Abstract: A device and a method for producing bags. The device is provided with at least one assembly comprising a first and a second jaw. The jaws are movable in directions towards and away from each other. The tubular foil, which can be moved in a direction of transport, is to be provided with a seam extending transversely to the direction of transport between said first and said second jaw so as to form a bag, The first jaw is provided with a projection, which projection can be moved away from and towards a recess in the second jaw, transversely to the direction of transport. In said recess, a portion of the tubular foil can be formed into an edge provided with a seam can be formed on the bag.

Abstract: The invention relates to packaging machines wherein a web of flexible material is transformed into a tube, filled, sealed and discharged onto a conveyor mechanism, the completed package being then transported to a positioning device where it is deposited in a shipping case.The packaging and shipping case loading machines are coordinated by a plurality of sensor means which preclude the necessity of an operator having to start and stop the machines when a filled shipping case is removed from the platform and supplanted by an empty one.