Ishida Europe Limited

Ishida Co. Limited

David William Payne

Lee Michael Vine

Adrian M Sunter

Gary David Tufnell

Yukio Nakagawa

Masashi Kondo

Ulrich Carlin Nielsen

Michihiro Kubo

Akira Yamamoto

Johnny Martin Bogedahl Christoffersen

The application relates to a twin lane tray sealer () comprising a pair of conveyors aligned with respective lanes for conveying trays to a heat sealing tool () and a pair of transfer mechanisms () each for transferring a known plurality of trays together and at a known separation from the respective conveyors to the heat sealing tool wherein the heat sealing tool () comprises a plurality of individually operable heaters (), each aligned with a respective tray in the tool in use. Control means is utilized to determine if a tray is missing from a group of trays transferred by the transfer mechanism. If a tray is determined as missing the control means is configured to not activate the heater aligned with the position of the determined missing tray in the tool.

Tray sealing apparatus and method

The present application relates to tray sealing apparatus () comprising a heat sealing tool (), a pair of laterally spaced transfer mechanisms () for transferring trays to and away from the heat sealing tool along corresponding laterally spaced tray feed lanes, film supply apparatus for supplying respective heat sealable films to the sealing tool one in alignment with each tray feed lane. The sealing tool comprises a pair of lower support members (), each aligned with a respective one of the tray feed lanes and on to which one or more trays can be transferred. The tray sealing apparatus further comprises a common upper plate () having heaters aligned respectively in use with each tray on the lower support members; and means for selectively moving the lower support members towards the upper plate so as to bring the tray(s) on that lower support member into contact with the corresponding film, whereby the upper plate heat seals the film to the tray(s).

Tray packing module

Tray packing quality control module

Tray sealing device

An aim is to provide a bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus which is able to conduct a bag manufacturing at high speed, further to be small in height. A bag manufacturing and packaging apparatuscomprises a bag manufacturing unit that includes a transverse sealing mechanismand a strip mounting unit that includes a transfer mechanism. The bag manufacturing unit manufactures bags filled with articles. The transfer mechanismtransfers bags manufactured by the bag manufacturing unit diagonally downward. The strip mounting unit mounts bags B to a strip S after they are transferred by means of the transfer mechanism

Bag manufacturing and packaging apparatus

A method and apparatus for orienting a flexible walled article, such as a pillow type bag. With the method and apparatus, the article is presented to a pattern detector which detects a pattern on the surface of the article. The detected pattern is compared with at least one of a number of predetermined patterns representing respective orientations of the article, to identify the orientation of the presented article. When the identified orientation is not a required orientation, the article is automatically turned in a manner dependent on the identified orientation so that the article takes up the required orientation.

Method and apparatus for orienting flexible walled articles

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David William Payne