Production of band-driven packages and their components

摘要

Methods are disclosed for making a band-driven package (72) or a band-drive component for a package, and machines for performing the methods. One method comprises providing a substrate (10) encircled by a band (20), the band being defined by web portions joined to each other at at least one join (48) outboard of an edge (28,26) of the substrate (10); and advancing the band around the substrate (10) to move the join inboard of said edge (28,26) of the substrate (10).