摘要 |
Method of and apparatus for forming, filling and sealing packages in which flexible packaging material is formed into tubing, the tubing is fed downwardly and transversely heat sealed at package length intervals by closing a pair of sealing members, a quantity of the product with which the packages are to be filled is delivered into the lower end of the tubing to provide a fill for each package, the tubing is pinched closed, after the delivery of each fill, above the level of the next seal to be made, the pinch is maintained as the sealing members are opened, following the formation of each seal, to keep product for the next fill from dropping down on the seal, and air is blown on the seal to cool it while the pinch is maintained. |