Packsys Global Ag

Origin Materials Operating, Inc.

Paul Flükiger

Jay Clarke Hanan

Rachel Egan Hess

Pascal Schaad

Julius Läubli

A device for folding an edge portion () along a circumferential direction of a mantle of a closure cap () for a container, for forming a retaining ring on the closure cap (), comprises a first transport device for transporting the closure cap () along a transport path, which comprises a processing path, wherein the first transport device comprises a driver () rotatable about an axis of rotation for receiving a closure cap (). A stationary folding rail () with a folding angle that changes along the processing path is arranged along the processing path in such a way that during transport of a closure cap () by the first transport device along the folding rail (), the edge portion () can be folded along the circumferential direction of the mantle of the closure cap () in the direction of the axis of rotation about a folding axis that is orientated orthogonally to the axis of rotation and spaced apart from the axis of rotation.

Device for folding of an edge portion of a closure cap

The invention relates to a method for producing a cutting geometry running in the circumferential direction, in particular for producing a locking ring, in a shell of a closure cap for a container, comprising the steps of providing the closure cap and transporting the closure cap by means of a transport device along a transport path. The closure cap is fed to a machining section of the transport path, in which machining section a stationary cutter having a cutting blade extending along a cutting section is arranged, and a cutting process is carried out in the machining section by rolling of the shell on the cutting blade of the stationary cutter to produce the cutting geometry. The closure cap is fed to the machining section with a predeterminable orientation of a rotational position relative to a centre axis of the closure cap, and a driver of the transport device which rotates about an axis of rotation is made to engage with a stop of the closure cap and a movement of the rotating driver is controlled in such a way that, when the closure cap enters the machining section, the driver has a rotated position corresponding to the predeterminable orientation of the closure cap. The invention further relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method.

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Heimberg, Switzerland

Paul Flükiger