Method, apparatus and plant for cutting and fitting a cap onto the opposite cut ends of a pipe

摘要

Method for fitting caps (la,2a) by means of an automatic apparatus onto at least one end of a pipe (1,2), fed in a longitudinal direction (X-X) by a pipe-feeding machine (E) and directed to a machine (A) for bundling the pipe, wherein said apparatus being movable alternately in both senses of the longitudinal direction (X-X) between two opposite end-of-travel ends, i.e. rear end (10b) facing the feeding machine (E), and front end (10a) opposite to the rear end.