FOOD PACKAGING WITH VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL TRANSFER LOADING

摘要

A method and system for packaging products provides for initially, vertically stacking a plurality of products during production in a transfer canister, simultaneously removing a stack of the products from the transfer canister, reorienting the stack and horizontally loading the stack into a final product package cavity. The invention has applicability to a wide range of products, particularly food products, such as refrigerated dough products. In one embodiment of the invention, the product package cavity is thermoformed as part as an overall horizontal form, fill and seal system.

主权项

1. A method of simultaneously packaging a plurality of products comprising:
vertically stacking the plurality of products in a transfer canister; removing the plurality of products as a stack from the transfer canister; horizontally loading the stack in a product receiving cavity; and sealing the stack in the product receiving cavity.