Sacmi Cooperativa Meccanici Imola Societa' Cooperativa

Sacmi Imola S.c.

Acmi Beverage S.p.a.

Gianni Minganti

Fiorenzo Parrinello

Fabrizio Pucci

Alberto Di Giacomo

Eleonora Balducci

Valentina Fiumi

An apparatus for the production and filling of food containers includes at least one device for forming a sheet made of polymeric material to provide accommodation receptacles which have at least one access opening, at least one filling unit adapted to fill, through the access opening, the accommodation receptacles with at least one type of food, and at least one sealing unit to seal the access opening with a closure film. The apparatus includes at least one device for removing portions, and at least one laser emitter for providing a weakening portion at a respective connecting edge between adjacent accommodation receptacles. The polymeric material is chosen from polyethylene terephthalate and polypropylene and copolymers thereof. The apparatus includes a first section which accommodates the filling unit, the sealing unit, and the device for removing portions, and a second section, separate from the first section, which accommodates the laser emitter.

Apparatus and method for the production and filling of containers designed to contain food

A container labelling method consisting of predisposing means for supporting at least one container in an erect position; from below, mounting onto the body of said at least one container a heat-shrinkable label in the form of an annular band; and causing the label to adhere to said container. The method is implemented by a plant comprising a device for supporting and transporting at least one container which acts from above on the container suspended in an erect position; means for mounting a heat-shrinkable annular band onto the container from below; and means for causing said label to adhere to said container by heat-shrinkage.

Method and plant for applying a heat-shrinkable lable to containers

A machine for labelling containers (), comprising first transport means () for positioning at least a container () at a time in a labelling position, second transport means () for positioning an annular heat-shrinkable label () below the at least a container () in a labelling position, raising means () for raising the label () for inserting the label from below onto a container () in a labelling position, and dispensing means () for investing the label () with a hot fluid; the dispensing means () being unconstrained to the second transport means () such as to be stationary with respect to the labels () which advance, activated by the second transport means (), and are configured such as to perform heat-shrinkage of at least a portion of the label () inserted on the at least a container () in a labelling position thereon, in which the portion extends over an entire axial development of the label ().

Machine and a method for labelling containers

A method comprises forming a preform of plastic material, expanding said preform to obtain a container, said forming comprising compression-forming said preform in that mould arrangement wherein said expanding occurs; a method comprises expanding a preform in a mould arrangement to obtain a container, before said expanding it being provided to form a dose of plastic material in a paste state in said mould arrangement to obtain said preform; an apparatus comprises a forming mould arrangement, a punch device for expanding a preform in said mould arrangement, an abutting device cooperating with said punch device, said punch device and said abutting device identifying a configuration in which said punch device and said abutting device cooperate to define a forming unit for compression-forming a semifinished product of plastic material to obtain said preform and a further configuration in which said punch device and said abutting device cooperate to define an expansion unit of said preform to obtain a container.

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Imola, Italy

Gianni Minganti