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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
Davide Borghi, Modena, IT;
Paolo Fontanazzi, Modena, IT;
Fabrizio Rimondi, Castel San Pietro Terme, IT;
Stefano Flore, Bologna, IT;
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
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.