Focke & Co.

Jens Schmidt

Martin Stiller

Ralph Sgodzai

Heinz H Focke

Henry Buse

Doris Focke, Legal Representative

Burkard Roesler

Thomas Hafker

Thomas Häfker

Jürgen Schwecke

Stephan Bachner

Patrick Budde

Ramon Rutkowski

Thomas RÖSE

Lars Wilkens

Frank Woytek

Cigarette packs of the hinge-lid-box type with an outer wrapping of shrinkable film are transported through a shrinkage station () in two pack rows (), in each case comprising individual packs. In the region of said shrinkage station, shrinkage elements, namely heating plates (), subject the upper side and/or lower side of the packs (), during a standstill phase of the same, to (contact) heat. The packs () are transported such that the lower side and the upper side are simultaneously or consecutively exposed for contact by the heating plates.

Method and device for producing cigarette packs

During the production of (cigarette) packs by packers (), the pack, depending on its configuration, has printing carriers, namely coupons which may be folded a number of times, added to it. These are produced by a coupon-production device () in a coupon arrangement () and are introduced into containers, namely magazines (), in a filling station (). A number of these magazines, in turn, which corresponds to requirements is kept on vehicles, namely transporting carts (), in order to be fed to the packer (). The relevant machines and subassemblies are connected to a central control unit () which defines the quantity of coupons which are to be produced and causes the magazines () and/or the transporting carts () to be coded, with the result that the supply of the packers () with coupons is controlled in accordance with the batch of packs which is to be produced.

Apparatus for producing cigarette packs provided with coupons

For producing (cigarettes) packs () with a coupon positioned between the pack and outer wrapper made of film, the coupons are supplied to a packaging machine for the outer wrapper and are transported in the region of the packaging machine by a coupon conveyor (). The coupons pass into the region of a feeder () and are applied by the latter to a free top side () of the packs.

Method of, and apparatus for, handling blanks, in particular coupons

For acquiring characteristic data of a pack ( ), in particular of a cigarette pack, the latter is compressed between a pressure plate ( ) and a bearing plate ( ). The latter is connected to a load cell ( ) in order to determine the applied force as a function of the distance traveled. The characteristic deformation data or change in force at a precise, constant downward movement of the pressure plate ( ) yield a reproducible, characteristic image of the pack ( ) in question.

Method and apparatus for the testing of cuboid-shaped packs

For coding (cigarette) packs ( ) in the region of a conveyor, in particular in the region of a (drying) turret ( ). A region of an outer pack surface, in particular of a side surface ( ), is exposed during the coding. For this purpose, it is possible for the conveying elements of the conveyor to be arranged or designed correspondingly and/or for the walls ( ) of the conveyor pockets ( ) to be dimensioned correspondingly. Alternatively, the packs ( ) are removed from the conveyor, or moved out of the pockets ( ), into the region of action of a laser coder ( ).

Process and apparatus for providing codings on (cigarette) packs

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Jens Schmidt