Neopost Technologies

Quadient Technologies France

Reint Smit

Joost Zeilstra

Anne Koet

Erik Huizinga

A system for automating packaging of varying shipment sets comprises a control unit for receiving from a database stored information on the size and number of items forming a shipment set according to a dispatch order, an information acquiring device for acquiring current information on the items being actually arranged for said shipment set, said information acquiring device being communicatively coupled with said control unit and said control unit being configured to calculate, either based on the information from said database or from the information acquiring device, the dimensions of a custom sized cardboard box for packaging the shipment set, a box forming station for forming said custom sized cardboard box having a bottom wall, four side walls and an open top, a packaging station for packaging the items forming the shipment set into said custom sized cardboard box, and a lid placing station for closing said custom sized cardboard box with an appropriate lid, wherein said control unit is configured for performing a verification using the current information from said information acquiring device and the stored information from said database to verify that the actual shipment set is formed according to the dispatch order.

System and method for automating packaging of varying shipment sets

A apparatus for creating corrugated cardboard () in particular on the site of a system for automatically forming packaging boxes, said corrugated cardboard having at least one corrugated layer () between two flat layers (). The apparatus includes a joining station () for attaching a second flat layer () to a corrugated layer () provided on a first flat layer (), means for supplying said corrugated layer () with the first flat layer () attached thereto to said joining station () and means for supplying said second flat layer () to said joining station, means for removing a protective layer () from the corrugated layer () and/or the second flat layer (), said protective layer () protecting an adhesive substance provided on the corrugated layer () or the second flat layer ().

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