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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1994
Donald E Smith, Kansas City, MO (US);
Multivac Sepp Haggenmuller KG, Wolfertschwenden, DE;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for maximizing the production rate of a modular vacuum packaging machine comprising a container forming station wherein a unit of containers is formed from film web, a loading station wherein product is loaded into a unit of containers, a sealing station adapted to simultaneously vacuum seal at least two units of containers with film web, a conveying means for indexing the containers through the stations, and a control means comprising a means for activating the container forming and loading stations after every index of the conveying means and a means for activating the sealing station after every at least second index of the conveying means, whereby optimum efficiency of the packaging machine is achieved.