200results about "Binding material removal" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of printing and dyeing textile equipment, and discloses an automatic cloth roll dismounting device which comprises a stacking support, a plurality of cloth rolls can be stacked on the stacking support in sequence, and binding ropes are bound to the two ends of each cloth roll; a robot body is arranged on one side of the stacking support, and a first clamp or a second clamp can be installed at the top end of the robot body. Wherein the first clamp and the second clamp are installed in a mutually exclusive mode, that is, only one set of the first clamp and the second clamp can be installed at the same position of the top end of the robot body, the equipment for automatically disassembling the yardage rolls can achieve unstacking of the yardage rolls, cutting off binding ropes and adjusting the orientation of cloth ends of the yardage rolls, meanwhile, automation of the whole carrying and feeding process of the yardage rolls is achieved, and the automation degree is high. The effect of saving labor and corresponding labor cost input in the unwinding link is achieved to the maximum extent, meanwhile, the effective working efficiency of unwinding can be greatly improved, and the labor intensity of workers is relieved.

The invention provides a full-automatic unpacking and scattering machine for bundling materials. The full-automatic unpacking and scattering machine comprises a feeding and conveying device; the rope detaching device is installed above the feeding conveying device and comprises a rope detaching rack, a transverse guide rail is installed on the rope detaching rack, and a rope cutting mechanism and a rope inserting mechanism are installed on the transverse guide rail; and the scattering device is mounted at a discharge port of the feeding and conveying device. The full-automatic unpacking and scattering machine for the bundled materials is reasonable in design, high in automation degree, capable of achieving automatic feeding, unpacking and scattering operation of the bundled materials, free of manual participation in the whole process, high in rope unpacking and scattering efficiency and good in effect.

The invention relates to product box unpacking and stacking equipment which comprises a pushing device, a box stacking device and a box stacking device. The unboxing device comprises an unboxing mechanism, a supporting mechanism and a clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism is arranged on the peripheral side of the supporting mechanism in a surrounding mode, the clamping mechanism can clamp or release the product box in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the supporting mechanism can abut against or be separated from the bottom of the product box in the third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction; the unboxing mechanism can cut adhesive tape of the product box, open box leaves of the product box and push the product box to be folded. And the lifting device is arranged in the third direction, and the output end of the lifting device is connected with the clamping mechanism so as to drive the clamping mechanism to drive the product box to move in the third direction. In this way, automatic unpacking and folding of the product box can be achieved, manual operation is not needed in the whole process, the labor intensity is reduced, cyclic utilization of the product box and the partition plates is achieved, and the turnover space is reduced.

A method for depalletising a ream of cartons wrapped by a strap. The method may include collecting, by a robot gripping head, the ream of cartons placed on a pallet. Collecting the ream may include exerting a suction force on the ream by one or more suction mouths. The method may also include moving a first arm and a second arm to position the first arm and the second arm below the ream and retain the ream in a positioning zone obtained in the head.

The invention relates to the technical field of food processing equipment, and provides a packing material tray conveying system which comprises an overturning device, a film tearing device, a transferring device, a shaft penetrating device and a feeding device. The turnover device is used for turning over the packing material disc to the axis level; the transfer device is suitable for transferring the packing material disc to the film tearing device; the film tearing device is used for cutting and removing packaging films at the two ends of the packaging material disc on the transfer device. The shaft penetrating device is used for penetrating the packing material shaft into the packing material disc with the packing films at the two ends removed. The feeding device is used for supporting the packing material disc through the packing material shaft after shaft penetrating; the film tearing device is further used for cutting and removing the packaging film on the side wall of the packaging material disc on the feeding device. The feeding device is further used for supplying the packaging material disc with the packaging films at the two ends and the side wall removed to the filling machine. The whole process of overturning, transferring, film tearing, shaft penetrating and feeding of the packing material disc can be achieved, the manual operation mode is replaced, the labor cost can be effectively reduced, the production efficiency is improved, man-made pollution cannot be generated, and the production quality is effectively improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of photovoltaic module assembling equipment, and provides a photovoltaic module angle bead dismounting device. The device comprises a working unit, a follow-up unit and a driving unit which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom. The working unit comprises a clamping assembly used for clamping an angle bead and a cutter unit used for cutting off a C-shaped adhesive tape of the angle bead. The driving unit drives the working unit to translate and rotate; the follow-up unit comprises a first connecting part connected with the driving unit and a second connecting part connected with the working unit. The first connecting part and the second connecting part are movably connected through the two sets of sliding rail and sliding block assemblies, the second connecting part rotates at the moment pushed by the angle bead, two parts which are relatively far away from an angle bead clamping point and long in force arm are arranged between the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and the second connecting part can be pushed to rotate only through small thrust. The relative position of the two rotating fulcrums can be adjusted in real time, the adjusting angle is wide, and accurate adjustment of the position of the clamping assembly is achieved.

The invention discloses an acid rolling unit inlet steel coil pretreatment integrated system and a pretreatment method and relates to the technical field of acid rolling units. The problems that most of the previous preparation work of an existing pickling rolling unit needs manual operation, only a single problem can be solved, and time and labor are consumed are solved. The integrated system is characterized in that a strap detaching unit recognizes the strap head of a strap and detach the strap, and after bundle detaching is completed, a detaching completion signal is sent to a steel coil state information detection unit; the steel coil state information detection unit obtains the state information of the current steel coil; the state information of the current steel coil is sent to the end surface defect detection unit; the end face defect detection unit performs steel coil end face quality defect detection and thickness measurement according to the state information of the current steel coil, and sends the detection information to the code spraying recognition unit; the sprayed code recognition unit confirms the state of the defective steel coil and determines the picture where the sprayed code is located, the text of the sprayed code picture is detected and recognized, and the recognized information is compared with the ID read by the upper computer. The method is applied to metallurgy.

The invention discloses a film pasting device which comprises a base, a protective film assembly, a sliding seat and a driving mechanism, the sliding seat is installed on the base and can slide in the front-back direction relative to the base, and the front-back direction is the length direction of the base; the sliding seat is provided with a containing cabin used for containing electronic equipment, the protective film assembly comprises a first protective film, a protective film body and a second protective film which are sequentially stacked from top to bottom, the rear end of the first protective film can be connected to the position, behind the containing cabin, of the sliding seat, and the front end of the second protective film can be connected to the front end of the base; the driving mechanism comprises a force storage part, and the force storage part is used for releasing mechanical energy to provide driving force for the driving mechanism after being triggered, so that the driving mechanism drives the sliding seat to slide towards the rear end of the base along with the electronic equipment, and the protective film body is attached to the surface of the electronic equipment in the sliding process. The mechanical energy is released through the force storage part to provide driving force, film tearing and film pasting can be automatically conducted at the same time, and the film pasting efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a box opening and anti-blocking device capable of achieving split charging of emulsion explosives, and belongs to the technical field of emulsion explosive box opening. The box opening mechanism comprises a fixing frame fixedly connected to the inner wall of the box opening bin, a cross-shaped groove is formed in the fixing frame, a cross-shaped block is slidably connected to the inner wall of the cross-shaped groove, a first groove is formed in the upper end of the cross-shaped block, a second groove is formed in the inner wall of the first groove, and a fixing rod is slidably connected to the inner wall of the second groove in a sealed mode; a blade is fixedly connected to the other end of the fixing rod, a T-shaped block is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the box opening bin, and a mounting frame is fixedly connected to the upper end of the T-shaped block. According to the device, the driving motor rotates reversely to drive the blade to move for unpacking, and the bearing plate can slide in a reciprocating manner to support the middle sealing part of the carton, so that the falling condition of the middle sealing part of the carton under the gravity action of emulsion explosive is avoided, and the blade is prevented from scratching the emulsion explosive during unpacking.

The invention discloses a material box for packaging a set of food materials, in particular to a material box for automatic feeding of cooking equipment, the material box comprises a box body and a sealing film, the box body comprises more than two material grids separated by material grid separation walls; a box body protruding part is further arranged on the front portion of the box body of the material box, and an easy-to-break structure convenient to break is arranged at the connecting position of the box body protruding part and the sealing edge on the front portion of the box body. The front part of the sealing film is provided with a sealing film protruding part which is tightly sealed with the box body protruding part; and the relatively soft sealing film protruding part and the relatively rigid box body protruding part are connected into a whole and form a straight and relatively rigid body. The invention further discloses an automatic film tearing and feeding device corresponding to the material box. According to the material box, the sealing film of the material box is particularly convenient to open, materials are fed in different times, automatic cooking can be facilitated, and take-out and prepared dishes can be conveniently used.

An empty box folding system according to an aspect of the present disclosure that allows easy change in the size of the box folds a box formed from a box sheet having a plurality of interconnected panels, the system comprising: a robot that has a working head that suctions the box sheet and moves the box; and a folding aid member that changes a relative angle of the panels by abutting against the box moved by the robot.

The application discloses a bottle unpacking system, which comprises a cutting belt platform and a bottle box separating platform, a box pushing device is arranged between the cutting belt platform and the bottle box separating platform, cutting belt devices are arranged on the two sides of the cutting belt platform, the bottle box separating platform is provided with an edge opening device for turning up and opening the front and back flaps of a packaging box, a lifting bottle pushing device for pushing the bottles in the packaging box out, and a lifting bottle protecting device for protecting the front side of the bottles when the lifting bottle pushing device pushes the bottles, and a blowing device is arranged on the lifting bottle protecting device and used for blowing off the ears at the two ends of the flaps. The application further discloses a bottle unpacking method. The bottle unpacking system and method have the advantages that the ears can be prevented from being pressed and turned inwards to hang the moving bottles, and the problems of equipment shutdown or product damage are avoided.

The invention relates to the technical field of reinforcing steel bars, in particular to a full-automatic intelligent unbundling all-in-one machine for bundled reinforcing steel bars, which comprises an identification guide rail, an identification module is arranged in the identification guide rail, two groups of conveying belts are arranged at the bottom of the identification guide rail, a transmission belt is arranged at the bottom of the identification guide rail, and a travelling crane support is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the identification guide rail. A ground rail crane is slidably mounted at the bottom of the crane support, a fixing support is arranged on the front side of the conveying belt, a gear guide rail is fixedly mounted in the recognition guide rail, a clamping and cutting mechanism is arranged on the front side of the recognition guide rail, a shearing mechanism is arranged on the front side of the recognition guide rail, and the clamping and cutting mechanism comprises a sliding frame. The clamping and cutting mechanism can be matched with the motor through the telescopic air cylinder to achieve gathering, lifting and precise shearing of bundled iron wires, automatic reset is achieved through the spring after shearing, and convenience is provided for follow-up shearing and continuous operation.

A stretch wrapping apparatus, unwrapping apparatus, system, and / or method suitable for use in recycling and / or reuse applications associated with palletized loads that are wrapped with stretch film. In recycling applications, various unwrapping apparatus designs may be utilized to collect stretch film spirally wrapped around a load, generally by unwrapping the stretch film over the course of multiple revolutions. In reuse applications, various stretch wrapping apparatus designs may be used to wrap stretch film around a load in a manner that conditions the stretch film for reusability, while various unwrapping apparatus designs may be utilized to collect the stretch film from a load into a roll form that is suitable for use in wrapping other loads.

The invention relates to the technical field of cloth retreating machines, and particularly discloses a visual automatic unbinding device which comprises a bottom frame, a carrier roller assembly, a rope cutting mechanism, a jacking mechanism and a rotating auxiliary mechanism are arranged on the bottom frame, the rope cutting mechanism is located below the carrier roller assembly, the jacking mechanism is located on the inner side of the middle of the carrier roller assembly, and the rotating auxiliary mechanism is located below the rope cutting mechanism. The rotating auxiliary mechanism is located on the inner side of the carrier roller assembly, a camera assembly is arranged above the bottom frame and is in communication connection with the rope cutting mechanism, and the rope cutting mechanism cuts off a bundling rope on a cloth roll according to a rope cutting signal transmitted by the camera assembly. According to the automatic unbinding machine, the camera assembly is arranged to conduct visual identification on the cloth roll placed on the carrier roller assembly, the rope cutting signal is output to control the rope cutting mechanism to conduct precise cutting treatment on the binding rope on the cloth roll, and therefore automatic unbinding is achieved, the identification precision is high, and the production efficiency is high.

The invention discloses a beveled wire-wound cotton core stripping device, and relates to the technical field of hazardous waste wire-wound cotton core stripping, and the beveled wire-wound cotton core stripping device comprises a machine base, a driving device, a guiding device and a cutting device, the driving device is arranged on the machine base and comprises a first driving assembly and a conveying chain axially arranged in the center of the machine base, and the first driving assembly and the conveying chain are in transmission connection; the conveying chain independently bears and fixes the thread-wound cotton core and independently conveys the thread-wound cotton core from the feeding end to the discharging end; the guide devices are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the conveying chain, so that the wire-wound cotton core is coaxial with the center of the conveying chain; the cutting device is close to the discharging end and comprises cutting blades symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the conveying chain and a second driving assembly installed on the machine base, the cutting blades are in transmission connection with the second driving assembly, the cutting blades are horizontally arranged and collinear with the axis of the cotton core, the distance between the two blades is matched with the diameter of the non-wire-wound cotton core framework, and the wire-wound layer on the cotton core framework can be completely cut off at a time. The device is used for stripping the dangerous waste wire wound cotton core, meanwhile, a wire winding layer can be directly stripped from a cotton core framework, and the efficiency is improved.

A fixture and a method for transferring a bundled cardboard. The fixture for transferring a bundled cardboard includes a frame extending substantially in a first direction and having an upper side and a lower side. The fixture also has a first gripper attached to the frame at a first place adjacent to the upper side and having a gripping plate extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The gripping plate includes a gripping surface adapted to engage with a first surface of the bundled cardboard. The fixture also includes a second gripper attached to the frame at a second place adjacent to the lower side and having at least one clamping arm.

The invention innovatively provides the boxing machine paper box supply system based on ribbon bundling. The paper box feeding system of the boxing machine comprises a paper box bin device which comprises a paper box bin, and is characterized by comprising a paper box transferring mechanical arm and a paper box ribbon removing device, and the paper box transferring mechanical arm comprises a mechanical arm body and a paper box clamp; the paper box clamp comprises a mounting seat, a suction belt suction nozzle, a suction nozzle lifting power source, a left clamping block, a right clamping block and a clamping power source; the paper box binding belt removing device comprises a placing platform, a binding belt upward suction mechanism, a binding belt cutting mechanism, a binding belt downward suction mechanism and a binding belt downward pulling mechanism, and the binding belt upward suction mechanism and the binding belt cutting mechanism are located above the placing platform; and the ribbon down-sucking mechanism and the ribbon down-pulling mechanism are positioned below the placing platform. The carton feeding system of the boxing machine solves the automation bottleneck of the carton feeding link of the high-speed boxing machine, has high efficiency, economical efficiency and safety, and provides key technical support for intelligent upgrading of the packaging industry.

The present invention provides a disassembly and loading device, comprising: a transport line for transporting a material group; a disassembly assembly, arranged corresponding to the transport line, comprising a cutting assembly for severing the binding components bound to the material group; a retrieving assembly, located on a side of the transport line away from the disassembly assembly; the retrieving assembly for transporting the severed binding components; and a loading assembly, located downstream of the disassembly assembly and the retrieving assembly, comprising a loading component for contacting the material group, the loading component being movably arranged to push the material in the material group through the loading component, thereby separating the material in the material group from the material group. The disassembly and loading device of the present invention solves the technical problem in the related art of easily causing operator fatigue when disassembling materials.

The invention provides a cutting device for a steel coil and a steel belt, and belongs to the field of steel belt cutting. The cutting device comprises two rollers which are arranged at an interval, and the steel coil tied with the steel belt is placed on the two rollers; the movable part is arranged beside the steel coil; the cutting blade is arranged on the movable part; annular grooves are formed in the middles of the two rollers, and when a steel coil is placed on the two rollers, a steel belt penetrates through the two grooves at the same time; the movable part drives the cutting blade to move relative to the steel coil, so that the cutting blade abuts against the steel belt and cuts off the steel belt. A steel coil is placed on the two rollers, the grooves are formed in the middles of the rollers, the steel belt is located in the grooves, after the steel belt is cut off through the cutting blade, the steel belt rolls oppositely along with the two rollers, and under the condition that the steel coil is not moved, the steel belt rolls along with the rollers and gradually retreats from the grooves; the two rollers roll in the same direction to drive the steel coil to roll synchronously so as to release the coiled material.

The invention discloses a solid-state lithium battery with a rapid heat dissipation function, and relates to the technical field of solid-state lithium batteries, the solid-state lithium battery comprises a box body, a box cover hinged to the top of the box body, a transmission assembly, a linkage assembly and a lifting assembly, the box cover has a first stroke and a second stroke in sequence in the opening process relative to the box body, two clamping plates are horizontally and reversely connected into the box body in a sliding mode, two cutting knives are horizontally and reversely connected into the box body in a sliding mode, the two clamping plates and the two cutting knives are in one-to-one correspondence, the sliding directions of the two clamping plates and the two cutting knives are opposite, and the transmission assembly is driven by the box cover opening process so that the two clamping plates can slide away from each other. The linkage assembly is driven by the two clamping plates to slide away from each other so that the two cutting knives can slide close to each other to cut rubber strips at the bottom of the battery pack, and the lifting assembly is driven by a second stroke in the box cover opening process so that the two cutting knives can vertically move upwards.

The invention relates to a film cutting device. The film cutting device comprises a first driving mechanism, a second driving mechanism, a film cutting assembly and a clamping assembly, the film cutting assembly and the clamping assembly are located on the two opposite sides of stacked materials in the first direction, and the first driving mechanism is connected with the film cutting assembly so as to drive the film cutting assembly to move towards the side close to the clamping assembly in the first direction; the film cutting assembly is used for cutting a film on the stacked materials so that a notch can be formed in the side, in the first direction, of the film. The second driving mechanism is connected with the clamping assembly so as to drive the clamping assembly to move towards the side close to the film cutting assembly in the first direction. The clamping assembly is used for clamping a film with a notch. According to the film cutting device, automatic film cutting can be achieved, manpower can be saved, the labor cost is reduced, and the film cutting efficiency is improved.

TITLE: LINK CUTTING CARRIAGE AND LINK CUTTING METHOD One aspect of the invention relates to a link cutting carriage (200) for cutting a link (32) surrounding a set of elements (30) comprising: a travel frame (202) and a cutting frame (204), a spacer tab (210) mounted integrally on the cutting frame and comprising a ramp surface (212) including a front end (210A) configured to slide between a link and a reference surface (30A) of the set of elements such that the ramp surface separates the link from the reference surface when the travel frame is moved, a guide (220) mounted integrally on the cutting frame to guide the front end of the tab relative to the reference surface, a presence detector (230) of a link that is in contact with the tab, and a cutting blade (240) configured to cut the link. Figure to be published with the abbreviation: Figure 9

The application discloses a paper sheet removing device and method in a tobacco stem packaging box unpacking process, which comprises a mechanical arm, a visual identification module, a paper taking mechanism, a paper removing mechanism and a paper storing mechanism; the visual identification module is arranged at a fixed position on the mechanical arm or outside, and a camera of the visual identification module is arranged correspondingly to an unpacking station for identifying kraft paper; the paper taking mechanism comprises a sticking head fixed to a moving end of the mechanical arm; the paper removing mechanism comprises an inclined slope, a plurality of air suction holes are arranged on a surface of the slope, and an air suction channel and a channel switch are arranged on a back surface of the slope; and the paper storing mechanism comprises a paper storing frame connected to a bottom end of the slope. The application solves the problem that kraft paper easily causes paper jam in the folding device in the current work, collects the kraft paper in the unpacking process in time, ensures unmanned operation of the process, and improves the automation efficiency.

The invention discloses a binding belt detaching robot device which comprises a support plate, an oil cylinder mounting plate is arranged at the bottom of the support plate, and a hydraulic oil cylinder is arranged on the oil cylinder mounting plate; an oil cylinder piston rod is arranged in the hydraulic oil cylinder; a slide way is arranged in the slide way supporting seat, a slide block is arranged in the slide way, the slide block is connected with one end of a piston rod of the oil cylinder, and a movable cutter is arranged on the slide block; a fixed cutter is arranged on one side of the movable cutter; a detection rod is arranged on one side edge of the slide way supporting seat, and a proximity switch is arranged on one side of the detection rod; a pressing cutter is arranged at the tail part of the slide way supporting seat, a second fixing seat is arranged at the tail end of the slide way supporting seat, and a clamping jaw device is arranged on the second fixing seat; and at least one laser range finder is arranged on the bracket plate. The binding belt detaching robot device is high in safety, capable of greatly improving the production efficiency and reducing the labor cost, high in automation degree and diversified in function.

The present invention provides a fully automatic net removal machine, comprising a frame assembly, a lifting and blocking door welded, a cutter assembly, a clamping device, a side adjustment device, a pin device and a tail adjustment device, wherein the lifting and blocking door is welded and fixed to the front side of the frame assembly, the cutter assembly is installed on the front side of the upper end of the frame assembly, the clamping device is arranged on the side adjustment device, the side adjustment device is installed on the upper end of the frame assembly, the pin device is arranged at the rear of the frame assembly, the pin device is installed on the tail adjustment device, and the tail adjustment device is installed on the rear seat; the grass bale with the net rope is pushed to the clamping device through the cutter assembly by a pusher, the net rope is cut off, the lifting and blocking door is welded to block the grass bale with the net rope, the clamping device pre-clamps the grass bale with the net rope, the pin device is inserted into the grass bale with the net rope, the clamping device clamps the grass bale with the net rope, the flap door of the frame assembly is welded and opened, and the grass bale falls. The present invention does not require manual intervention, saves manpower, and automatically removes the grass bale packaging.

The invention discloses automatic feeding, film tearing and framing equipment, and belongs to the technical field of automatic processing equipment in the display screen industry. The equipment comprises a rack, a feeding unit, a film tearing unit and a framing unit, wherein the feeding unit, the film tearing unit and the framing unit are connected in sequence. The feeding unit achieves accurate material taking and discharging through an adjustable stock bin and a vacuum suction cup material taking rotating module. The film tearing unit adopts a film tearing roller group which is symmetrical up and down and is matched with a power traction wheel mechanism and a waste film recovery roll to finish directional transmission of the adhesive tape and winding of the waste film; the roll supply unit guarantees stable supply of the adhesive tape through an expansion type supply shaft, an adjustable damping mechanism and a guide assembly; the framing unit achieves accurate framing through an iron frame positioning mechanism and a discharging suction cup module. The equipment can automatically complete the whole process of feeding, film tearing and framing, is suitable for products of different specifications, reduces manual intervention, improves the machining efficiency and precision, reduces the production cost, and is suitable for intelligent and large-scale machining scenes of display screen type products.

Embodiments of present disclosure relates to a fixture and a method for transferring a bundled cardboard. The fixture (100) for transferring a bundled cardboard (300) comprises a frame (30) extending substantially in a first direction and comprising a upper side and a lower side; a first gripper (10) attached to the frame (30) at a first place adjacent to the upper side and comprising a gripping plate (12) extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the gripping plate (12) comprising a gripping surface (14) adapted to engage with a first surface (302) of the bundled cardboard (300); and a second gripper (20) attached to the frame (30) at a second place adjacent to the lower side and comprising at least one clamping arm (22), the clamping arm (22) adapted to abut against a second surface (304) of the bundled cardboard (300), the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

The invention discloses automatic film tearing equipment for a copper-clad ceramic substrate, and relates to the technical field of film tearing equipment. A mechanical arm grabs the copper-clad ceramic substrate from a lamination cart and places the copper-clad ceramic substrate on a conveying mechanism fixed to a rack, the conveying mechanism conveys the substrate in the film tearing direction, and when the substrate reaches a limiting mechanism, the limiting mechanism blocks the substrate, and the film tearing equipment is used for tearing the copper-clad ceramic substrate. The substrate is suspended to move, the centering mechanism carries out centering adjustment on the substrate, after centering is completed, the angle adjusting mechanism carries out angle adjustment on the substrate, after adjustment is completed, the limiting mechanism moves away, the conveying mechanism continues to convey the substrate, and the film tearing mechanism fixed to the rack carries out film tearing treatment on the copper-clad ceramic substrate. The substrate conveying mechanism completing film tearing is conveyed to the temporary storage mechanism fixed to the substrate conveying mechanism for temporary storage, and automatic film tearing treatment of the copper-clad ceramic substrate is achieved through close cooperation of all the mechanisms.

Method and apparatus (10, 110) for automatically stretching an opening flap (20) of a package (11) containing at least one object (12). The apparatus comprises a suction gripping member (25) configured to selectively and at least temporarily, but in a stable manner, cooperate with the package (11) so as to enable the opening flap to be identified and gripped for subsequent handling thereof.