Cryovac, Inc.

Jvanohe Rizzi

Riccardo Palumbo

Giulio Benedetti

Haris Nazic

Stefano Landolt

Stefano Capitani

Stefan Landolt

Peter Thurig

Luca Cerani

Lino Cosaro

Simona Di Fiore

Peter Thürig

Glen Samuel Kirkpatrick

Stepfano Capitani

Michelangelo Bulgarelli

Ferrante Folchini

Anacleto Galeazzi

Sergio Chiodini

A device () for evacuating gas from a package () in a packaging apparatus, the package () having an open end (), the open end () having a terminal portion (), a non-terminal portion (), and an intermediate portion () located between the terminal portion () and the non-terminal portion () of the open end (), the device () comprising a vacuum chamber () having an elongated opening () extending along a longitudinal axis of the vacuum chamber (), an evacuation means configured for providing the vacuum chamber () with an internal vacuum pressure that is lower than an ambient pressure outside the vacuum chamber (), means for moving () a package () relative to the vacuum chamber (), and a control unit () programmed for controlling the means for moving () to relatively move a package () to be evacuated with respect to the vacuum chamber (), the package () and the means for moving () each being arranged with respect to the vacuum chamber () so that a main movement direction () of packages () placed on the means for moving () and the longitudinal axis of the vacuum chamber () are substantially parallel to one another, the package () to be evacuated being positioned so that, during the relative movement of the package () with respect to the vacuum chamber (), a terminal portion () of the open end () of the package () relatively moves within the vacuum chamber () and a non-terminal portion () of the open end () relatively moves outside the vacuum chamber (), an intermediate portion () of the open end () passing through and relatively moving along the opening (), and activating the evacuation means to provide the vacuum chamber () with the internal vacuum pressure. A packaging process using the gas evacuation device and a packaging apparatus including the device are also disclosed.

Apparatus and process for evacuation of packages

A support includes a central portion configured to receive one or more products, a perimeter band which completely surrounds the central portion, a projection defined at the perimeter band and exhibiting at least one raised portion emerging with respect to the perimeter band and extended away from the central portion. The raised portion includes a through channel crossing the projection and having an access opening which is completely extended at a position spaced from the perimeter band and is configured to enable gas to pass into the through channel through the projection. The central portion and the perimeter band are made of sheet material.

Support, package, apparatus and process for making said support and said package

A process for packaging a product arranged on a support comprising unrolling a film, moving the film to a packaging assembly defining at its inside a packaging chamber, progressively moving a number of supports inside the packaging chamber of the packaging assembly, closing the packaging chamber with the film sheets held above the respective support, optionally causing one or both of: a gas withdrawal from the hermetically closed packaging chamber and gas injection of a gas mixture of controlled composition, heat sealing the film to said support, wherein the heat sealing uses one or more heaters having heating surfaces which are heated for discrete and short time periods only. An apparatus for performing the above process is also disclosed.

Apparatus and process for packaging a product

Package () for beverages having an alcoholic contents (B) comprising: a wood barrel () configured for containing a predetermined quantity of an alcoholic beverage (B), at least one jacket () made of a plastic material film engaged outside the barrel () for covering at least a preponderant part of a lateral wall () of the barrel itself, the jacket () comprises an elastically deformable tubular element () fitted at least partially around the lateral wall () and exhibiting at least one elastically deformed portion intimately adhering to the barrel () lateral wall (); further an apparatus and process for making the package () by applying on the barrel () the jacket () having the shape of a first and second shells () opposite to each other, are described.

Packaging for alcoholic beverages, process of making said packaging and apparatus for packaging barrels

A product arranged in a support can be packaged. A film is unrolled, a number of supports are progressively moved inside the packaging chamber of a packaging assembly, the packaging chamber is kept open for a time sufficient for a number of supports and for the film or for film sheets to properly position inside the packaging chamber, causing the film sheets or film portions to adapt to the shape of a cavity formed in the upper tool of the packaging assembly and the film sheets or film portions are sealed to respective supports. An apparatus can perform the above process.

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