Rhodia Acetow Gmbh

Rhone-poulenc Rhodia Aktiengesellschaft

Dietmar Kern

Thomas Krumrey

Christoph Greiner

Matthias Perner

The present invention relates to a method for producing a packed bale of highly compacted filter tow material. A compressed filter tow bale is first provided in cuboid shape in a baler. Then the compressed filter tow bale is packaged, having an air-tight packaging sleeve fully enclosing the compressed filter tow bale. According to the invention, the packaging sleeve is applied to the compressed filter tow bales such that at least 80%, preferably at least 90% and more preferably at least 95%, of the packaging sleeve is directly adjacent to the highly compacted filter tow material and touches, or is at least spaced less than 15 mm from, the highly compacted filter tow material.

Method for producing a packed filter tow bale

An apparatus (10) for holding a collecting container (20) of low stiffness for collecting and packaging re-usable packages for filter tow, has erectable side parts (1) to (6), fastening strips (30) connected with the side parts (1 to 6) for fastening the collecting container (20) on the erected side parts (1 to 6); the side parts (1, 2, 6; 3, 4, 5) are divided into two groups (A) and (B) with the side parts (1, 2, 6) and (3, 4, 5) in each of the groups (A),(B) connected so as to be hinged, and the side parts (1, 2, 6) and (3, 4, 5) in the groups (A),(B) are connected so as to be hinged. The side parts (2, 3) and (5, 6) of the groups (A),(B) are foldable toward the outside away from the collecting container (20) so that the collecting container (20) can be removed from the apparatus (10) laterally or at the front face. The erectable side parts (1 to 6), after they are erected outside of the collecting container (20) delimit a space for accommodating the collecting container (20) and encompass the collecting container (20) or, after they are erected within the collecting container (20), are disposed so that they delimit the maximum amount of space within the collecting container (20) and are encompassed by the collecting container (20). The method is also described.

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Dietmar Kern