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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Cryovac, Inc., Duncan, SC (US);
Riccardo Palumbo, Arona, IT;
Giulio Benedetti, Solbiate Arno, IT;
Cryovac, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
It is described an apparatus () for packaging a product (P) comprising: a forming station () configured for receiving a base film () and for forming with it a precursor body () having a plurality of tray-shaped elements () adjacent to each other, and a packaging station () configured for receiving said precursor body () and a closing film (), the packaging station () being configured for attaching the closing film () to the precursor body () at least at an upper opening () of a predetermined number of said tray-shaped elements () for forming packages (C) flanked to each other. A movement device () is configured for moving at least one of said forming () and packaging stations (), for conferring to the precursor body () a step-by-step discontinuous movement along a predetermined advancement path (T). It is also described a packaging process using the apparatus ().