Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Stefano Flore

Davide Borghi

Paolo Fontanazzi

Massimo Pradelli

Paolo Scarabelli

Fabrizio Rimondi

Elena Sacchetti

Paolo Mignano

Luca Capelli

Stefano Rossi

Claudio Bianchini

Massimo Viola

Roberto Torelli

Matteo Davoli

Fabio Curbastro Ricci

Giorgio Piccinini

Curbastro Fabio Ricci

There is described a packaging apparatus () for forming sealed packages () from a tube (). The packaging apparatus () has an endless conveyor device () arranged in a conveyor zone (), conveying carts () and operative units () moved by the plurality of conveying carts () along a path (P, Q). Each operative unit () moves between an operative configuration, in which the operative unit () manipulates the tube () and a rest configuration in which the operative unit () is detached from the tube (). Each operative unit () has a half-shell () and one of a sealing element () or a counter-sealing element () and each operative unit () is carried by one respective conveying cart () and extends laterally away therefrom so that the conveyor zone () is laterally spaced apart from an operative zone () where the tube is manipulated.

Packaging apparatus for forming sealed packages from a tube of packaging material

There is described an apparatus for forming opening devices on a sheet packaging material for packaging pourable food products; the apparatus comprises conveying means for advancing the packaging material along a given path, at least one molding unit arranged along the path and adapted to mold one opening device on a receiving portion of the packaging material, and at least one movable element carrying the molding unit and advanced parallel to at least a portion of the path to allow the molding unit to form the opening device while the packaging material is being advanced along the path.

Apparatus for forming opening devices on a sheet packaging material for packaging pourable food products

The invention relates to a drive system () with electromagnetic energy transfer. The system () comprises a track () comprising a plurality of stators (), each stator () having at least one winding adapted to generate a magnetic field having a fundamental harmonic () and at least one further harmonic () when fed with an varying current, and a movable element () comprising a primary magnetic element () adapted to receive said fundamental harmonic () to drive said movable element () along said track. The system () is characterized in that said movable element () further comprises a secondary magnetic element (-) adapted to receive said at least one further harmonic () to generate power onboard of said movable element (). The invention also relates to a linear fractional slot synchronous machine and a rotational synchronous machine.

Drive system with electromagnetic energy transfer

A unit for sequencing and guiding items, in which the items are grouped into batches of one or more items; the unit comprises a first conveyor for advancing the items from an input station to an output station, and a sequencing apparatus cooperable with the items to form the batches and to drive them to the output station; the sequencing apparatus comprises a second conveyor comprising a track and plural movable elements independently moved along the track; the track has a work portion parallel to the first conveyor, and the movable elements include respective interacting portions, adapted to protrude over the first conveyor when the movable elements are advanced along the work portion of the track, and cooperating with the items to drive them to the desired positions along the first conveyor to define the batches and to locate the batches at the desired distances from one another.

Unit for sequencing and guiding items

A divider dividing products into parallel lanes comprises a support frame; at least one guide channel for receiving the products, carried by the frame and extending parallel to a longitudinal direction; a fixed first guide connected to the frame and extending parallel to a transversal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; second guide carried by the frame and extending parallel to the longitudinal direction; first actuator for moving the guide channel parallel to the transversal direction; and second actuator for moving one of two telescopically coupled channel portions of the guide channel relative to the other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction; the second guide connected to the frame in a fixed position; the first/second actuators comprising a first/second motorized cursor slidably coupled to the first/second guide and connected to the guide channel/one of the two channel portions to move it parallel to the transversal/longitudinal direction.

Divider for dividing products into parallel lanes

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Bologna, Italy

Stefano Flore