Intercontinental Great Brands LLC

Kraft Foods Schweiz Holding Gmbh

Mondelez UK R&d Limited

Daniel Bortos

Leesha Muman

Kevin Ferris

Maciej Pawlak

Alain Kowalewski

Frank Eger

Phill Loxley

Ben Thistleton

Colin Bosworth

Erich Kreutzer

Stefanie Hofmeister

Simon Timothy Bradbury

Simon Timothy Nicholas Bradbury

Apparatus () for producing tubular packages includes a packaging material dispenser () and a forming section (). The forming section () comprises a series of package formers (-) aligned in the machine direction, each defining a packaging material folding channel () through which the packaging material passes. The channels () of the package formers in the series vary in shape such that as the packaging material passes through the forming section it is gradually folded about a longitudinal axis from a planar configuration into a tubular structure. A series of items () to be packaged is conveyed in the machine direction and may be sequentially introduced proximal to the packaging material () at a location such that the packaging material is subsequently folded about each item in turn as it continues through the forming section. The apparatus may be a horizontal or vertical form, fill seal type apparatus. The packaging material () may be a semi-rigid packaging material such as paperboard, cartonboard, or semi-rigid plastics.

Apparatus and methods for producing tubular packages

A package () for displaying items () includes a carton body () having at least a bottom panel () and a front panel (). A resilient member () is configured to urge the items () towards the front panel () of the carton body () and an intermediate member () is removably placed at a position between the resilient member () and the items ().

Integrated pulling system with back flap

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Loerrach, Germany

Daniel Bortos