Raw Material Preparation for Packaging

Automated wafer packaging system that improves efficiency and reduces costs by using devices like a drying agent bag shaper and labeler. The drying agent bag shaper device shapes and pushes the drying agent bags into aluminum foil bags before sealing. This prevents bags from falling apart during packing. The labeler uses a rotating roller to apply labels to wafer boxes and a movable block to attach them securely. The labeler also has a chute to guide the label tape and an elastic member to cushion it. The labeler's arc-shaped pushing blocks correspond to the labeling through-slots to enable uniform labeling and calibration.

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Automated packaging material processing station for filling containers with paper cushions. The station has a paper cushioning device with a dispensing and cutting feature. A robot discharges the cushions from the device. Needle grippers on the robot strip off the cushions. Multiple independent cushion supply lines coordinate production. Robots store cushions in trays. The station can have a housing, conveyor, alignment, and material supply. A controller links the devices.

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Form-fill-seal packaging machine that allows using a common film for different products without needing separate pre-printed films. The machine prints product information on both sides of the film before forming bags. This eliminates the need for different films with pre-printed labels for each product. The printing is synchronized with film transport and can be done with a single printer head. The printed areas are adjacent or integrated to avoid needing separate printer heads for each side. The printer contacts the heated areas for thermal printing.

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Autonomous packing system for fully automated delivery stations to pack customer orders without human intervention. The system uses an autonomous packing apparatus with a movable shelf, an output device to dispense packing material, and a computerized management system. The system pre-packs some material before items are placed on the shelf, then moves the shelf to pack more material after items are loaded. This allows efficient packing of mixed item orders in a compact station without a conveyor belt.

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Automated packaging system using a robot arm gripper mechanism to pick and place items into bags without human intervention. The gripper has a mechanism to unfold the bag before inserting items, reducing the need for manual bag handling. The robot arm grips the bag edges and spreads them apart to fully open the bag before loading items inside. This allows accurate and efficient packaging of items into bags without requiring human intervention. The robot arm can also seal the bag after filling it. The automated bag handling reduces labor costs and errors compared to manual bag handling.

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Device for producing custom slit sheet packing material on demand for shipping applications. The device allows companies to make their own slit sheet packing material tailored to specific packaging requirements instead of relying on pre-slit rolls. It has a movable carriage with rotary blades inside a chamber. The carriage can move back and forth to cut patterns into the packing material as it advances through the device. A controller moves the carriage in response to user input. This allows creating custom slit patterns on the packing material to optimize fill, cushioning, and protection for different sized packages.

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Optimizing packaging of delivery items to reduce costs and improve efficiency by adjusting packaging parameters like refrigerant amount and box type based on delivery deadlines. When a delivery's first deadline is earlier than a second deadline, the packaging start time is earlier, so the system adjusts packing to account for shorter transport time and lower refrigerant needs. It also changes the box type based on shorter insulation requirements. This prevents over-packaging and waste. By prioritizing and bundling earlier deadlines, it reduces overall packing time.

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Packaging material manufacturing machine that pulls material from the inside of a roll to make products like cushioning packaging. The machine has a feed mechanism with a deflection roller to introduce the material from the roll interior. This reduces the risk of web breaks compared to feeding from the outside. The feed mechanism has a guide wall that funnels the material towards the deflection roller. The guide wall covers a section of the rollers and protrudes over them. This helps deflect the material into the rollers. The feed mechanism also has a shorter guide path compared to the roller length. The shorter path reduces the material's travel distance. The machine further includes a forming device downstream to shape the material into the final product.

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A biodegradable packaging material made from chicken feathers and a biodegradable polymer called polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT). The process involves extracting keratin from chicken feathers and combining it with PBAT to create a biodegradable composite film for packaging applications. The goal is to replace conventional plastics with a sustainable and compostable alternative that reduces waste and environmental impact.

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Method for manufacturing a rigid, eco-friendly paper string for packaging that can replace plastic straps. The paper string is made by applying an adhesive to a paper base, joining two side bands, folding the paper multiple times, coating it, and winding it. This provides a paper string that is stronger, doesn't break easily, and can be reused or recycled after packaging. The coated paper string is wound around a roller to increase rigidity. It is a sustainable alternative to plastic straps as it can be reused, recycled, and composted after use.

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An automated rice straw packaging machine that cuts rice straw into smaller pieces for easier packaging and compacting. The machine has a sliding blade to chop straw, telescopic rods to move straw, a conveyor to transport straw, motorized rollers to compress straw, a weight sensor to detect full rings, a robotic gripper to tie straw bundles, a motorized spool to wrap and unwrap adhesive sheets around straw, and a circular slider to pack straw. The machine can automatically pack rice straw into compact rings with tied bundles and adhesive sheets.

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A process for making biodegradable packaging materials from waste jute bags that has enhanced mechanical strength, water absorption, flame and heat resistance, low thermal conductivity, and high reflectance. The process involves delignifying the waste jute, phosphorylating it, washing, drying, and further treatments like homogenization, sonication, freezing, and lyophilization to modify the jute fiber properties. This results in biodegradable packaging materials with improved functionalities like water absorption, flame retardancy, and low thermal conductivity compared to unmodified jute bags.

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Folding device for forming gussets in packaging films before sealing to prevent excess film on the sides. The folding device has multiple coupling mechanisms with crank and swing elements. The folding fingers engage the film from the sides and inwardly fold it. The crank elements rotate at different phases to coordinate sequential finger engagement. A drive device controls the crank rotations. This allows simultaneous finger movement without collisions. It folds the film before sealing to eliminate excess on the sides.

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Eco-friendly packaging composition made from fried food waste, biomass, and a solvent. The composition can be molded into 3D structures and used as a sustainable packaging alternative. The fried food waste provides a binding agent, the biomass adds strength, and the solvent helps mix it all together. The composition is derived from fried food scraps, like oil-rich crumbs, and uses biodegradable materials to reduce environmental impact compared to traditional petroleum-based plastics.

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Digital printing on the inside of flexible packaging to add unique codes, promotional content, or varying patterns on the inner layers of flexible packaging using a separate digital printing process before lamination. This involves digitally printing on the laminated film rolls before combining them in the lamination process to create the final flexible packaging. A compensator roll is added to the lamination machine to adjust for the thickness variation from the digital printing. This allows precise, customizable inner printing that can vary per package while remaining regular and safe for products.

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Automated system for packing materials into boxes that can identify and sort materials as they move through the system. The system has a conveyor, identification mechanism, sorting mechanism, and box loading mechanism. The identification mechanism determines if the material is qualified and what type it is. The sorting mechanism moves the material to the correct location based on the identification result. The box loading mechanism puts the material into the box. This allows automated sorting and packing without manual intervention. The identification, sorting, and packing steps can all be performed simultaneously. The system also has a flipping mechanism to turn the material over for better identification and an adjustable cartoning mechanism to fit different box sizes.

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Manufacturing method for high-speed, cost-effective production of barrier-coated paper or cellulose-based substrates with improved gas barrier properties for use in packaging materials like cartons. The method involves coating a web of selected cellulose substrate at high speed using aqueous solutions of gas barrier polymers like PVOH/EVOH. The coated substrate is then dried while maintaining surface temps 60-95°C. Repeating the coating-drying steps once or more. This provides thin, adherent barrier coatings on the cellulose substrate without defects. The resulting barrier-coated cellulose substrate can be further coated with nanometer thin vapor deposited metal/oxide layers. The coated substrate can then be laminated into packaging materials with outer layers for protection and sealing.

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Method and apparatus for manufacturing a laminate film for a cell-type battery pouch using solvent-free dry lamination. The method involves hot pressing a material sheet onto a base sheet to form a laminate, then thermally treating the laminate in a pressureless manner using induction heating rolls. This gradual heating and cooling process prevents deformation and improves film properties without aging. The induction heating rolls allow controlled thermal treatment without contact pressure.

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Laminate with high oxygen and water vapor barrier properties that can be applied to substrates using a simplified manufacturing process compared to depositing thin films. The laminate has a barrier layer made from a composition containing a water-soluble polymer, an inorganic layered compound, and optionally metal alkoxides or hydrolyzed metal alkoxides. The ratio of water-soluble polymer to inorganic layered compound in the barrier composition is 0.3 to 3.0. This balanced composition provides good barrier properties without requiring additional thin film deposition steps. The laminate can be used in packaging bags to reduce oxygen and water vapor transfer to packaged goods.

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Modular apparatus and method for manufacturing cushioned packaging receptacles like mailers using paper instead of plastic. The apparatus allows switching between paper-paper and polymer-polymer materials. It has specific modules for embossing, coating, sealing, folding, compressing, and cutting paper layers to make cushioned receptacles. This enables making reusable mailers with paper cushioning instead of plastic. It also allows making receptacles with polymer cushioning and polymer outer layers for compatibility with existing equipment.

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