PACKAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

An apparatus for packaging articles (S), which apparatus (10) comprises a first article conveyor (26) for conveying a first stream of articles (S) at a first speed, a second article conveyor (4) for conveying a second stream of articles (C) at a second speed, and drive means for driving each of the conveyors (26, 4), which drive means is operable to alter the first and second speed relative to one another so as to align a given article (S') of one stream with a corresponding article (C') of the other of the streams and thereafter to convey those two articles (S', C') in alignment with one another.