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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Hastamat Verpackungstechnik Gmbh, Lahnau, DE;
Olaf Piepenbrock, Osnabrueck, DE;
Horst Konstandin, Karlsbad, DE;
HASTAMAT VERPACKUNGSTECHNIK GMBH, Lahnau, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method as well as to an apparatus for manufacturing packaging units in a tubular bag forming, filling and sealing machine. Separated products () are transferred to a portioning device () by means of a horizontal conveyor () in order to manufacture portion units () with a defined arrangement and number of products, and the portion units, which are enveloped by a film web (), are subsequently conveyed to a separating device with the help of a vertical conveyor () in order to separate the packaging units. The portioning device is used both to manufacture the portion units and to synchronize the portioning device with the horizontal conveyor and the vertical conveyor.