The invention relates to a method, to an application head (1), and to a packaging device for producing strapped packages, each of which is made of at least two grouped articles that are held together by means of at least one strapping band. The method has at least the following steps: providing the at least two grouped articles, which are positioned in a movement and/or handling area of an application head (1); and inserting at least one prefabricated closed strapping band into the application head (1), in which the strapping band is fixed in a defined position. The application head (1) has a variable opening width of a cage (50) which can surround the outer surface of the grouped articles. The application head (1) equipped with the at least one strapping band is then lowered over the articles by means of a feed movement which runs approximately parallel to longitudinal central axes of the articles, wherein the cage (50) of the application head (1) contacts the grouped articles on the outer surface thereof and at least slightly compresses the grouped articles. The strapping band is then positioned at a provided position of the articles by lowering the application head (1), which is simultaneously compressing the articles, in a defined manner. The opening width of the cage (50) of the application head (1) is then increased while the at least one strapping band is simultaneously released and removed from its fixed position within the application head (1) and the application head (1) is raised over the strapped article grouping and is removed therefrom.
The invention relates to a method, to an application device (40), and to a packaging device for producing packaging units (13). Each of the packaging units (13) is made of at least two grouped articles (10) which are held together by means of at least one strapping band (15) and by means of at least one packaging blank (60). The method has at least the following steps: providing the articles (10) in a movement and/or handling area of an application head (1); inserting a closed strapping band (15) and a prepared packaging blank (60) into the application head (1); feeding the application head (1) equipped with the at least one strapping band (15) and the at least one packaging blank (60) to the articles (10), said grouped articles (10) being at least slightly compressed; positioning the strapping band (15); securing the packaging blank (60) to the articles (10); opening the application head (1) while simultaneously releasing and separating the at least one strapping band (15) from the fixed position of the strapping band within the application head (1); releasing and separating the at least one packaging blank (60); and removing the application head (1) from the strapped article grouping (12) combined by a packaging blank (60).
The invention relates to a blank (10) for folding up a holding device for containers, more particularly cans, having a beaded edge, the blank (10) having a cover section (16) for arranging on a row of containers, and two opposite fixing sections (20) being formed on the cover section (16), which fixing sections are each connected to the cover section (16) by means of a fold line (22), the blank being characterised in that holding edges (48) for engaging under the beaded edges of the container are formed at the fixing sections (20) by straight-line main intersection lines (24) which are offset parallel to the fold lines (22). The invention further relates to a holding device for containers, more particularly cans, obtained by folding such a blank (10). Finally, the invention relates to a multipack having such a holding device, on which containers, more particularly cans, are held, wherein the holding edges (48) of the fixing sections (20) engage under beaded edges of the container and the cover section (16) lies on the containers.
B65D 71/42 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed by folding a blank formed by folding a single blank into a single layer element
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PACKAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING UNITS
The invention relates to a packaging apparatus (1) and to a method for producing packaging units (35). The packaging units (35) comprise at least one article (30), in particular at least one drinks can (31), on which at least one at least partially sheet-like packaging blank (20) is arranged. In the sheet-like region, the packaging blank (20) has at least one through-opening (23) for the at least one article (30). The packaging apparatus (1) comprises at least one feed device (2) for the at least one article (30), or for groupings (40) of at least two articles (30), a pretreatment module (9) for preparing the packaging blank (20) for application to the at least one article (30), and a first packaging module (7) for applying the packaging blank (20) to the at least one article (30) and for securing it thereon. The pretreatment module (9) comprises at least one device which is designed to reduce a resistance force in a peripheral region (24) of the through-openings (23) of the packaging blank (20) when the packaging blank (20) is subsequently applied to the at least one article (30).
B65B 17/02 - Joining articles, e.g. cans, directly to each other for convenience of storage, transport, or handling
B65D 71/50 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
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CONVEYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CABLE CONDUIT ON A CONVEYING DEVICE
The invention relates to a conveying device (1) for conveying containers (5) or container closures (6) and to a method for mounting a cable conduit (30; 300) on a conveying device (1). The conveying device (1) has a conveying element (11, 12; 19) for making contact with at least one part of the containers (5) or container closures (6), at least in some sections or temporarily, while they are conveyed in a predefined conveying direction (TR), the conveying element (11, 12; 19) being supported on a frame (10), and at least one cable conduit holder (20; 200; 2000) for holding a cable conduit (30; 300), wherein the at least one cable conduit holder (20; 200; 2000) is designed to mount the cable conduit holder (20; 200; 2000) on the conveying device (1) without tools and to accommodate the cable conduit (30; 300) without tools.
The invention relates to a method for operating a plastics recycling system (100), comprising: detecting the energy consumption of individual or several or all energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) of the plastics recycling system (100), detecting an operating state of the plastics recycling system (100), identifying the energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) required for the operating state, using a hierarchy of the energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) depending on their energy consumption and/or their operating mode and/or the operating state of the plastics recycling system (100), and supplying the required energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) with energy taking into account said hierarchy, wherein the maximum peak power supplied to the entirety of the required energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107) is smaller than the sum of the rated peak powers of the individual required energy consumers (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107).
B29B 17/00 - Recovery of plastics or other constituents of waste material containing plastics
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the network; Circuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING LABELED PLASTIC ARTICLES
A method and a device for recycling labeled plastic articles are described. Accordingly, the labels are detached from the plastic articles and the plastic articles treated in this way are sorted in particular automatically. During sorting, plastic articles from which the labels have not been properly detached are sorted out and again subjected to the treatment for detaching the labels.
The invention comprises a method for conveying goods to be conveyed (2) with a cellular wheel sluice (2), wherein in a housing (3), the goods to be conveyed (2) are conveyed with rotor blades (5) of the rotating cellular wheel (4), and sealing lips (6) of the rotor blades (5) abut against at least one sealing surface (7) of the housing (3), characterized in that during the transport of certain goods to be conveyed (2), such a sealing surface (7) and/or sealing lips (6) can be used which are formed from an abrasive material that is contained in the goods to be conveyed (2).
The invention relates to a method of separating foreign polymers from a polymer mixture that comprises amorphous PET particles and crystalline PET particles, wherein the softening point of the foreign polymers is lower than that of the crystalline PET particles, and wherein the method comprises the steps of: separating the amorphous PET particles from the polymer mixture, heating the resulting polymer mixture to a temperature between the softening point of the foreign polymers and that of the crystalline PET particles, and separating the foreign polymers from the resulting polymer mixture. The invention furthermore relates to a device for separating foreign polymers from a polymer mixture that comprises amorphous PET particles and crystalline PET particles, wherein the softening point of the foreign polymers is lower than that of the crystalline PET particles, comprising: a first separation unit for separating the amorphous PET particles from the polymer mixture, a second separation unit with a heating device for separating the foreign polymers from the resulting polymer mixture.
The invention comprises a method for sorting out fine particles from a particle mixture arranged on a surface of a support element wherein the particle mixture comprises particles of different sizes, in particular fine particles with a diameter of up to 1 mm, characterised in that the fine particles are at least partially sorted out from the particle mixture by means of an electrostatically charged separating element.
The invention relates to a device and method for recovering energy from a hot medium, in particular from hot wort or hot mash for a beer brewery, comprising a first heat exchanger device for a heat transfer medium W that is arranged in particular downstream of a device for heating, boiling or keeping wort or mash warm and is designed such that the heat transfer medium W can be heated while cooling preferably wort or mash, wherein at least one heat consumer of the brewery is heated with said heat transfer medium W. The heat transfer medium W cooled down during heating the heat consumer can be recirculated to the first heat exchanger device (1) in the circuit K.
The invention relates to a secondary packaging (10), comprising at least two articles connected to each other, such as PET containers (12), which are held together by means of at least one tape- or strip-shaped, closed strap (18) that is tensioned horizontally around an outer face (16) of the articles or PET containers (12). The strap is formed by means of one, two or more identical or different tapes (20) made of plastic or a composite material, which at the ends thereof are glued and/or welded to each other in an overlapping manner forming an integral or multi-part contact point (22). At the contact point (22), or removed therefrom, at least one relief loop (30) is designed on the strap (18). The invention further relates to a method for producing a secondary packaging that is provided with a strap (18), which is applied using the following steps: inserting the tape (20) in a frame that is placed around the secondary packaging (10), clamping the tape (20) in at least one point, forming a relief loop (30) in the direct vicinity of the clamping point, pulling back the non-clamped tape section and tensioning the tape (20), clamping the tape sections in the region of the relief loop (30), welding the tape sections located one on top of the other, and releasing the strap tape (18).
B65D 71/50 - Bundles of articles held together by packaging elements for convenience of storage or transport, e.g. portable segregating carrier for plural receptacles such as beer cans or pop bottles; Bales of material comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank
B65D 75/10 - Articles or materials wholly enclosed in single sheets or wrapper blanks in sheets or blanks initially folded to form tubes with the ends of the tube closed by twisting
The invention relates to a container comprising a base body and a thread, comprising an at least partially circumferential securing ring which extends essentially radially outwards relative to the base body of the container, wherein the circumferential securing ring is arranged between the thread and the base body in a longitudinal direction of the container and is spaced apart from the thread in the longitudinal direction of the container. According to the invention, the container comprises an at least partially circumferential groove between the thread and the circumferential securing ring, wherein this groove has a smaller external cross-section than the securing ring and a smaller external cross-section than the thread.
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