Vertical packaging machine

A vertical packaging machine for generating packages from a film, the machine comprising:

• a forming tube having a longitudinal vertical axis and configured to impart a tubular shape to the film to create a tubular-shaped film having longitudinal ends;
• a longitudinal sealing tool that is configured to longitudinally seal the longitudinal ends of the tubular-shaped film to generate a film tube;
• a first forward movement module configured to vertically move the film tube in a downward direction, the first forward movement module being rotationally moveable around the forming tube with respect to the longitudinal vertical axis of the forming tube between different positions, the longitudinal sealing tool arranged to move with the first forward movement module when the first forward movement module moves around the forming tube;
• a transverse sealing and cutting tool being configured to produce a first transverse seal and a second transverse seal in the film tube, and to perform a transverse cut between the first and second transverse seals;
• the longitudinal sealing tool being movable around the forming tube to facilitate the generating of packages having different topologies, the first forward movement module and longitudinal sealing tool being arranged in a manner that permits the longitudinal sealing tool to be moved around the forming tube without having to move the transverse sealing and cutting tool around the forming tube.