Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a.

Tony Kinas

Alessandro Morselli

Mathias N Coulomb

Brian Alfred Williams

Giorgio Santoni

Jon Paul Laskis

Slobodan Milosevic

Fabio Ferrari

A wrapping unit () for a packaging line () comprises a conveyor () for feeding a succession of products () in a first direction () and a wrapping station () arranged along the conveyor () for wrapping a film () of wrapping material around said products (), said wrapping station () comprising a wrapping device () provided with a plurality of wrapping members (), each of said wrapping members () extending in a second direction () perpendicular to said first direction (), said wrapping unit () further comprising a stability control group () for preventing said products () from tipping along said conveyor (), said stability control group () comprising a plurality of anti-tip devices (), each of said anti-tip devices () being associated, during operation, with a respective product () to move together with said respective product () through said wrapping station ().

Product wrapping unit for a packaging line

Package grouping unit for a packaging line operable to produce multipacks; the grouping unit () comprises a linear conveyor () operable to feed a succession of packages () at a first speed (V); and at least one grouping assembly () formed by two sub-assemblies (); wherein each sub-assembly comprises a pair of endless conveyors () and define, with the endless conveyors () of the other sub-assembly (), a package grouping channel () having a package inlet () and a group outlet (); each endless conveyor is provided with a number of package retaining elements (); the endless conveyors are operable independently from each other to move a first retaining element () through the package inlet () at a second speed (V) lower than the first speed (V) so as to intercept and slow down a first package () in the succession and cause the packages () to group; and to move a second retaining element (), carried by a different endless conveyor (), through the package inlet () so as to intercept the last package () in the succession and define, with the first retaining element (), a seat that is so sized as to accommodate a package group () and is movable, with the package group (), along the grouping channel ().

Package grouping unit with package linear speed reduction

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Greer, SC, United States of America

Tony Kinas