Abstract: The invention relates to a product stacking device for forming product stacks (12 a-k) of product groups (14 a-k) consisting of products (16 a-k), which lie flatly and/or are brought into a shingled product arrangement (64 a-k), during a transportation movement (28 a-k). The product stacking device includes at least two stack contact surfaces (20 a-k), which are provided in order to form the product stack (12 a-k) by reducing a spacing (24 a-k) between the stack contact surfaces (20 a-k), the stack contact surfaces lying opposite one another in a product group direction (26 a-k).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vibrating trough (1) for transporting shingled products (2) in food production comprising a transport surface (3) which is designed to carry the products (2) and is excited to vibrate in order to transport the products (2) along the transport surface (3) from a starting point (A) to an end point (E) of the transport surface (3), wherein the transport surface (3) has wedge-shaped sections (4) which are arranged on a base area (5) of the vibrating trough (1), wherein the wedge-shaped sections (4) each have an ascending region on a side oriented toward the starting point (A) via which the products (2) are lifted with respect to the base area (5) during transport, and a dropping-off region (4b) on a side oriented toward the end point (E) at which the products (2) drop back during transport to a lower lying point on the transport surface (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a horizontal transverse sealing unit, in particular for a horizontal tubular bag machine for sealing at least one tubular film around at least one object to be packaged, having a first and a second rotational axis (18a, 20a) which are parallel to each other and at least two sealing jaw pairs (26a, 28a and 30a, 32a) which are each formed by at least one sealing jaw (26a, 30a) rotating around the first rotation axis (18a) and at least one sealing jaw (28a, 32a) rotating around the second rotation axis (20a), such that, during a sealing process, the sealing jaws (26a, 28a) of a sealing jaw pair (26a, 28a) approach each other and material layers can be sealed between the sealing jaws (26a, 28a) under exertion of pressure. According to the invention, at least two independently drivable sealing drives of the horizontal transverse sealing unit are provided to drive at least two sealing jaw pairs (pair 26a, 28a and pair 30a, 32a) independently of each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product stacking device for forming product stacks (12 a-k) of product groups (14 a-k) consisting of products (16 a-k), which lie flatly and/or are brought into a shingled product arrangement (64 a-k), during a transportation movement (28 a-k). The product stacking device comprises at least two stop means (18 a-k) with stack contact surfaces (20 a-k), which are provided in order to form the product stack (12 a-k). A merging unit (22 a-k) is provided for forming at least one product stack (12 a-k) by reducing a spacing (24 a-k) between stack contact surfaces (20 a-k) of at least two stop means (18 a-k), said stack contact surfaces lying opposite one another in a product group direction (26 a-k).

Abstract: The invention relates to a horizontal transverse sealing unit, in particular for a horizontal tubular bag machine for sealing at least one tubular film around at least one object to be packaged, having a first and a second rotational axis (18a, 20a) which are parallel to each other and at least two sealing jaw pairs (26a, 28a and 30a, 32a) which are each formed by at least one sealing jaw (26a, 30a) rotating around the first rotation axis (18a) and at least one sealing jaw (28a, 32a) rotating around the second rotation axis (20a), such that, during a sealing process, the sealing jaws (26a, 28a) of a sealing jaw pair (26a, 28a) approach each other and material layers can be sealed between the sealing jaws (26a, 28a) under exertion of pressure. According to the invention, at least two independently drivable sealing drives of the horizontal transverse sealing unit are provided to drive at least two sealing jaw pairs (pair 26a, 28a and pair 30a, 32a) independently of each other.