Production of band-driven packages and their components

Methods are disclosed for making a band-driven package (72) or a band-drive component for a package, and machines for performing the methods. One method comprises providing a substrate (10) encircled by a band (20), the band being defined by web portions joined to each other at at least one join (48...

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Main Authors DANIEL KUMMER, ALFRED WIPF, CYRILLE FUELLEMANN, ADRIAN JAMES DAVID HOWSON, IAN DUNCKLEY, TIMOTHY MICHAEL WOOD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.11.2007
Subjects
CONVEYING
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
UNPACKING
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Summary:Methods are disclosed for making a band-driven package (72) or a band-drive component for a package, and machines for performing the methods. One method comprises providing a substrate (10) encircled by a band (20), the band being defined by web portions joined to each other at at least one join (48) outboard of an edge (28,26) of the substrate (10); and advancing the band around the substrate (10) to move the join inboard of said edge (28,26) of the substrate (10).
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20070246821