Cryovac, Inc.

Stefano Capitani

Giulio Benedetti

Alessandra Ghirardi

Morris John Field

Christoforos Chrysanthidis

Jvanohe Rizzi

Lino Cosaro

Matteo Colaone

Ivo Pascolo

Carmen Roveda

Ferrante Folchini

Anacleto Galeazzi

Luca Sutto

Sergio Chiodini

A package includes a support having a base having a product thereon, a peripheral flange surrounding the base and forming at least one gripping tab, and a film engaged with the peripheral flange to define a housing compartment for the product. The support has a first surface and a second surface, with the second surface presenting heat bonding properties to the film that are different from heat bonding properties of the first surface to the film. The gripping tab includes a first portion and a second portion arranged above the first portion. The gripping tab is externally defined by the second surface and includes a peripheral edge which is part of a radially external perimeter of the peripheral flange.

Package and process for making said package

The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support () which has: a base () configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge () which surrounds the base (), a removable portion () extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge () away from the base (). The package further comprises: a closing film () engaged with a portion of the perimetral edge () and with the removable portion () for defining a housing compartment () for the product, a gripping portion () emerging from the perimetral edge (); the removable portion () and at least a part of the closing film () are configured for being separated from the support () during an opening step of the package. The package is configured for defining a closing condition in which: the closing film in cooperation with the support () prevents access to the housing compartment (), and the removable portion () is aligned with at least a portion () of the perimetral edge () from which it extends as a prolongation. The removable portion () has a cavity () the concavity whereof, at least in the closed condition of the package, faces the perimetral edge (); the gripping portion () is disposed, at least in the closed condition of the package, within said cavity (). The present invention also relates to a process and an apparatus for making said package.

Package, process and apparatus for making said package

The present invention relates to a package for containing a product comprising a support () which has: a base () configured for receiving one or more products, a perimetral edge () which surrounds the base (), a removable portion () extending as a prolongation of the perimetral edge () away from the base (). The package further comprises a closing film () engaged to a portion of the perimetral edge () and to the removable portion () and configured for defining&#x2014;in cooperation with the support ()&#x2014;a housing compartment () for the product (P); the removable portion () and at least a part of the closing film () are configured for being separated from the support () during an opening step of the package (). The package () is configured for defining a closing condition in which: the closing film in cooperation with the support () prevents access to the housing compartment () of the product (P), and the removable portion () is aligned with at least a portion () of the perimetral edge () from which it extends as a prolongation. The package () further comprises a gripping portion () emerging from the perimetral edgeand extending, in the closed condition of the package, transversally to the removable portion (). The present invention also relates to a process and an apparatus for making said package.

Package, apparatus and process of manufacturing said package

An apparatus is configured to make containers from sheet material. The apparatus includes a supply station for supplying a film having at least one folded portion having three or more film flaps folded and superimposed with respect to each other; a welding station configured to receive the film. The welding station comprises a welding head configured for welding the folded portion of the film and forming a container defining a housing compartment; the welding head comprises a heater made of electrically conductive material whose electrical resistivity, at least in a predetermined temperature range, decreases upon the increase of the temperature of the same electrically conductive material.

Apparatus and method of making containers

A package includes a support and a closing film. The support has a supporting portion that receives a product, a perimetral edge surrounding the supporting portion, a gripping portion extending away from the opposite side of the supporting portion, a removable portion extending from the supporting portion. The closing film engages a portion of the perimetral edge and, with the support, defines a housing compartment for the product. The closing film comprises a first film portion engaged with the removable portion and a second film portion engaged with the gripping portion. When the package is opened, the removable portion at least partly separates from the support together with the first film portion and the second film portion remains engaged with the gripping portion of the support.

Package, apparatus and process of manufacturing such a package

An apparatus for packaging a product comprises a packaging assembly to fix a film sheet to a support. The packaging assembly includes a lower tool having seats for receiving the support and an upper tool facing the lower tool and comprising a film holding plate for holding the film sheet. The film holding plate has an active surface for receiving the film sheet, where the upper and lower tools cooperating to define a packaging chamber. The packaging assembly is open to receive the film sheet in a first operating condition and is hermetically closed in a second operating condition. The film holding plate has a lateral surface extending substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the active surface, the film holding plate comprising ejectors arranged in the lateral surface for ejecting a stream of gas substantially parallel to said plane and substantially away from a center of the active surface.

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 package including a tray () provided with a base (), a plurality of sidewalls () extending upwardly and slightly outwardly from said base (), a primary flange () integrally joined to the upper edges of the sidewalls () and extending outwardly all around the upper periphery of the sidewalls (), a rim (), i.e., a downward flap extending downwardly and tapering slightly outwardly from the outer periphery of the primary flange (), and a secondary flange (), i.e., an overhanging portion extending outwardly from the lower edge of the rim (), said tray being characterized in that a plurality of strengthening ribs () extend substantially vertically along the rim () and outwardly with respect to the tray body. The trays () according to the present invention have an improved rigidity and improved resistance to deformation and bending, improvements that have been achieved without increasing the amount of plastic material used for the manufacture of the tray () but relying only on a specific geometry thereof.

Package including a thermoplastic tray

A method of manufacturing together a support () and frame () of a container assembly (), the method comprising:

Method of manufacturing a container assembly and a container assembly

A solid thermoformed plastic tray () provided with a base (), a plurality of sidewalls () extending upwardly and slightly outwardly from said base (), a primary flange () integrally joined to the upper edges of the sidewalls () and extending outwardly all around the upper periphery of the sidewalls (), a rim (), i.e., a downward flap extending downwardly and tapering slightly outwardly from the outer periphery of the primary flange (), and a secondary flange (), i.e., an overhanging portion extending outwardly from the lower edge of the rim (), said tray being characterized in that a plurality of strengthening ribs () extend substantially vertically along the rim () and outwardly with respect to the tray body. The trays () according to the present invention have an improved rigidity and improved resistance to deformation and bending, improvements that have been achieved without increasing the amount of plastic material used for the manufacture of the tray () but relying only on a specific geometry thereof.

Thermoplastic tray

A method of packaging a fresh meat product on a support member () lidded with a twin lidding film () including an inner oxygen permeable film () and an outer gas impermeable film (), by providing the twin lidding film () as a composite wound up on a single supply roll and, following unwinding and before entering into a lidding station (), briefly separating the two films () and () before superposing them again one over the other before the sealing step.

Packaging process for fresh meat products, fresh meat package obtainable thereby and twin lidding film suitable therefor

A form-fill-seal machine has an ultrasonic vibration emitter head positioned outside the tube being formed by the overlapping of the margins and of a film web, and an anvil positioned inside the tube defined by those margins, the anvil being mounted on an anvil carrier which is supported by a frame element entirely independent of the forming box used to fold the film, so as to isolate the anvil from vibrations sustained from the forming box. The anvil carrier can be mounted directly to a carrier body for the ultrasonic vibration emitter, and preferably has the shape of an inverted letter J where the anvil is positioned near the toe of the J, the mounting to the sealing machine frame is at the top of the stem of the J, with a slot between the toe and the stem

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