Abstract: A method (400) for controlling a food handling system (102) comprising a number of food production units (104) by using an operator carried device (106). The method (400) comprising: receiving (S402) process data by a server (108), wherein the process data is extracted from the food handling system (102), wherein the process data comprises parameter values captured via sensors (110) provided in the food production units (104), requesting (S404) user input data by transmitting a user input data request to the operator carried device (106), receiving (S406) the user input data via the operator carried device (106), determining (S408) control data based on the process data and the user input data, transmitting (S410) the control data to the food production units (104), and updating (S412) settings in the food production units (104) based on the control data.

Abstract: A folding unit for producing packages from sealed packs comprises an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of paddles arranged for moving said packs along an advancement direction and fold said packs into formed packages, each paddle having a first surface intended to interact with a first pack to form a portion of a corresponding first package and a second surface intended to interact with a second pack to form a portion of a corresponding second package, said folding unit further comprises releasable connecting elements arranged for releasably connecting said paddles to said endless conveyor.

Abstract: A method of operating a machine for producing sealed packages for a product, comprises the step of changing the configuration of the machine so that the machine, which was producing a package (2) having a first conformation, becomes capable of producing a package (102) having a second conformation. The first conformation is different from the second conformation. The package (2) having the first conformation is produced from a first sheet packaging material (1) comprising a first basic unit (3) having a length (L) and a width (W), the package (102) having the second conformation being produced from a second sheet packaging material (101) comprising a second basic unit (103) having a length (L) and a width (W) respectively equal to the length (L) and width (W) of the first basic unit (3).

Abstract: A folding unit for producing packages (2) from sealed packs (3) comprises an endless conveyor (23) carrying a plurality of paddles (30) arranged for moving said packs (3) along an advancement direction and fold said packs (3) into formed packages (2), each paddle (30) having a first surface (80) intended to interact with a first pack (3) to form a portion of a corresponding first package (2) and a second surface (81) intended to interact with a second pack (3) to form a portion of a corresponding second package (2), said folding unit further comprises releasable connecting elements (42) arranged for releasably connecting said paddles (30) to said endless conveyor (23).