Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Peter Sevcik

Hisami Mitsuishi

Stefan Annehed

An applicator is used for applying an associated closure to an interior surface of an associated carton in a form, fill and seal packaging machine. The associated closure has a flange that is sealed to the interior surface of the carton. The applicator includes a frame, a carriage mounted to the frame for longitudinal movement, a closure supply and an anvil mounted to the carriage for longitudinal movement with the carriage. The anvil is configured for securing the closure thereto for movement of the closure from the closure supply to the carton. The applicator further includes a longitudinal drive for longitudinally moving the anvil, a transverse drive for transversely moving the anvil and a sealing member. The closure is secured by the anvil and is transported on the anvil from the closure supply in a plane transcribed by the longitudinal and transverse drives into an interior portion of the carton. The closure is moved into contact with the interior surface, and the sealing member contacts an exterior surface of the carton corresponding to an area of contact of the closure at the interior surface to seas the closure to the carton.

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Cambridge, MN, United States of America

Peter Sevcik