I.m.a. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.a.

Ima Flavour S.r.l.

Corazza S.p.a.

Ima Industries S.r.l.

Roberto Conti

A packaging machine for making filter bags with infusion products includes a plurality of processing stations defining a processing path for making filter bags with infusion products and an extraction station situated immediately downstream of the processing path. The extraction station comprises a stacking unit having a guide channel to allow the ordered and continuous feeding of the filter bags and a transfer device for transferring the filter bags coming from the processing path to the stacking unit. The stacking unit includes a connecting element positioned downstream of the processing stations and upstream of the guide channel for receiving as input from the transfer device the filter bags coming from the processing path. The connecting element is connected at the outlet with the guide channel and includes a chute surface having a curved stretch shaped to allow feeding of the filter bags along a feed direction.

Packaging machine for making filter bags with infusion productions

A packaging machine for making filter bags with infusion products including a plurality of processing stations and a cleaning unit. The processing stations define a processing path and are configured for making infusion products. The cleaning unit is configured for removing dust from the processing path and in turn includes a generator device positioned above the processing path and configured for generating a flow of air designed to push the dust beneath the processing path; at least one ventilation grille coupled to the generator device and designed to convey the flow of air along a predetermined direction of emission which extends around the processing path and at least one suction device positioned the processing path and configured for sucking the dust promoting the evacuation from the machine.

A machine for making packages containing liquid or creamy products includes stations for punching/forming a first blank defining upper, lower and rear faces of the open package. A punching and creasing station forms a second blank defining first and second lateral faces of the package. The second blank has a notch for partial transversal separation between the first and second lateral faces. A station for assembling the first blank with the second blank for opening/closing the package with the notch of the two lateral faces, arranged in a 'V', to form an edge of the package. A transport unit is movable along a feed direction and configured to receive the package from the assembly station. A station opens the edge and fills the package with a dose of the product fed through the open notch. A station seals the notch.

Machine and process for making packages containing liquid or creamy products

A machine for making pods () containing products for infusion including a first roll () for feeding a first web () of filtering paper material along a predetermined path (P), a second roll () for feeding a second web () of filtering paper material along a predetermined path (P'), a station () for dispensing and successively placing individual charges () of product on the first web (), and a joining station () for superposing and joining the first web () and the second web () in such a way as to form a continuous succession () of pods (); the machine also includes, upstream of the dispensing station (), a magazine () for successively feeding a series of elements () for containing the infusion product and a station () for forming impressions in the first web () and positioning the elements () thereon.

Machine for making pods containing infusion products

A unit () for packaging articles () containing a product for infusion, preferably filter paper coffee pods (), is of the type comprising at least one operating stacking station () for stacking the pods () in such a way as to form at least one stack (,) of pods (). The stacking station () comprises a device () for handling the pods () which guides and controls the stack (,) of pods () as it is fed into a respective bag-like packet ().

Unit for packaging article containing infusion product

A device for dosing and forming pods () containing a product for infusion and comprising a piece of filter material containing a dose of the product for infusion. The device comprises: a station () for feeding the product into at least one forming impression () defining a single dose of the product and made in means () for forming a respective compressed disk () of the infusion product and releasing the compressed disk () from the impression () in the filter material to form the pod ().

Device for dosing and forming disks for pods containing a product for infusion

Described is a unit () for feeding powdered infusion material to a machine (M) producing packs () made from filter material (). The machine (M) comprises a production line () for making such packs () and consists of a conveyor () with mobile recesses () moving in a feed direction (L) designed to be covered with filter material () and to form impressions () in the filter material (); rotary feeders () fitted to the unit () designed to feed an amount or dose (C) of the powdered infusion material into the impressions (), and rotary precompactors () mounted on the rotary feeders () acting together with rotary feeders () to distribute the doses (C) uniformly inside the impressions ().

Unit for feeding infusion material to a machine producing filter packs

Described is an apparatus () for making pods () containing respective doses () of an infusion product. The apparatus comprises: revolving drum conveyor means () with pockets () uniformly distributed on it; a line (B) for feeding a first web () of filter material which feeds the first web () to the conveyor means () ; actuating means () for moving the first web () against the pockets () on the revolving drum conveyor means () to form on the first web () a series of impressions (L); and a second line (A) for feeding a second web () of filter material. In the apparatus described, the actuating means () comprise, for each pocket () on the revolving drum conveyor means (), at least one forming head () coupled with the pocket () itself, the forming head () being mobile towards and away from the pocket () so that it is pressed into the web () and impresses the web () in the pocket () to form the respective impression (L); and suction means () acting on the web () at the pocket () in synchrony with the forming head ().

Apparatus for making pods for infusion products

A blistering machine for producing blister packs has a production line, which includes consecutively: at least one thermoforming station of a first continuous band of thermoformable material; a station for feeding the products and filling the blister band; a feeding station of a second band, feeding the second band over the blister band; a closing station, including two opposite rollers; and a cutting station, in which the blister pack band is cut into respective blister packs. A tension mechanism is situated upstream of the closing station, to cooperate with the rollers of the closing station, to perform a selected tension on at least the first band.

Blistering machine for producing blister packs

A method for making pods () for products for infusion comprises the steps of: feeding a first portion () of filter material; making a compressed disk () of product, the disk being equivalent to a single dose of the product, at respective dosing and forming stations (); placing the compressed disk () on the first portion () of filter material; and superimposing a second portion () of filter material over the first portion () of filter material with the compressed disk () on it in such a way as to form the pod (). The invention also relates to an apparatus that embodies this method.

Method and apparatus for making pods for products for infusion

A blistering machine (M) for producing blister packs (B) has a production line including, arranged in a series: at least one thermoforming station () of a first continuous band () of thermoformable material, in order to define a blister band () with blisters containing products (); a station () for feeding the products () and filling the blister band () with the products; a feeding station () of a second band (), feeding continuously the second band () over the blister band () to form a blister pack band (NB); a closing station (), where the first blister band () is sealed by the second band () to obtain a blister pack; a station () for processing the blister pack band (NB); and a cutting station (R), in which the blister pack band is cut into respective blister packs (B) filled with the products (). The production line extends, at least beginning from the products feeding station (), along a continuous feeding path (A), substantially horizontal. The processing station (), along the path (A), is defined by at least one printing/debossing station () of the blister pack band (NB), which includes a printing/debossing device (), moving continuously toward and away from the blister pack band (NB) and following the blister pack band (NB) along the path (A).

Described is a machine () for making and packaging articles () containing infusion product, the machine () being of the type defined by a production line (A) comprising a plurality of operating stations located one after the other and designed to make at least one continuous strip (S) by superposing and sealing two webs of filter paper with measured quantities or charges () of infusion product interposed between them at regular intervals; and at least one cutting station () for dividing up the strip (S) to form a succession of individual articles (). The machine () further comprises at least one built-in packaging station () for packaging groups of the articles () in bag-like packets (). The built-in packaging station () is located immediately downstream of the cutting station () and comprises a packaging device () for making up stacks () with the articles () anda transfer device () which guides the stacks () of articles () along a vertical feed path section (Z) transversal to the production line (A) and feeds them into the bag-like packets ().

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Imola, Italy

Roberto Conti