METHOD AND MACHINE FOR MAKING AN ASEPTIC PACKAGE WITH INTERNAL FITMENT AS WELL AS THE PACKAGE OBTAINED

摘要

An aseptic packaging system (10) includes a film unwind device (12) a fitment feed device (14) for feeding a plurality of fitments; an apparatus for attaching each of the fitments to the film; an assembly (17) for sterilizing the film (30) and each of the fitments (39); an assembly (18) for drying the film and each of the fitments; and a vertical form/fill seal apparatus (22) for making packages from the sterilized film and each of the sterilized fitments, each package comprising a pouch comprising a first and second transverse seal, a first and second fold, an interior and exterior surface, and a longitudinal seal; and a sterilized internal fitment sealed to the sterilized interior surface of the pouch; and a sterilized product disposed in the pouch. An aseptic process and package are also disclosed.