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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2014
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
Marco Ricco', Spilamberto, IT;
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
A unit for carrying out operations on first and second areas of packaging material which are spaced a first distance along direction when a portion of packaging material comprising first and second areas is flat; unit comprising: a feeding group feeding a packaging material web along a direction and in a first sense; a first tool to carry out first operation on first area arranged in a first desired position; a second tool to carry out second operation on second area arranged in a second desired position; first and second tool spaced for a second distance along direction; feeding group comprises: advancing device controllable to arrest web in a position, at which second area is spaced an intentional offset from second desired position; and an actuator controllable for moving second area towards second desired position to recover offset; absolute value of difference between first and distances being equal to offset.