G.mondini S.p.a.

Mondini S.r.l.

Immobiliare Mondini S.p.a.

Mondini S.p.a.

Teraoka Seiko Co., Ltda.

Giovanni Mondini

Takashi Katayama

Paolo Mondini

Daniel Paderni

Nazzareno Mondini

Paolo Carlo Mondini

An apparatus for application of a film () to a support (), comprising: a movement path with an application station (); a movement element () slidable along the movement path; a supporting element () coupled to and movable with the movement element () which defines a housing () for the support (); an application device () in the application station () for applying the film () to the support () when the supporting element () is in the station. The application device () comprises a closing element (), a contact element () and the supporting element () in the application station () interposed between them. When the supporting element () is in the application station (), the closing element () and the supporting element are movable between an opening position, in which they are uncoupled and spaced apart from each other, and a closing position, in which they are coupled to apply the film () to the support (). The contact element () supports the supporting element () when the supporting element and the closing element () are in the closing position.

Apparatus for the application of a film to a support

An apparatus for making containers () comprising a rotor () rotatably mounted on a supporting structure (), a thermoforming device () comprising a supporting unit () mounted on the rotor () and a closing unit () which is stationary relative to the rotation of the rotor (), a feeding device () for feeding to the supporting unit () a first article () for making a supporting skeleton (), a positioning device () for positioning a sheet of thermoformable material () between the supporting unit () and the closing unit (), and an extracting device () configured to extract the containers () from the supporting unit (), the rotor () rotating in a stepping fashion to position the supporting unit () one after another in a loading predetermined angular position in which the feeding device () feeds a first article () to it, a thermoforming predetermined angular position in which the closing unit () and the supporting unit () are coupled for thermoforming the sheet of thermoformable material () on the first article (), and an unloading predetermined angular position in which the extracting device () picks up the finished container () from the supporting unit ().

Apparatus for making containers which comprise a supporting skeleton and a layer of thermoformable material coupled to the supporting skeleton

An apparatus for making a container () which comprises an outer skeleton (), which includes at least one first sheet () and one second sheet (), and a layer of thermoplastic material () the apparatus () comprising a conveying element () which defines a housing (), which is mounted on a supporting structure () and which is movable along a movement path () which extends from an infeed station () to an outfeed station (), along the movement path () the apparatus () having a first feeding station (), a second feeding station (), and a thermoforming station () placed downstream of the feeding stations, the apparatus also comprising a first feeding device () at the first feeding station () and configured to insert the first sheet () into the housing (), a second feeding device () at the second feeding station () and configured to insert the second sheet () into the housing (), and a thermoforming device () at the thermoforming station () and configured to thermoform a thermoplastic material () on the first sheet () and on the second sheet ().

Apparatus for making a container

An apparatus for heat-sealing a lidding film () to a supporting element (), comprising a movement track (), which extends between an infeed zone and an outfeed zone, a conveying unit () and a heat-sealing device () which is fitted along the movement track (), the device () comprising a supporting unit () and a closing unit () which are movable between a home position in which they are at a distance from each other and an operating position in which they are coupled to clamp, in use, the lidding film () and a supporting element (); wherein the conveying unit () is configured to support the supporting element () and to move and is associable with the movement track () for moving on it; the conveying unit () comprising one or more active portions () which are configured to support the supporting element () from below and to couple to the supporting unit () to define with it a clamping unit for clamping the supporting element () against the closing unit ().

Apparatus for heat-sealing a lidding film to a supporting element

A sealing machine and method for sealing a preformed tray () with a plastic film (), the method comprising a cooling step in which, by acting on the outside of the tray (), heat is removed at least from the bottom wall () of the tray () while the heated plastic film () is applied over the tray () and a food product (), and the sealing machine () comprising a supporting element which defines a housing () which has a fixed bottom surface () suitable for making contact, in use, with the bottom wall () of the tray (), a plurality of ducts () which define a flow path () for a cooling fluid in the supporting element, and a cooling system () configured to cool the cooling fluid bringing it to a temperature equal to or less than 10° C., and preferably equal to or less than 6° C.

Sealing machine and method for packaging a food product

Packaging for foodstuffs

A suction device for retaining and/or transporting objects, comprising a main supporting body () and at least one operating plate () provided with suction holes () connected to and suction means, in which the operating plate () is removably associated with the main supporting body () and has a second connecting face () coupled to a first connecting face () of the main supporting body (), and in which the device also comprises one or more magnets () and one or more ferromagnetic bodies (), each ferromagnetic body () being magnetically coupled to one or more magnets () when the operating plate () is associated with the main supporting body () for keeping the operating plate () fastened to the main supporting body (), each magnet () and the ferromagnetic body () magnetically coupled to it being constrained respectively one to the operating plate (), the other to the main supporting body ().

Suction device for retaining and/or transporting objects of different formats

A paper-industry article for making an outer skeleton () of a container () which also includes an inner layer () of thermoplastic material and which has a bottom wall (), a plurality of lateral walls () and an annular perimetric flange (), the outer skeleton () extending at the perimetric flange (), at the lateral walls (), at the bottom wall (), wherein the paper-industry article () includes a continuous annular frame () intended to constitute the outer skeleton () of the container () at the perimetric flange () of the container (), and a plurality of wings () which extend starting from the continuous annular frame (), each of the wings () being intended to constitute the outer skeleton () at one of the lateral walls () of the container (), and at least one of the wings () also being intended to constitute the outer skeleton () also at the bottom wall () of the container ().

Method for making a container comprising an outer skeleton and an inner layer of thermoplastic material, related container and paper-industry article used in the method

A paperboard article () for making a container () comprises an annular frame (), which surrounds an internal zone (), and a plurality of wings () connected to the annular frame (). Each wing () comprises a first portion () and a second portion (), wherein the second portion () is connected to the annular frame () and is interposed between the annular frame () and the first portion (). The paperboard article () is configured to adopt a flat configuration and an expanded configuration. In the flat configuration, the paperboard article () has a substantially planar shape and the wings () are coplanar without overlapping each other. In the expanded configuration, the paperboard article () has a substantially tray-like shape, wherein the annular frame () forms an annular flange (), the first portions () of the wings () form a bottom wall () and the second portions () of the wings () form lateral walls (). For at least one pair of wings (), the first portion () of a first wing has a seat () and the first portion () of a second wing has a projection () that is housed in the seat () of the first wing: in the expanded configuration, an edge section () of the projection () makes contact with an edge section () of the seat ().

Paperboard article for making a container and container comprising the paperboard article

An apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers () comprising at least one thermoforming device () suitable for thermoforming a flat sheet () for making a container () equipped with an upper flange () projecting outward and at least one extracting device () associable with the thermoforming device () for extracting the thermoformed container () from it; when the extracting device () is associated with the thermoforming device () for extracting the already thermoformed container (), the extracting device () and the thermoforming device () define a perimetric mould () suitable for hot bending the annular flange () of the already thermoformed container () before it is extracted from the thermoforming device ().

Apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers

This disclosure relates to a machine () for sealing containers () using a film (). The machine () comprises a first jaw member (), comprising a plurality of seats () for respective containers () to be sealed, and a second jaw member (), facing towards the seats () of the first jaw member (). The first jaw member () and the second jaw member () are movable one relative to the other between a first condition, in which the two jaw members () are separated from each other by an interspace () suitable for receiving a film (), and a second condition, in which the two jaw members () are clamped together and, in use, press the film () against the containers () in the seats (). The seats () are side by side one after another along a longitudinal line () extending between a first side () and a second side () of the interspace (). The machine also comprises a film feeding device () facing towards the first side () of the interspace (), and a positioning apparatus for positioning the film () in the interspace (). The film () positioning apparatus comprises a first gripping device (), which is positioned at the second side () of the interspace (), and a second gripping device (), that is movable parallel to the longitudinal line () between a first position close to the film feeding device () and a second position close to the first gripping device (). The second gripping device () in the first position is capable of gripping one edge of the film () which projects from the film feeding device () and is capable of pulling the gripped film () with a movement towards the second position, thereby positioning the film () in the interspace () at said plurality of seats (). The first gripping device () is capable of gripping the edge of the film () positioned by the second gripping device (). This disclosure relates also to a method for sealing a plurality of containers ().

Machine for sealing containers and method for sealing a plurality of containers

An apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers comprising a thermoforming device () in turn comprising a shaped mould () and a closing element () movable relative to one another at least between a home position and a forming position, and an extracting device () for extracting the thermoformed container () from the shaped mould (), the extracting device comprising at least one gripper element () shiftable between a pickup position and a releasing position; in which when the shaped mould () and the closing element () are in an extracting position, the gripper element () in the pickup position can grip a projecting edge () of a projecting flange () of the container () for retaining it, whilst when the gripper element () is in the releasing position it can release a thermoformed container (), retained by it, onto a conveying device (); and in which the gripper element () and the shaped mould () are also movable relative to each other, starting from the position in which the gripper element () has gripped the edge () of the container (), along an extracting line, for causing the container () to come out of the shaped mould ().

An apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers comprising a pickup station (), a feeder () for feeding flat sheets () of thermoformable plastic material to the pickup station (), at least one thermoforming device (), and a transferring device () for transferring the flat sheets () from the pickup station () to the thermoforming device (), the feeder () comprising at least one support () for a reel () of a web () of thermoformable plastic material, unwinding means () for unwinding the reel () of web () which are designed, in use, to feed the web () along a sliding path extending from the at least one support () to the pickup station (), and a cutting device () for cutting the web (), positioned along the sliding path, for dividing the web () into a plurality of pieces each of which corresponds to a flat sheet () to be fed to the pickup station ().

An apparatus for thermoforming plastic containers comprising a pickup station (), a feeder () for feeding flat sheets () of thermoformable plastic material to the pickup station () and a plurality of thermoforming devices () each of which in turn comprises a shaped mould () and a closing element (), the shaped moulds () and the closing elements () of said plurality of thermoforming devices () being simultaneously movable at least between corresponding home and forming positions; the pickup station () comprising a positioning device () for, in use, positioning a plurality of flat sheets () arriving from the feeder (), in a plurality of pickup locations (), the number of pickup locations () being equal to the number of thermoforming devices (); a transferring device () also being provided, designed to simultaneously transfer a plurality of flat sheets () that are positioned in the pickup locations () to the closing elements ().

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Cologne, Italy

Giovanni Mondini