre-shaped (central fold line 33, continuation fold lines 35, 36) in the region of a front wall (13) and of a collar front wall (29) in a manner such that by application of pressure via side walls (21) the front wall (13) with the collar front wall, when the flip-top packet is open, are brought into a position which is V-shaped in cross-section.

Abstract: Blanks (10) for producing folding boxes, etc., are severed from an advancing sheet (11), conveyed continuously, at a constant speed by first drawing rollers specifically by partial severing cuts (cutting lines 33, 34) supplementing one another and made in successive work cycles. The blanks (10) are severed from the sheet (11), with the exception of residual connections (35), and are separated completely from the sheet (11) by tearing as a result of a higher speed of additional drawing roller located downstream of the first rollers.

Abstract: A unitary, tin foil blank is folded around two separate and adjacent cigarette blocks to form parting folds which extend through the tin foil blank between the cigarette blocks and physically separate the blocks from one another. Thus, the tin foil blank forms the inner wrapping for the cigarette blocks and consists of a common, one-part blank.

Abstract: A package of the shell and slide type for accommodation of cigarettes is disclosed. This type of package has an outer shell and an inner sliding drawer, with the drawer having a center section with two upwardly folded bridges attached on opposite sides to the center section and cover flaps attached on the two orthogonal opposite sides. The sliding drawer itself is composed from two partial blanks, one of which has the bridge elements and the other the cover flaps. The blanks are cut from a single web without any waste material.