US 11,999,521 B2
Method for producing packages and a system thereof
Paolo Scarabelli, Reggio Emilia (IT)
Assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A., Pully (CH)
Appl. No. 17/415,310
Filed by Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A., Pully (CH)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/085308
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 17, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/127019, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18215172 (EP), filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0063856 A1, Mar. 3, 2022
Prior Publication US 2023/0148459 A9, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 57/04 (2006.01); B65B 41/12 (2006.01); B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B65B 61/02 (2006.01); B65B 61/26 (2006.01); B65D 41/18 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 57/04 (2013.01) [B65B 41/12 (2013.01); B65B 41/16 (2013.01); B65B 61/02 (2013.01); B65B 61/025 (2013.01); B65B 61/26 (2013.01); B65D 41/18 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing packages holding liquid food products from a web of packaging material, wherein the web comprises a number of blanks placed after one another, wherein each blank corresponds to one package, the method comprising:
receiving one or more reels holding the web of packaging material,
capturing reel data from a tag attached to the one or more reels,
transferring the reel data to a printing information database,
receiving printing information data (PID) related to the reel data from the printing information database,
printing décors on each of the blanks of the web of packaging material based on information provided via the PID such that a décor provided web is formed,
transferring the reel data to a packaging machine information database,
receiving packaging machine information data (PMID) related to the reel data from the packaging machine information database, and
forming the packages from the décor provided web in a packaging machine based on information provided via the PMID,
wherein the web of packaging material held on the one or more reels comprises pre-printed sub-sections and on-site printed sub-sections, and
wherein the PID comprises décor data for the on-site printed sub-sections of the web of packaging material.