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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
May. 26, 2015
Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.a., Pully, CH;
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully, CH;
Abstract
There is described a method for feeding a supply station () of a packaging unit () with a new reel () of sheet packaging material, comprising the steps of releasably connecting a sheet packaging material holder () to a support structure (); coupling an end portion () of new reel () with holder () connected, in turn, to support structure (); carrying out on end portion () at least an operation, which is preliminary for joining of end portion () to a first edge () of a terminated reel () previously connected to packaging unit (); moving new reel () together with holder () from support structure () towards supply station (); and releasably connecting a fixed part () of supply station () to holder () together with new reel ().