36results about "Packaging cheese" patented technology

A line having a food processing apparatus and a packaging machine between which a placement and transport apparatus is provided that has a plurality of tablet trays on which food products are placed and with which the food products are transported towards the packaging machine, the tablet trays move in a contact-free manner along a closed transport surface; a method for producing packaged food slices using the line, the food products are deposited onto the tablet trays and then transported towards the packaging machine; a method for cleaning the line, the tablet trays are lifted from the transport surface and the transport surface is cleaned with a cleaning liquid; and a method for cleaning the line, the tablet trays are removed from the transport surface and cleaned in a cleaning machine.

The invention relates to a blank cut for packaging a portion of food (3) comprising fold lines (1a, 1b, 1c) defining a lower panel (5) and two side flaps (6) each having a side panel (7) and an upper segment (8), said segments being arranged to form together an upper wall with each segment being provided with an opening tab (9) having a base (9a), each of said bases being arranged so as to be associated with one another such that they peel off when the opening tabs (9) are pulled, each flap (6) having two tear lines (10) which each extend, from an edge of the base (9a) of the tab (9), along the upper panel segment (8) and the side panel (7), the lower panel (5) being devoid of tear line.

An apparatus is provided for filling and / or portioning food mass on a carrier. The apparatus includes a machine frame, a carrier movably arranged on the frame, for receiving dispensed food mass, and a drive means for moving the carrier. In the apparatus, a mechanical separator is provided for mechanically separating the carrier and the drive means, the carrier is arranged above the separator, the drive means is arranged at least partly below the separator, and the carrier and the drive means are coupled with the aid of magnetic and / or electromagnetic means in such a way that the carrier can be moved by the drive means using magnetic or electromagnetic force.

The present invention relates to a production line (10) for the portioning and weighing of pasty products, especially kashar cheese, placing them in multiple molds (15) and transporting these multiple molds (15) in the production of pasty foods, and to a production method. The production line (10) and production method, which are the subject of the invention provide a significant improvement in the food sector by offering many advantages such as minimizing hygiene problems, increasing space efficiency, reducing manpower needs and saving energy.

The application relates to a device for cutting food packaging along a longitudinal direction, comprising a base, a support structure arranged on the base, and at least one cutting tool coupled to the support structure, wherein the cutting tool, or at least one of the cutting tools, is adjustable between a cutting position and a passive position when the support structure is arranged on the base. The application also relates to a method for cutting packaging along a longitudinal direction using a device, wherein the device comprises a base, a support structure arranged on the base, and at least one cutting tool coupled to the support structure. According to the method, the cutting tool is adjusted between a cutting position and a passive position to set the width of the packaging to be cut, while the support structure is arranged on the base.The packaging is then cut using at least one cutting tool that is in its cutting position.

The invention relates to a device (1) for filling and / or portioning food mass onto a carrier (2), comprising a machine frame (4), a carrier (2) movably arranged on the frame (4) for receiving the dispensed food mass, and a drive device (22) for moving the carrier (2). According to the invention, - a mechanical separating device (12) is provided for mechanically separating the support (2) and the drive unit (22), - the support (2) is arranged above the separating device (12), - the drive unit (22) is arranged at least partially below the separating unit (12), - and the carrier (2) and the drive device (22) are coupled by means of magnetic and / or electromagnetic means such that the carrier (2) can be moved by the drive device (22) by means of magnetic or electromagnetic force. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for filling and / or portioning food mass onto a carrier (2), in particular using a device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims.

A plant for processing food products comprises at least one processing device and in particular a processing line having a plurality of processing devices connected after one another. Furthermore, the plant comprises a remote control device, which can be positioned spatially separately from the at least one processing device, wherein the remote control device positioned spatially separately from the at least one processing device is configured to change a setting of the at least one processing device in response to a user input.

A separating unit for a packaging machine for packing food products is disclosed. The separating unit may be used in a molding station, a heating station, or a combined heating and molding station. The separating unit may be configured to process a material web that is moved through the packaging machine in a transport direction. The processing of the material web may be performed by a plurality of separating elements that may be of the same type or of different types to produce perforations and / or peel corner cuts in the material web.

In order to prevent a slice from being separated from each log during the last cut in the case of multiple portions produced in parallel, that is to say there is no unproductive cut in the last cut, as is required, for example, in EP 2942165 B1, the basic idea is to already provide an unproductive cut for at least one log during the first cut for the simultaneously produced portions, wherein a distinction must be made in the following procedure whether or not separately controllable portioning belts are present per lane and whether the portion lengths should be the same or not despite different numbers of slices.

Packaging machine for packaging products in packages, the packaging machine comprising a transfer device for transferring a product to a package, a recognition device for recognizing data indicative of a relative position of the inserted product and the package, a correction device for changing a relative position of an inserted product and the package, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is designed to control the correction device based on the indicative data for changing the relative position of the inserted product and the packaging.

A method is provided to arrange multiple food slices (m) in such a way that at least a portion of them overlap each other to form an assembly (M) of food slices (m). In this method, the number of food slices (m) forming each assembly (M) and the spacing (K) between the food slices (m) are automatically changed to control the weight of each assembly (M) within a predetermined allowable range, and the total length of each assembly (M) is formed to a set length (A). Furthermore, the number of food slices (m) forming each assembly (M) and the spacing (K) between the food slices (m) are automatically changed according to the length (A) in the arrangement direction of the food slices (m).

The invention relates to a device (1) for filling and / or portioning food mass onto a carrier (2), comprising a machine frame (4), a carrier (2) movably arranged on the frame (4) for receiving the dispensed food mass, and a drive unit (22) for moving the carrier (2). According to the invention, a mechanical separating device (12) is provided for mechanically separating the carrier (2) and the drive unit (22), the carrier (2) is arranged above the separating device (12), the drive unit (22) is arranged at least partially below the separating device (12), and the carrier (2) and the drive unit (22) are coupled by means of magnetic and / or electromagnetic means such that the carrier (2) can be moved by the drive unit (22) by magnetic or electromagnetic force.Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for filling and / or portioning food mass onto a carrier (2), in particular using a device (1) according to at least one of the preceding claims.

The invention relates to a conveying device (2) for formatting disc-shaped food products into product stacks. The conveying device (2) comprises an inlet (4), a lower product conveyor (8), an upper product conveyor (7, 9), a vertically pivotable distributor conveyor (6) for distributing the incoming food products selectively to the lower product conveyor (8) or to the upper product conveyor (7, 9), an outlet conveyor (10) which receives the food products from the lower product conveyor (8) and the upper product conveyor (7, 9) in a partially stacked state, and an outlet (11) for discharging the stacked food products in product rows.The invention provides that the individual conveying lanes (6G, 6H) of the distributor conveyor (6) are independently pivotable vertically in order to selectively direct the incoming food products for each conveying lane either to the lower product conveyor (8) or to the upper product conveyor (7, 9). The invention further comprises a corresponding operating method.

The present application is directed to a system for packaging a product, the system comprising: a) a holder for retaining a plurality bags; b) a rotatable drum, the rotatable drum including a first plurality of vacuum suction cups positioned on a first portion of the drum and a second plurality of vacuum suction cups on a second portion of the drum; c) a third plurality of suction cups positioned above the drum capable of extending down to secure the bag and retract; and d) a spreader assembly configured to hold the bag open. Methods are also disclosed.

A food-processing system for processing food products (e.g. pieces of meat, pieces of cheese) includes a cutting device for cutting the food products into slices and a conveyor for conveying the food product portions away from the cutting device along a main conveyor path. The conveyor fulfills several functions in the food-processing system, such as buffering, aligning, orienting and product formatting of the food product portions, by a discontinuous conveyor. The discontinuous conveyor includes at least one conveyed-products carrier movable along the main conveying path. The main conveying path is freely programmable within a conveying area.

The invention discloses a vacuum packaging machine for cheese processing and a using method thereof, and relates to the technical field of food processing, and the vacuum packaging machine comprises a first annular conveying belt, an automatic sorting mechanism and a central controller. By means of the first annular conveying belt and the second annular conveying belt under the first annular conveying belt, space is saved, the material flow direction is optimized, the automatic sorting mechanism located at the tail end of the first annular conveying belt can dynamically adjust the sorting angle under precise regulation and control of the central controller, efficient and accurate automatic sorting is achieved, and the working efficiency is improved. The upper conveying belt and the lower conveying belt are synchronously driven by the same driving motor through a transmission mechanism, strict and consistent operation speed is ensured, blockage or product damage in the sorting process is effectively prevented, the sorting flexibility and adaptability are improved through intelligent coordination of the central controller, and the sorting efficiency is improved through the design of sharing a driving source and assisting sliding by means of gravity. Energy conservation and consumption reduction are achieved, and then the space utilization rate, the automation level, the operation stability and the energy efficiency of the cheese vacuum packaging production line are remarkably improved.

A method for forming a multi-flavor or mixed package food product is described. The method includes forming a plurality of pick-up containers (C A -C D ) each pick-up container (C A -C D ) is a product of multiple products (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) and accommodates multiple products (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) are identical to each other, but differ from the products of other pickup containers (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) and multiple release vessels (R A -R D ) and preparing a plurality of pick-up and release units (U A -U D ) and preparing each pickup and release unit (U A -U D ) is a pickup and release unit (U A -U D ) has multiple products (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) which are identical to each other but picked up by different pick-up and release units (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) different products (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) to pick up each pickup container (C A -C D ) to N A-D (N≧2) products are picked up and then multiple pick-up and release units (U A -U D ) is a first number M1 for a single corresponding release container A-D (N>M1>=1) product (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) first release and multiple pickup and release units (U A -U D ) and multiple release vessels (R A -R D) and then a second number M2 of N-M1 products remaining from the picked up products. A-D Each pick-up and release unit (U) for releasing (N-M1>=M2>=1) products into a single corresponding release container A -U D ) and a second release using a different product (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) with multiple release vessels (R A -R D ) to fill each pickup and release unit (U A -U D ) performs the first and second releases to different release containers, and the first and second releases are carried out by a plurality of pick-up and release units (U A -U D ) is the product (A 1-4 -D 1-4 ) configured to be performed consecutively without performing further pick-up of the

The invention relates to a blank cut for packaging a portion of food (3), the blank cut comprising fold lines (1a, 1b, 1c) which define a lower panel (5) and two side flaps (6), each having a side panel (7) and an upper segment (8), the segments being arranged to together form an upper wall with each segment being provided with an opening tab (9) having a base (9a), each of said bases being arranged so as to be associated with one another such that they peel off when the opening tabs (9) are pulled, each flap (8) having two tear lines (10) which each extend from an edge of the base (9a) of the tab (9) along the upper panel segment (8) and the side panel (7), the lower panel (5) being devoid of a tear line.

The invention relates to a food-processing system for processing food products (e.g. pieces of meat, pieces of cheese), comprising a cutting device (1) for slicing the food products into slices and a conveying system (4) for conveying the food portions (6) away from the cutting device (1) along a main conveying path, wherein the conveying system (4) fulfills several functions in the food-processing system, such as the buffering, aligning, orienting and product formatting of the food portions. According to the invention, the conveying system (4) fulfills the several functions by means of a discontinuous conveyor (4), the discontinuous conveyor (4) having at least one conveyed-goods carrier (3), which can be moved along the main conveying path, the main conveying path being freely programmable within a conveying surface.

The invention relates to an installation for processing food products, comprising at least one processing device and in particular a processing line having a plurality of processing devices connected one behind the other. The installation also comprises a remote control device which is positionable spatially separately from the at least one processing device, wherein the remote control device positioned spatially separately from the at least one processing device is designed to adjust a setting of the at least one processing device in response to a user input.

The invention relates to a separating unit for a packaging machine for packaging food products. The separating unit is designed to machine a material web being moved in the packaging machine along a transport direction by means of a plurality of separating elements of the same type or different types. The separating unit comprises a plurality of separate assemblies arranged one over the other in the working direction, namely a base part, in particular a cover-like base part; a support frame that is secured to the base part and has a face facing away from the base part on which the separating plane lies; at least one holding plate between the support frame and the base part, said holding plate being movably mounted on or in the support frame in the working direction and having a face facing away from the base part on which at least one separating element, preferably a plurality of separating elements, protruding in the working direction is / are attached, wherein the support frame is provided with openings for the separating elements; and at least one pressure plate, which functions as a drive for the holding plate and which can be supplied with compressed air that can be connected to the separating unit, between the holding plate and the base part, said pressure plate being designed to adjust the holding plate between a passive position, in which the separating elements are retracted into the openings of the support frame, and an active position, in which the separating elements are extended out of the openings and through the separating plane.

A multilayer film and a pouch made therefrom is disclosed. The film having an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-based barrier layer and an outer layer made from at least 95 wt % of a branched ethylene copolymer. The branched ethylene copolymer being 50 mol % or more ethylene, 50 mol % or less of a C6 to C8 alpha-olefin comonomer, and at least 0.001 mol % of a remnant of a metal hydrocarbyl chain transfer agent. The film including substrate layers between the barrier layer and each outer layer. The film having low oxygen transmission rate and a low a moisture transmission rate.

A separating unit for a packaging machine for packing food products is disclosed. The separating unit may be used in a molding station, a heating station, or a combined heating and molding station. The separating unit may be configured to process a material web that is moved through the packaging machine in a transport direction. The processing of the material web may be performed by a plurality of separating elements that may be of the same type or of different types to produce perforations and / or peel corner cuts in the material web.

Conveying device for conveying product portions (46) from food products (22), in particular for conveying between a device (12) for cutting the food products (22) and a device (60) for packaging the product portions (46), with a) an infeed conveyor (84) to which one or more product portions (46) arranged in a format level (56) can be fed and which conveys a respective format in an infeed conveying direction (85); b) an output conveyor (88) by means of which a format can be discharged in an output conveying direction (89); wherein c) a format fed to the input conveyor (84) defines an input format (50); d) the conveying device (58) comprises a format alignment device (66) and is configured such that the output feeder (88) discharges a delivery format (70) which has a different orientation with respect to the output conveying direction (89) than the input format (50) with respect to the input conveying direction (85); characterized in that e) a movable infeed transfer conveyor (86) is provided, which is movable between an infeed transfer position and a release position and in the infeed transfer position works in terms of conveying technology with both the infeed conveyor (84) and the format alignment device (66) and releases the format alignment device (66) in the release position; f) a movable output transfer conveyor (90) is provided, which is movable between an output transfer position and a release position and in the output transfer position works in terms of conveying technology with both the output conveyor (88) and the format alignment device (66) and in the release position releases the format alignment device (66).

A workstation for a packaging machine is designed to process a material web provided by the packaging machine in order to be processed and comprises a heating assembly, which has a heating plate and an electrical heating element for heating the heating plate. The heating plate has a material web contacting surface for contacting the material web during processing, the contacting surface being equipped with a plurality of vacuum openings for suctioning the material web during processing. Each of the vacuum openings is in the form of an inlet of a respective vacuum channel, which extends in a straight line through the heating plate and opens into a vacuum chamber opposite the material web contacting surface, the vacuum chamber having a vacuum connection for connecting a vacuum source.

Automatic cheese rod packaging equipment comprises a stacking mechanism, a stacking mechanical arm, a taking and placing disc, a transferring mechanical arm, a finished product conveying belt and a finished product tray delivering mechanism, the stacking mechanical arm drives the taking and placing disc to suck single cheese rods on an injection molding machine through negative pressure, and then the single cheese rods are stacked in a first stacking tray or a second stacking tray layer by layer; when the number of stacked layers meets the requirement, the first stacking tray and the second stacking tray automatically and alternately receive the cheese rods, then the transferring mechanical arm transfers each pile of cheese rods to the finished product trays on the finished product conveying belt one by one, and finally the finished product trays full of the cheese rods are conveyed to the discharging position by the conveying belt to be boxed. Empty finished product trays automatically reach the preset position on the conveying belt through the finished product tray delivery mechanism, the whole packaging process of cheese rods from an injection molding machine to final boxing is controlled by a PLC, automation is achieved in the whole process, the production efficiency is greatly improved, manual operation is not needed in the whole process, and the sanitation and safety requirements of the cheese rods are met.

A workstation for a packaging machine is designed to process a web of material supplied by the packaging machine and comprises a heating arrangement with a heating plate and an electric heating element for heating the plate. The heating plate has a web contact surface for contacting the web during processing, on which several vacuum openings are arranged for suctioning the web during processing. Each vacuum opening serves as the inlet to a vacuum channel that extends straight through the heating plate and opens into a vacuum chamber opposite the web contact surface, which has a vacuum port for connecting a vacuum source.

A multilayer film and a pouch made therefrom is disclosed. The film having an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-based barrier layer and an outer layer made from at least 95 wt% of a branched ethylene copolymer. The branched ethylene copolymer being 50 mol% or more ethylene, 50 mol% or less of a C6 to C8 alpha-olefin comonomer, and at least 0.001 mol % of a remnant of a metal hydrocarbyl chain transfer agent. The film including substrate layers between the barrier layer and each outer layer. The film having a low oxygen transmission rate and a low a moisture transmission rate.