APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING FITMENTS TO FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS

摘要

Apparatus (20) and method of attaching fitments (12) to flexible containers (14) made from a web of film (13). The apparatus includes a coating wheel (30) for coating a surface (24) of the fitments with a material (34) for securing the fitments to the flexible containers. The apparatus also includes a continuous conveyor (29) having a row of apertures (31) for delivering the fitments in juxtaposition to the flexible containers and urging them into contact therewith. In another embodiment, an apparatus (120) includes a continuous conveyor (129) having induction coils (151) that weld the fitments to the flexible containers.