PACKAGING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEALED PACKAGES OF A FOOD PRODUCT FROM A WEB OF A PACKAGING MATERIAL.

摘要

There is described a packaging machine (1) for producing sealed packages (9) of pourable food products from a web (3) of packaging material, comprising: an aseptic chamber (21) through which web (3) is fed and within which a sterilizing agent is applied onto web (3); a station (22) which is arranged downstream from said aseptic chamber (21) and in which a tube (10) formed by web (3) is, in use, fed; and sealing means (25) which separate chamber and station (22); packaging machine (1) also comprise conveying means (30) fluidically connected with station (22) and adapted to convey away residues of sterilizing agent from station (22).