Automatic Stand-Up Pouch Forming and Packaging Machine

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual packaging of stand-up pouches results in infirm and uneven seals, low production efficiency, high labor and material costs, and potential food safety hazards due to the lack of automation in the packaging process.

Innovation Solution

An automatic stand-up pouch forming and packaging machine comprising a box body with integrated pouch film fixing, crease forming, pouch making, longitudinal sealing, and transverse sealing assemblies, which synchronizes the forming and packaging process to improve seal quality and reduce labor and material costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual material filling and sealing is used, then labor flexibility is maintained, but production efficiency is low and seal quality is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveproduction efficiencyVSAvoiddegree of automation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging machine is divided into multiple independent functional modules: pouch film fixing assembly, crease forming assembly, pouch making assembly, longitudinal sealing assembly, and transverse sealing assembly. Each module performs a specific function, allowing for automated operation while maintaining manageable complexity. This segmentation enables high-speed automated packaging without compromising seal quality or production efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If manual sealing is used, then equipment cost is reduced, but seal quality is infirm and not neat

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseal qualityVSAvoidcomplexity of sealing mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A crease forming assembly is introduced as an intermediary component between the pouch film fixing and sealing operations. This assembly creates precise creases in the pouch film before sealing, ensuring that the sealing surfaces are properly aligned and positioned. The crease forming mechanism acts as a mediator that prepares the film for high-quality sealing without requiring overly complex sealing mechanisms themselves.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The crease forming assembly performs preliminary action by creating creases in the pouch film before the sealing operation takes place. This pre-positioning of the film ensures that when the sealing occurs, the surfaces are already properly aligned, leading to neat and strong seals. The preliminary creasing action simplifies the subsequent sealing process and improves seal quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of manufacture

If finished pouches are used with manual packaging, then equipment investment is low, but packaging material cost and labor cost are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecost of packagesVSAvoidproduction efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The machine merges multiple packaging operations into a single integrated system: pouch film fixing, crease forming, pouch making, longitudinal sealing, and transverse sealing all occur in one continuous automated process. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate manual operations and pre-formed pouches, reducing both labor costs and packaging material waste while significantly improving production efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically completing the entire pouch formation and packaging process without manual intervention. The machine feeds pouch film, forms pouches, seals them longitudinally and transversely, and outputs finished packages continuously. This automation eliminates labor costs associated with manual packaging while reducing packaging material consumption through precise, waste-free operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The machine enhances the appearance and efficiency of stand-up pouch formation and packaging, reducing costs and labor while ensuring improved seal quality and compliance with food safety standards.

Implementation Method 1

the heating mechanism is used for heating the sealing surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Implementation Method 2

the pressing mechanism is used for pressing the pouch film to be sealed after the heating mechanism heats the sealing surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMelting: Melting

Data Source

PatentEP3293123B1Automatic bag forming and packaging machine
Publication Date: 2020.02.12 QINGDAO HAIKEJIA ELECTRONCE EQUIP MFG
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AI summary

The present invention discloses an automatic stand-up pouch forming and packaging machine and belongs to the field of packaging machinery. The automatic forming and packaging machine comprises a pouch film fixing assembly, a crease forming assembly, a pouch film driving assembly, a pouch making assembly, a longitudinal sealing assembly, a transverse sealing assembly and a box body, wherein a pouch film for packaging can be fixed by the pouch film fixing assembly, creases required for forming the stand-up pouch can be formed by the crease forming assembly through folding, a driving force for enabling the pouch film to move forward can be provided by the pouch film driving assembly, content materials can enter a packaging pouch through the pouch making assembly, the packaging pouch can be longitudinally sealed by the longitudinal sealing assembly and transversely sealed by the transverse sealing assembly, and all the assemblies can be fixed at required positions by the box body. According to the automatic stand-up pouch forming and packaging machine provided by the present invention, the forming of sand-up pouches and the packaging of materials can be performed synchronously, so that the appearance of packages is improved, meanwhile, the production efficiency is increased, the cost of the packages is reduced, and the human labor is also reduced.