Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Alessandro Morselli

Lars Skarin

Mahmod Tabarte

Mathias N Coulomb

Mark W Davidson

Alessandro Zuccotti

Roy A Johnson

Giorgio Santoni

Stefano Menozzi

Anders K Gustafsson

Tony Kinas

Roberto Franceschi

Brian Alfred Williams

Pietro Martini

Rocco De Paola

Angelo Sorbara

Franco Cani

Giulio Bertani

Livio Veronesi

Tiziano Viani

Joachim Bjurenheim

Slobodan Milosevic

Jon Paul Laskis

James Maxwell Eelbeck

Fabio Ferrari

Joshua Alexander

Sara Bertoncini

Sarah Anne Dickins

Mariastella Oriolo

Joachim Kristofer Bjurenheim

A spout includes a base frame fittable about a designated package pour opening surface area, an opening assembly moveably coupled to the base frame and adapted to at least partially cut/rupture/open/pierce the pour opening surface area, and a control device configured to control the opening assembly. The control device comprises at least one interaction element connected to the opening assembly, at least one control ring rotatably coupled to the base frame and at least one interaction member connected/coupled to the control ring and configured to interact with the interaction element. In use, upon rotating the control ring, the interaction member interacts with the interaction element to induce translation of a cutter of the opening assembly for controlling the opening assembly from a rest configuration to an operative configuration and an axial end portion of the interaction member is arranged within a rotation plane fixed relative to the base frame.

Spout for a package and package-spout assembly

Folding apparatus () for folding sheet packaging elements (), comprising main conveying means (), configured to sequentially receive the packaging elements () from a feeding station () and to advance each packaging element () along a first path (A), forming means (), carried by the main conveying means () and configured to cooperate in use with a first face () of each packaging element () while the packaging element () is advanced along the first path (A), and folding means (), advanced by auxiliary conveying means () along a second path (Q), having a first portion (Q) distinct from the first path (A) and a second portion (Q), which is in common with the first path (A) and along which the folding means () cooperate with a second face (), opposite the first face (), of each packaging element () to fold the packaging element () against the forming means ().

Folding apparatus for folding sheet packaging elements

A wrapping unit () for a packaging line () comprises a conveyor () for feeding a succession of products () in a first direction () and a wrapping station () arranged along the conveyor () for wrapping a film () of wrapping material around said products (), said wrapping station () comprising a wrapping device () provided with a plurality of wrapping members (), each of said wrapping members () extending in a second direction () perpendicular to said first direction (), said wrapping unit () further comprising a stability control group () for preventing said products () from tipping along said conveyor (), said stability control group () comprising a plurality of anti-tip devices (), each of said anti-tip devices () being associated, during operation, with a respective product () to move together with said respective product () through said wrapping station ().

Product wrapping unit for a packaging line

There is described a magazine () for sheet packaging elements () in which side portions () of said packaging elements () are held in a vertical position by transport and support branches () of main and secondary units () and said packaging elements () are advanced in respective conveying spaces () along a path (P) parallel to said transport and support branches () of said main and secondary units (). The packaging elements () are advanced along said path (P) from an inlet section () to an outlet section (). During conveying, batches () of packaging elements () are formed between an accumulation unit () and an auxiliary conveying unit () so that said packaging elements () are advanced in said batches () towards an end packaging station.

Magazine for sheet packaging elements

Package grouping unit for a packaging line operable to produce multipacks; the grouping unit () comprises a linear conveyor () operable to feed a succession of packages () at a first speed (V); and at least one grouping assembly () formed by two sub-assemblies (); wherein each sub-assembly comprises a pair of endless conveyors () and define, with the endless conveyors () of the other sub-assembly (), a package grouping channel () having a package inlet () and a group outlet (); each endless conveyor is provided with a number of package retaining elements (); the endless conveyors are operable independently from each other to move a first retaining element () through the package inlet () at a second speed (V) lower than the first speed (V) so as to intercept and slow down a first package () in the succession and cause the packages () to group; and to move a second retaining element (), carried by a different endless conveyor (), through the package inlet () so as to intercept the last package () in the succession and define, with the first retaining element (), a seat that is so sized as to accommodate a package group () and is movable, with the package group (), along the grouping channel ().

Package grouping unit with package linear speed reduction

A gluing unit for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices to be fitted to respective sealed packages of pourable food products includes a conveyor for feeding the opening devices long a path, and an adhesive dispenser located along the path and interacting with each opening device on the conveyor to apply the adhesive to a portion of the opening device. The dispenser is movable parallel to the path to increase output of the unit.

Method of applying adhesive to opening devices for gluing to sealed packages of pourable food products

A method of moving opening devices configured to be attached to respective sealed packages of pourable food product involves: forward moving a plurality of linearly arranged opening devices in a forward direction along a path; stopping the forward movement of the linearly arranged opening devices by virtue of a forwardmost one of the opening devices contacting a stop positioned at a first position in front of the forwardmost opening device; pushing the stop to a second position at which the stop no longer prevents movement of the forwardmost opening device in the forward direction; and moving the forwardmost opening device in the forward direction past the stop located at the second position.

Method for feeding opening devices to be glued on packages containing pourable food products

A modular unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products includes a first conveyor for feeding the opening devices successively along a first path, a second conveyor for feeding the packages successively along a second path, a transfer mechanism for transferring the opening devices along a third path from a pickup station located along the first path, to an application station for applying the opening devices to respective packages and located along the second path, and a processing device for performing specific operations on the opening devices prior to application of the opening devices to the respective packages. The transfer mechanism defines a base module of the unit, and the processing device includes different types of processing devices forming part of different auxiliary modules selectively connectable to the base module to define different units for applying the opening devices to respective packages.

Modular unit for applying opening devices to packages of pourable food products

There is described a gluing unit () for applying adhesive to a succession of opening devices () to be fitted to respective sealed packages of pourable food products, the unit () having: conveying means () for feeding the opening devices () along a path (A); and adhesive dispensing means () located along the path (A) and interacting with each opening device () on the conveying means () to apply the adhesive to a portion () of the opening device (); and the unit () being characterized in that the dispensing means () are movable parallel to the path (A), so as to increase output of the unit ().

Gluing unit and method of applying adhesive to opening devices for gluing to sealed packages of pourable food products

A sequencing unit operating along a feed path of a number of opening devices for attachment to respective sealed packages of pourable food products includes a conveyor for conveying the opening devices arranged in at least one line, and a releasable stop mechanism interacting with the opening devices downstream from the conveyor along the path. The stop mechanisms are normally set to a first configuration, in which they arrest the opening devices along the path, and are movable into a second configuration allowing travel of the opening devices. The unit also has a push mechanism traveling at predetermined intervals past the stop mechanism to move the stop mechanism from the first configuration to the second configuration, so that the opening devices are fed in sequence and at a predetermined rate through the stop mechanism.

Sequencing unit for opening devices for gluing to sealed packages of pourable food products

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Piumazzo, Italy

Alessandro Morselli