Assembly and conveyor apparatus, particularly for packaging system

摘要

A continuous delivery system is used for delivering items such as bags or other containers from one station to another. Bags may be continuously formed from a continuous web of bag material, cut, filled with a product, folded and then sealed. These functions may take place at several different stations (12,14,16) and the transfer between stations may take place continuously. Operations such as filling, folding and sealing can take place at a single station (16), such as on a rotating turret. Various aspects of the functioning of the system are controlled by one or more PLCs which ensure continuous proper delivery of the items throughout the system. Linked PLCs may be provided on respectively stationary and rotating parts of the system. Alignment mechanisms assist in the proper transfer of an item from one station to another. Items can have their orientation altered from a generally flat horizontal orientation to an upright vertical position as they are transferred between two stations.