LINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COVERED CARDBOARD BOXES AND AN APPARATUS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LINE

摘要

A management apparatus (7) for a production line (1) for covered cardboard boxes (2) comprises: a coupling station (8), configured to couple the base of a cardboard box (4) with a glued covering blank (6); a feed station (9) designed to receive the glued covering blank with the box coupled therewith and to feed it to a covering machine (5); a gluing unit (13) for spreading a layer of glue on a sheet (14) of covering paper; an aligner (16) for receiving the glued covering sheet from the gluing unit and placing it in a predetermined position; a laser cutting station (19) located downstream of the aligner in order to cut the glued covering sheet with a laser beam (20), thereby making available the glued covering blank; a conveyor (21) configured to interconnect and coordinate the aligner, the cutting station, the coupling station and the feed station in succession according to an advancing direction.